Brad's New Bike - '12 ZX10R

[niterydr]

Amazing work Brad.

[C3L1CA]

Saw swanny's and forgot I haven't updated this in a while.

Found a video of a 9.0 pass but no video of the 8
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I brought the bike back home the other week from being stored at Pauls for the winter. First time I got to test out my stupid expensive ramps on the bike and it didn't bottom out with me pushing it up, so I was pretty pumped about that! Hopefully it doesn't bottom out with my riding it up as well.
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Ordered a couple goodies over the winter and got around to installing my Catalyst drag seat. I thought it would've taken me a few minutes to drill a couple holes with a dremel and bolt it on. Several hours later I got it where I'm pretty happy with it. I'm using the two back bolt locations on the seat (where the bolts where the side tail fairings bolt) then just using velcro on the bottom of the seat and on the gas tank mount as a front mount.

Also had to sand down the back a bit to be able to get the passenger seat on and off.

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I'll install the shock in a few weeks when I have it torn apart to install some velocity stacks since the gas tank has to come off to install the shock.

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Saved a little less than a 1lb with seat an lowered the seat about 1" over the stock one. The weight savings wasn't planned but is a nice little benefit. The lower seat helps put my weight lower and more forward so the bike is less prone to wheelie.

In regular clothes the lower seat makes it a lot easier to get a nice low tuck, hopefully its the same way in full leathers.
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Also think I figured out how to mount my Powercommander screen so I can watch my A/F ratio while doing pulls or while on the track if I can look down at it. I'll run the wires up to it when its torn apart for installing some velocity stacks :smile:
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Figured a ballistic battery would help save weight as well, didn't save as much weight as I was thinking it would for the price tag. Ya well, weight is weight.
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Also got some DEI Reflect-A-Gold tape to wrap my air box and bottom of my gas tank. Some guys say it helps keep the airbox cold and can help at the track.
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A guy I was talking to said he used 1.5 rolls of this to use on his airbox and the underside of his gas tank. I guess the underside of the gas tank is nice to have as well to help keep fuel cooler. I know VP says on their website to line the underside of the tank with heat reflective tape when running MR12, so it has to have some benefit.


Got a Launch Master too, which is kind of like a 2 step. Hopefully this helps me be a bit more consistent with my launches and helps me think about one less thing since I can be wide open as soon as I'm staged. I'll be curious to see if it works how I hope and how it sounds. I'm a giant ricer :bling:
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[niterydr]

Good additions man! I'd like to get mine out to a track day just to see what I can do on it later in the season, maybe up at PG if they let bikes run.

Excited to run 13's @ a lot of mph, it'll be like old times :)

[turbotalon1g]

I'll take some of that gold tape!!

You can test your 2 step against me if you want!!

[C3L1CA]

Good additions man! I'd like to get mine out to a track day just to see what I can do on it later in the season, maybe up at PG if they let bikes run.

Excited to run 13's @ a lot of mph, it'll be like old times :)
Careful, it's addicting. I started racing my r6 for fun, now I got this thing that eats most of my money lol

I'll take some of that gold tape!!

You can test your 2 step against me if you want!!
Gold tape is spendy, if I have some left over that I don't think I'll use I'll probably just give it away to whoever would want it.

In for some frum digs! I

[C3L1CA]

I LIKE GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!

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Wanted to sound more like a DSM :love:
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With the gas tank off it was also a good time to install the Penske shock!
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Just waiting for the velocity stacks to come. Then i'll install those, button it up, take it for a spin and let the autotune do its thing and get a few launches in on the street hopefully before the first track day at the slippery rock!

[turbotalon1g]

That thing looks like a bad bitch!
I wish my DSM sounded like that, most DSMs sound like lazy window lickers when on the 2-step.

[niterydr]

What a fucking monster.

[blesi660r]

Looks like Paul better step his game up lol

[C3L1CA]

That thing looks like a bad bitch!
I wish my DSM sounded like that, most DSMs sound like lazy window lickers when on the 2-step.
Thanks Aaron! I'll be curious to see how it works and if I can turn up the 2 step without looping it lol

What a fucking monster.
Thanks!! I at least hope it does a little better than last year!

Looks like Paul better step his game up lol
lol. Hopefully he comes out racing a few times this year. Might try and see if I can get my truck setup in a way that we could fit both bikes and all the other crap in there too but I don't know if it'd fit. My cruiser and dirt bike were a pretty tight fit and I could care less if those things got scratched or tipped over. The zx10 is my baby:love: