Brad's New Bike - '12 ZX10R
Picked up a new bike and figured I'd make a thread to help me keep track of it and what not.
It's a 2012 Kawasaki ZX10R that I brought home on June 26, 2014. It was a new left over that they wanted to move so got a halfway decent deal on it. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps5a5ae6b0.jpg After picking it up I bought a right away Zero Gravity Dark Smoke Double Bubble Series Windscreen, mounted/wired my GPS and set out to California. Put a little over 7,500 miles on it and bike did just great. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...pscd39abfc.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps4a4029f7.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...psd504ca75.jpg After I got home I threw it on the dyno to get a baseline before I started to mod it. Bone stock it made 155 hp to the rear tire. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps974035c4.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopWUI-NQQQ&hd=1 After the baseline I put on a Brock's Alien Head Slip On and got flashed by Archer (local guy in Fargo) and threw it back on the dyno. Also got a Competition Werkes integrated tail light and mounted the plate on the tail with some double sided tape. Really helped clean the bike up. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps7ac81b32.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps9d5d2b35.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps5d3a9f20.jpg It made 174.5 after a slip on and flash, a 19.2 increase. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHjUmchyQ-A&hd=1 I have an 8-12" Evil Swing Arm coming which should put the bike at 68" wheel base which should help a lot at the drag strip. Also got a Power Commander 5 from the same guy that I'll use to get a fine tune on the bike come spring. I've got Graves Block Off Plates sitting in the garage that I'll install before I get a tune. Things I will probably buy before heading to the track this year: Chain/Gearing Evil Chain Gaurd Roaring Toyz Adjustable Lowering Link Adjustable Kickstand Brock's Clutch Mod - eliminates the slipper clutch Brock's Heavy Duty Springs or their cushion package Shinko Hookup Drag Radial Tire Hopeful with those mods it can run some mid to low 9's. I was able to get some solid 9.5's in with my old r1 and that thing had about 20 less hp and wasn't as long. Goal is to run some 8.99 or better with it at some point! Longer term mods that I have in mind over the winter or whenever I have money: Air filter, maybe BMC race as I've always liked them Custom Dyno Tune - Have to figure out if it's worth it to run race gas. Guys pick up a lot of power on VP MR12 but its expensive. See how close I get that 8 second goal lol Brock's Dragshock EZ or some type of drag shock Airshifter - DME makes an air shifter bracket for $25 and I have the parts from my r1 to run the air shifter. So that part would be cheap, just need a quick shifter or figure out a way kill ignition. Then if I still can't hit 8s I'd try a lightweight battery and maybe ceramic wheel bearings. If that doesn't work, nitrous it is:riped: So here is to going Stupid Fast! |
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Sounds like an awesome trip! Have you mapped out your route?
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I haven't gone back and update the route each day but these are pretty close to what it was
http://goo.gl/maps/Zk0or http://goo.gl/maps/ba5Bt https://goo.gl/maps/gYrvx http://goo.gl/maps/HphMs Google maps didn't like all the points I had in there so had to break it up into 4 different maps. Took a few different attempts in different browsers before I figured that one out lol. Horrible blog with more bike/non bike pictures from the trip http://bdcornelius.weebly.com/blog/archives/05-2014 |
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Nice bike! What kind of mpg did you average on your trip?
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I cannot comprehend this speed.
That's a huge power gain. |
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Who knows if it will ever go that fast, those are just my pipe dreams :dj: |
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Wow you took a really indirect route all around! Still have no idea how your butt didnt fall off on that trip, that would drive me crazy doing a road trip like that in a car let alone that bike! How did you not stop to drink or eat or pee for that 13 hour sprint home?
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Was able to get the Riflemans's throttle insert installed on Friday night as well as the PMR tether kill switch. The throttle insert makes it like a quick turn throttle, but for only $25 and only took about 15 minutes to install because I'm a little slow sometimes. Very easy mod and worth the $25. I also had the PMR switch around from the r1 so that was a free mod. Need one of these to run 9.99 or faster, and I hope it can break into the 9s first time out. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...psd22f3495.jpg Swing arm should be here tomorrow :) Then hopefully chain, sprockets, chain guard and lowering link will be here mid this week. I'll order Brock's clutch mod and stiffer clutch springs, drag radial and trailer restraint pins tomorrow. Didn't take me long to spend my paycheck this week:drive: Hopefully get some more pictures of it stretched next weekend:dj: |
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Damn! No time wasted with this thing haha.
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Just a question, but if the bike is gonna be set up primarily for straight line speed, why not get the zx14 instead?
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very nice sir
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Come up here so we can run them for fun
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Where's up here?
You come down to the cities I'm more than willing to get a little test and compare action in. Going to proving grounds? Maybe go rip a frum roll quick while up there lol |
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Dyno guy was able to do an overlay of the base line dyno to the flash/pipe dyno. I thought it was cool to see the overlay
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...psa24dc957.jpg I was able to get the swing arm on but due to slow ass shipping from sport bike track gear I won't be able to ride it until next week. Did install the evil swing arm (8-12" over), evil chain guard, Soupy's lowering link and 16 tooth front sprocket. Swing arm was pretty straight forward, what took the most time was trying to get the front sprocket nut off. My impact wouldn't budge it, a breaker bar with the jack handle on the end wouldn't budget it either. Eventually got a buddy to bring over his snap on impact and got it off. http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps81b9f663.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps7db776c5.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...ps2061b614.jpg Next week/weekend hope to get a good amount of crap done: When the rear sprocket comes in the mail, get it on the bike. Then get the chain on and get the rear height all figured out. Ended up going with a -1/+5 sprocket combo which should top me out low/mid 160's Install Brocks Clutch Mod and Brocks Heavy Duty Clutch Springs. Drop the forks down in the triple tree to lower the front and throw on the lowering strap bracket/strap. Get the Pit Bull Trailer Restraint system mounted on the trailer so it'll be a super easy one person job to get it on the trailer and 'strapped' down. If I can score a deal on a used engine kill box I'll buy that, Schnitz coil harness and a DME air shifter mount. That way I could run my air shifter from the r1 for pretty cheap. |
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Nice job, looking phresh yo!
Looks ready to run some 8s |
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Damn really stretched that thing out!
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Holy christ that thing is long
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Looks badass hopefully I can see it in action some time.
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