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Originally Posted by notabiker
i did not buy a naked street fighter to hang with crotch rockets. they do a better job of that. i bought style and comfort. i could care less about fully adjustable suspension, perimeter frames etc. i do not like extra plastic that does nothing. magazines MUST always push new bikes. that claimed vibration on my 04 Z 1000 is bogus. maybe a 90 mph. for all the riding i do my 04 is a very smooth engine. at least as smooth as the 2002 ZRX i owned before. my friend ownes a 2010 Z 1000. the only thing it has over my 04 is more roll on mid range power. in real world street riding radial brakes etc do not mean much .my 04 makes over 120 RWHP stock and the weight is the same as the 2010. rember the 04 holds almost 1 GAL more gas so the wet wight will be about 8 lbs more. i will trade 8 lbs with a full tank that gives me better range. style is a personal thing, i understand that. if more people think the 2010 is the best looking Z 1000 fine. i personally think the 03-06 is by far the cleanest ,best looking of all the Z 1000s. the new z is a great bike. my older z is also a great bike. i would not trade my 04 for a brand new one. no way. what i like about britt sport bike magazines is they tell it like it is. if a 2005 gsxr1000 is a better bike than the 2009 gsxr 1000 they will say so. here in the USA they always hype the newest bike.so the bottem line for me is except for roll on mid range power my 04 is a better looking bike than the 2010. all the other little trick specks mean nothing to me.
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We are all entitled to opinions....and here is mine:
I had the 03 Z. Two of them, actually - the first got stolen. Loved those bikes. But when I saw the new one, I had to get rid of the old one so I could buy the 2010 model. Ive ridden them back to back (like, rode my 03 to the shop and traded it for the 2010) You say that the radial mounted brakes make no difference. You're wrong - I can get this new bike to stop using only a single finger. Not even with brand new pads and rotors did my 03 ever stop that fast. You say that you would take the 0.8 gallons for more range....I commute on mine, and I can tell you that I get pretty much the same mileage per tank on the 2010 that I got on the 03 - around 120-140mi/tank, depending on how fast I go. The 03 had rubber mounted footpegs, it vibrated so much - the 2010 has solid mounted knurled metal pegs with no rubber - they dont need it because they cured the vibration problem the first generation bikes had.
I agree about style - its a personal thing. But I think you are way off the mark with regards to radial mounted brakes and vibrations... Just my opinion...
