it doesnt really have a bad rep. but when you compare it to newer models than obviously most of the time the newer model will always come up top. plus reviews arent something you should rely on. theyre basically opinions of people. like any opinion some of them you might agree with while some of them you wont. whenever i read a review i use it so i have a vague idea what to expect. but i still always have to see and feel for myself before i pass final judgement on it.
03-08 performance bad rap
maybe i am not a typical sport bike rider. i am not out to set my personal best track day time every time i ride
. my skills were never a threat to a good canyon carver.
i am a bike and car drag racer . it is just hard to believe that my 2004 ZED has poor handling and not so great brakes. my bike feels very light ,i can flick it around much better than any other bike i have ever owned. it would put my old ZRX 1200 to shame in a handling contest. the brakes perfect.
i think some of the complaints are EGO driven. buba is so dam fast , any bike less than a full on race replica is junk to him he is so fast.
my 04 is more bike than i need. my cup runith over.
. my skills were never a threat to a good canyon carver.i am a bike and car drag racer . it is just hard to believe that my 2004 ZED has poor handling and not so great brakes. my bike feels very light ,i can flick it around much better than any other bike i have ever owned. it would put my old ZRX 1200 to shame in a handling contest. the brakes perfect.
i think some of the complaints are EGO driven. buba is so dam fast , any bike less than a full on race replica is junk to him he is so fast.
my 04 is more bike than i need. my cup runith over.
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i've heard a lot of what i percieve to be negatives about a lot of bikes. i personally have been waiting for several years to buy a z, 07 almost had me. probably wouldn't have bought 2010 if the price hadn't been so good , and the trade very fair.the look of the 010 is growing on me. really liked the photoshoppped post. but this bike does what i need it to do.love the way it handles.after 45,000 miles on zrxs, this is like heaven to me, zrx light on steroids, don't have to be in the stratosphere to have fun. 30-75mph wheeeeeelies, are a blast. my son rode past me and his son last night at 103 on the back wheel with the rev limiter popping in 1st gear on his 09 zx10r. too much for me. i like my fun at a slower pace.maybe an akro and pcv some day. but right now i'm lovin' it. rick
ditto
That doesn't mean that writer's opinions shouldn't be taken into consideration though. A review is what made me eventually go test ride the 09' Z1000 I currently own. I never really thought a naked bike could be fast at all, but the review I read on Motorcycle.com. Check out this pic they posted of a 2010! Although I don't do any stunting, this looks sick!
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next best thing to sex, if i remember right. rick
thats what i was saying. read the review but dont treat them like the ten commandments. use them as a mere suggestion on which direction to go to. but your own opinion should matter more than anything. most people that review bikes have way more skill and can push the bikes to their limits. unlike your average rider. so sometimes something that might bother an experienced rider wont really affect a novice.That doesn't mean that writer's opinions shouldn't be taken into consideration though. A review is what made me eventually go test ride the 09' Z1000 I currently own. I never really thought a naked bike could be fast at all, but the review I read on Motorcycle.com. Check out this pic they posted of a 2010! Although I don't do any stunting, this looks sick!
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p.s. that pic is sick. i think the guys on motorcycle.com are a bit wheelie happy. they have more than a few pics from reviews of them lifting the front wheels.
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