Difference between revisions of "Kawasaki ZX750R"
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The fairing is effectively last years bikini job | The fairing is effectively last years bikini job | ||
with bottoms attached. The two halves hug the frame ( | with bottoms attached. The two halves hug the frame (aluminum painted | ||
steel, square section where visible, tubular elsewhere) like shrink | steel, square section where visible, tubular elsewhere) like shrink | ||
wrapping, swelling a little down at the belly pan end to accommodate the | wrapping, swelling a little down at the belly pan end to accommodate the | ||
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on a different orbit. Wind it on from any point above 3000 rpm in any gear | on a different orbit. Wind it on from any point above 3000 rpm in any gear | ||
and it'll restore your faith in life and in the value of fun. Drop a gear | and it'll restore your faith in life and in the value of fun. Drop a gear | ||
and snap the throttle open and the rear | and snap the throttle open and the rear tire scorches for grip as you | ||
catapult forward. Yet, delightfully, it idles at 500rpm, can be commuted in | catapult forward. Yet, delightfully, it idles at 500rpm, can be commuted in | ||
top gear and limits its expression of temperament to a slight roughness, | top gear and limits its expression of temperament to a slight roughness, | ||
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been responsible for a heart-stopping slide experienced shortly after | been responsible for a heart-stopping slide experienced shortly after | ||
picking the bike up from Suzuki. I found nothing. Having no reason to | picking the bike up from Suzuki. I found nothing. Having no reason to | ||
suspect the | suspect the tire (I've always found Michelins perfectly OK) I assumed it was | ||
unseen oil on the road. Bu it happened again. Then one day I stopped for | unseen oil on the road. Bu it happened again. Then one day I stopped for | ||
fifteen minutes for a tea. It started to rain. At the first bend I nearly | fifteen minutes for a tea. It started to rain. At the first bend I nearly | ||
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didn't happen again and the tyres felt grippy enough the rest of the trip. | didn't happen again and the tyres felt grippy enough the rest of the trip. | ||
After a while I began to notice that the tyres would slip, or at least, the | After a while I began to notice that the tyres would slip, or at least, the | ||
front | front tire would slip, when it hadn't been warmed up enough. So if you stop | ||
for any length of time, the | for any length of time, the tire cools down. Again, and this is where the | ||
risk is, if you suddenly drop into a tight bend, the | risk is, if you suddenly drop into a tight bend, the tire slides, because | ||
the tread towards the edges just doesn't get hot enough in ordinary use. | the tread towards the edges just doesn't get hot enough in ordinary use. | ||
Warm them up and, as you can see from our Bimota shot in this issue, they | Warm them up and, as you can see from our Bimota shot in this issue, they | ||