I love how they are hand timing Sykes during this whole deal.
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I hope it was just for added drama and quick reference for the engineers.
If not, we just might have uncovered why kawasaki is a perennial underachiever.
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I hope it was just for added drama and quick reference for the engineers.
If not, we just might have uncovered why kawasaki is a perennial underachiever.
Lap time isn't that important. If they engineer the bike to go fast at Autopolis, it will get a bike that is best suited for Autopolis. How many WSBK rounds are held there? They are just shaking the bike down for chassis feel and engine performance and all the rest. Imo, hand timing is good enough.
Glad to see that Kawasaki ditched the hair brained ideas to use a 540 degree crank with an electric motor for idle assist. I hope that was just a red herring. I'm still interested to see whether or not they've used the horizontal engine layout, judging by the location of the engine covers, I don't think they have.
Well, I am dying to see the new 10R as a roadbike in green (especially curious of the headlights) but I dunno, I fell something is missing. I mean there was this hype all year, that the new 10R might have a big bang motor, a horizontal rotated motor, extra electromotor to help balancing the engine at low revs, radical new conception, full of electronic aids (which could be true though, however I suspect only a similar traction control system to any other sportbike) etc. So far I hear most probably a conventional screamer engine, which is built in a conventional deltabox frame (I know totally different to the previous one, but still conventional). I just yet to see that kind of innovative solutions that could be tied to Kawasaki in the first place, like it was the Ram-Air back then for example. So far this bike seems to be pretty much conventional which is basically not a problem IF it will win races or at least looks freaking good. As a fan of Kawasaki I hoped they come out with something new (at least a different firing order or something technically interesting), something striking after this marketing campaign.
From the japanese I would still buy this 1000 (loyalty of course
http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/slider/1679-ecco-la-kawasaki-sbk-2011.html
I could not find this anywhere else in English...looks good in green but still curious of the headlights and the specs.
I could not find this anywhere else in English...looks good in green but still curious of the headlights and the specs.
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I want the '05 ZX10R C2H in jet black - basically the savage and brutal original, and like the '98 R1 made no concessions whatsoever. The thing was demonically possessed and you needed a Priest to tame it.
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Not to mention that it was the most beautiful 10R so far. I hope this new will be a cracking one as well both in looks and abilities.
Looks the business! I like the way any major manufacturer not in motogp is pulling out all the stops in WSBK. I'd like to see this bike do well, especially in the hands of Tom Sykes as he's my favorite of the up and coming brits and i think he deserves a shot for all the hard work he puts in. Interestingly in the video it sounds like its still a screamer, even though their motogp bike had the Yamaha type firing order.
Well, I am dying to see the new 10R as a roadbike in green (especially curious of the headlights) but I dunno, I fell something is missing. I mean there was this hype all year, that the new 10R might have a big bang motor, a horizontal rotated motor, extra electromotor to help balancing the engine at low revs, radical new conception, full of electronic aids (which could be true though, however I suspect only a similar traction control system to any other sportbike) etc. So far I hear most probably a conventional screamer engine, which is built in a conventional deltabox frame (I know totally different to the previous one, but still conventional). I just yet to see that kind of innovative solutions that could be tied to Kawasaki in the first place, like it was the Ram-Air back then for example. So far this bike seems to be pretty much conventional which is basically not a problem IF it will win races or at least looks freaking good. As a fan of Kawasaki I hoped they come out with something new (at least a different firing order or something technically interesting), something striking after this marketing campaign.
From the japanese I would still buy this 1000 (loyalty of course), if it won't be ugly as hell but they need to convince the riders of other brands to jump ship.
I'm kind of glad Kawasaki have gone conservative. Winning doesn't require a gimmicky revolution. The Kawasaki makes the power (all of the bikes do), but the Kawasaki's chassis is allegedly garbage for racing.
Roadracingworld said that Kawasaki have gone with a very conventional twin-spar frame with more race-oriented engine mounting system. The old bike had a backbone style system that secured the engine from the top. Furthermore, all of the bikes test and press photos indicate that Kawasaki have decided to discontinue KYB suspension and start a new partnership with Showa. These changes are supposed to reform the chassis so that the bike can handle properly.
Actually partly I am taking back what I said: the position of the rear shock is very unusual on the photos. Similar horizontal as was on my TL1000S back then, only difference that on the TL the spring and the damper were separated, here not. I don't know what the exact purpose of this positioning is but it seems to be a little unique. Also the position of the engine some find interesting (strange angle and a bit high?), I read somewhere.
Probably I do not have to wait soo long cause at the beginning of october hopefully I will meet the beast face to face at the Intermot.
