new ninja

[RustyRD]

NICE,         I have always been a big KAWI fan. I have thought about that bike a lot . How does the power feel to you , with in stock form?

[m in sc]

im still in break in but its good.  like said I rode Matt's which was already broken in an wailed on it.  its really good. also, its very comfortable for a sport bike.

[RustyRD]

Dealer here has one for 9699.00  I want to go trade for one..
I am having severe wrist problems at the moment and it makes me more practical. Boo Boo

[RDryan]

Have you tried the ABS? Seems like another neat feature. I never ridden Tail of the Dragon but I imagine that would be a great bike for it.

I must say I find it interesting and somewhat polarizing that the dry weight is over 400 pounds but I totally get it. There's a lot packed into a little package and if it's balanced well with a nimble feeling then that weight will vanish with momentum. Just interesting. Upon saying that I wonder what exactly a creme de la creme no expense spared race prepped version weighs? 

[m in sc]

tried the abs? no. ive actuated abs on other bikes,  its not fun. I also have so many old bikes i do not rely on it. that being said , yeah its relatively heavy for a 400cc. can you feel it in corners? not really.  owning the lightweight at 234-236 lbs i can say, sometimes you can go too far.

my tzr is about perfect weight wise at around 308 lbs. to me. enough to keep it planted.  light enough to be quick.

the performance overall is very good but it's def different. its very stable and has a bunch of good tech, which is nice. IMHO getting the extra hp on a re flash will put it where it was designed to be.    matt had his up there last year. yeah it was great up there.  I may bring the 400 this year , but prob not to the 2t meet.maybe later in the year. already plan on the t500 and the cb1100. maybe the LS2

[RDryan]

Ahhh, very interesting. I was curious as to how this compares to the lightweight. That is an awesome bike,like the total opposite of the ninja,lol.

[m in sc]

when I rode matts the 1st time I met him out and rode the tzr. I literally jumped off that, didn't even pull my helmet and jumped on his 400. literally back to back.  my impression was , to him, 'its a modern version of 'that' and pointed to my tzr .