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06-15-2009, 06:13 PM | #1 |
WERA White Plate
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Not sure but I seem to hear more about Suzuki's or GSXRs being cheaply made in terms of plastics etc. I wanted to ask since it appears you owned both, but since you sold the ZX14 and kept the busa that you prefer the busa. Could you give a comparison of the two from your viewpoint? I'm trying to decide between the two, in terms of looks I like the front end of the busa but don't like the back end, and with the 14 I love the bike but not crazy about the front end.
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06-15-2009, 06:16 PM | #2 | |
Broward Motorsports
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06-15-2009, 06:19 PM | #3 |
too much time on my hands
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: the northern district of god damn
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quality wise, kawi is the bottom of the barrel. suzuki is 2nd lowest, with the top two being Yamaha at #2, and Honda with the honor of #1.
I see a lot of kawi's designs that are just straight up shit, as are several ideas they have, unlike Honda's bikes where I've REGULARLY observed innovative and very well thought out designs. This starts WAY back with the CB750's up to the modern CBR 600's with the antilock brake setup. |
06-15-2009, 06:25 PM | #4 | |
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06-15-2009, 06:26 PM | #5 | |
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06-15-2009, 06:56 PM | #6 | |
yellow don't corner well
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Kansas City, KS
Moto: 06 ZX10R
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popularity wise I think Suzuki has that hands down, odd that you say stunters like the Kawi's in your area, seems most ride Suzuki's around the places I have lived. |
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06-15-2009, 07:14 PM | #7 |
Elitist
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Moto: Gix 750
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IMO, Kawasaki engines are durable, but their valvetrain is kinda noisy. Also, their overall fit & finish is nowhere near Yamaha's. Take the old 636's for example.......Thin paint and ugly cockpit w/cheap trim compared to the R6.
IMO Yamaha has always been the best. Better paint and smoother engines than the others. People say Honda is the best but they have no clue........Honda's paint is usually thin, their engines are buzzy compared to Yamaha, and their charging systems frequently go to shit. Yamaha is the best IMO. Shit, my old R6 had a smoother engine than my 929. Last edited by Homeslice; 06-15-2009 at 07:18 PM.. |
06-15-2009, 07:18 PM | #8 |
Geek
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Papillion, Nebraska
Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630
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I have no complaints about my Kawi.
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06-15-2009, 07:25 PM | #9 |
yellow don't corner well
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Kansas City, KS
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I could care less about paint thickness or if the vavle train is a little noisy. as long as it starts every time I get on it and hit the start button and nothing falls off and it shifts into gear when I want it too.
I'm more concerned with the welds than the paint thickness too. sorry man but I'm just not concerned with minor things. aestetics are not what gets you home after a ride (like what we tell the cruiser guys, "chrome won't get you home") |
06-15-2009, 11:44 PM | #10 |
Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
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Throughout my years of riding, the rule was Honda will run forever...unless it uses a rectifier or something with the word voltage in the description. then you gotta dump money into it.
Suzuki's are crashed before they had a chance to crap out Yammer had clutch basket nonsense |
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