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Thread: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14

Created on: 09/22/19 09:59 AM

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2fast4me


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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/02/19 5:44 PM

Dave,
I just spoke with 2wheeldynoworks. They definitely sound like the place to take my beast. I'll get my schedule figured out and have them give it the once over.
Pacific Raceway is right across the Green River valley from where I live. I can hear the road races and especially the drag racers on summer evenings. It's a beautiful sound.
Thanks again for your help
Steve

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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/02/19 6:44 PM

Nels at 2wdw fixed my Cbrick'd ripoff sort-of ECU flash one of his ex-slackers scammed some of us on for a minor charge. No issues at all and he was easy to reach and talk to. If I was closer I would have him run a dyno just for shits and grins


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Perfectly Set up '06 dead and gone
New BBW '14 14R

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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/07/19 11:34 PM

Hi 2F4M,

How do you find that MRA touring screen? I'm looking at getting one for myself. At the moment I have a double bubble screen fitted, but find the wind is still to much on my chest.

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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/09/19 6:18 PM

Hello Yackou,
Sorry for the delay in responding. I was out of town for a couple of days.
The MRA screen was on the bike when I bought it this summer.
I am about 6'-3" and find that the screen does a good job keeping wind pressure off my chest.I do get some wind noise over about 50 mph. Maybe my helmet is more the cause of the wind noise? It is a Schuberth modular, which is pretty quiet on my other bike, a BMW R1200RT. The fastest I have had the ZX14 is about 90, but to tell you the truth I am so fixated on not hitting a cow or something I don't notice the wind one way or the other. I might look into getting a spoiler to add to the top of the MRA. It is a sport bike so I'm not expecting it to block the wind like a full touring bike.
Sorry but I cannot state that the MRA is better or worse than the stock screen, since I never rode this bike, or any other ZX14, with a stock screen.
I have the sales receipt from when it was purchased in 2011. Vendor was Twistedthrottle.com. Their SKU was MRA.08.047.T.1 Price in 2011 was $105 plus shipping.
Please let me know if you need more info.
2fast4me


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Grn14


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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/09/19 8:46 PM

I'm 6'1".I've had almost every conceivable screen you could put on a 2013 model.I actually find the stock screen the best at moving the air around me.

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RE: Quick review of new-to-me '08 ZX14
10/10/19 9:23 AM

I've had both the double bubble and the touring screen (currently on the bike), I'm 6'2" and I found the double bubble moved the air stream up considerably and the touring screen moved it so its now at my head. I would need a laminar lip
https://www.laminarlip.com/ in addition to the touring screen to move the stream over my head.

I've been pretty happy with the setup so far and 2fast4me as for wind noise, I've never found any helmets all that quiet (I've used Shoei, Arai, HJC and Icon helmets) what works for me are disposable ear plugs. They are cheap and I use them for a couple of rides before replacing (don't reuse them too much as bacteria will grow on them over time and give you an ear infection).

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