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Saturday, 07 September 2002 |
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Price-wise the Honda retails at $7,999 and the Kawasaki $8,499
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| So, which one would I spend my hard earned on? I think the Honda looks superb and would offer a great canvas for my ultimate ride. The bike can be found and bought for good money too. To address the bland paintjob comments - Honda has seen fit to add this silver paintjob for 2003 to go with the current asphalt color. There's also a gazillion hop-up bits available for the 900RR power-pack and with a little tweaking and cam swapping, I think this could be enhanced with a character above and beyond the typical naked bikes.
However the Z Kawi gets my vote because it will do me "as is". I could sit and stare at this bike, pretend all the styling cues were my idea and spend all my go-faster money on flashy riding kit and cheap gas.
MikeE
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Naked By Numbers
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| | Honda 919 |
Kawasaki Z1000
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| Engine Type |
919cc liquid-cooled DOHC inline |
953cc liquid-cooled DOHC inline |
| Bore and Stroke |
71.0mm x 58.0mm |
77.2 x 50.9mm |
| Compression Ratio |
10.8:1 |
11.2:1 |
| Valve Train |
four valves per cylinder |
16 Valves (err' four too) |
| Carburetion |
36mm Programmed Fuel |
38mm throttle bodies |
| Ignition |
Computer-controlled digital with three-dimensional mapping |
Digital |
| Transmission |
Six-speed |
Six-speed |
| Front Suspension |
43mm cartridge fork; 4.7-inch travel |
41mm cartridge fork, rebound/spring preload Adjustability 4.7 inches |
| Rear Suspension |
Single shock with seven-position spring-preload adjustability; 5.0-inch travel |
UNI-TRAK®, rebound/spring preload Adjustability 5.4 inches |
| Front Brakes |
Dual full-floating 296mm discs with four-piston calipers |
Dual semi-floating 300mm discs with four-piston calipers |
| Rear Brake |
Single 240mm disc with single-piston caliper |
I lost my measuring stick |
| Tires FR/R |
120/70ZR17 -180/55ZR17 |
120/70R17 - 190/50R17 |
| Rake/Trail |
25.0 degrees/3.9 inches |
24.0 degrees/4 inches |
| Wheelbase |
57.5 inches |
55.9 inches |
| Seat Height |
31.5 inches |
32.3 inches |
| Dry Weight |
427.0 pounds |
437 pounds |
| Fuel Capacity |
5.0 gallons |
4.8 gallons |
| Colors |
Asphalt, Smoke |
Black Pearl, Pearl Blazing Orange |
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