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Recently acquired from original owner who took a nasty spill and doesn't ride anymore. I've never known about these monsters and couldn't tell you if I've seen one or not. The Kat is a fantastic cruiser. Adequate power, decent handling and a great highway ride. It isn't great at anything, its good at everything. This Z-Rex is great at everything but fuel economy.
I love muscle bikes and 80s racers. The squared jaws, high body lines and minimal flare are beautiful to me. One of my all time favorites is the Yamaha V Max. Looks as good as it runs. It was my number one favorite until a couple days ago. The Z-Rex has an unbelievable ride at 90mph loping along at less than 5k revs. It was styled after the superbikes of the 80s and given the Ninja ZX12's engine. It rides high and dips with the best of them. 80s superbike looks and modern superbike drivetrain, the perfect bike for my taste. What this is is pretty much what we call resto-mods now. Only difference is this came new with the parts we would normally upgrade.
My bike is re-tuned to ZX12 spec(they came with a low end torque tune for easier riding). First test ride and I didn't warm up the tires. Never had to on any of my other bikes. I went WOT at about 10mph and it blew the tire off almost causing me to dump it. Its a 450lb bike, I wasn't expecting it to be a rocket. I was dead wrong. With the tires warm I went WOT again and the front end lifted so quick I didn't have time to clutch it. Scared the piss outta me. I rolled out in 2nd and was able to control the lift easier. WOT at 50mph in 2nd gear holds the tire about 6 inches off the ground. Up shift to 3rd and the nose drops for about half a second, then raises another 4 inches or so. 150mph comes so fast you don't realize it until you look in the rear view and can't see the cars anymore.
This is the best sport cruiser I've ever ridden. More comfy than my Kat, better fuel economy than my 955i(and just as fast) and handles like a dream. It has more power than I'll ever use. Best of all, its gorgeous. I am truly scared of it through the first 3 gears. I'll get some riding videos up in the next couple of days. Its also getting Plastidipped. Gonna do black and red. I need a bigger fairing, at 150+ it tries to peel me out of the seat.
I'm working on putting this thing back together.
I love muscle bikes and 80s racers. The squared jaws, high body lines and minimal flare are beautiful to me. One of my all time favorites is the Yamaha V Max. Looks as good as it runs. It was my number one favorite until a couple days ago. The Z-Rex has an unbelievable ride at 90mph loping along at less than 5k revs. It was styled after the superbikes of the 80s and given the Ninja ZX12's engine. It rides high and dips with the best of them. 80s superbike looks and modern superbike drivetrain, the perfect bike for my taste. What this is is pretty much what we call resto-mods now. Only difference is this came new with the parts we would normally upgrade.
My bike is re-tuned to ZX12 spec(they came with a low end torque tune for easier riding). First test ride and I didn't warm up the tires. Never had to on any of my other bikes. I went WOT at about 10mph and it blew the tire off almost causing me to dump it. Its a 450lb bike, I wasn't expecting it to be a rocket. I was dead wrong. With the tires warm I went WOT again and the front end lifted so quick I didn't have time to clutch it. Scared the piss outta me. I rolled out in 2nd and was able to control the lift easier. WOT at 50mph in 2nd gear holds the tire about 6 inches off the ground. Up shift to 3rd and the nose drops for about half a second, then raises another 4 inches or so. 150mph comes so fast you don't realize it until you look in the rear view and can't see the cars anymore.
This is the best sport cruiser I've ever ridden. More comfy than my Kat, better fuel economy than my 955i(and just as fast) and handles like a dream. It has more power than I'll ever use. Best of all, its gorgeous. I am truly scared of it through the first 3 gears. I'll get some riding videos up in the next couple of days. Its also getting Plastidipped. Gonna do black and red. I need a bigger fairing, at 150+ it tries to peel me out of the seat.
I'm working on putting this thing back together.
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