Here she is with zero miles on her, driving her back from the dealership I about put thirty miles on.

* Last updated by: Fiction14 on 3/14/2014 @ 2:18 PM *

Sexy!

Thanks Cornelius, its going to a long 600 mile break-in period, not going over four grand. I'm following Kawasaki's break-in procedure to the letter.

* Last updated by: Fiction14 on 3/14/2014 @ 2:38 PM *

Don't be afraid to go past 4 grand every once in a while, the load will help set the rings.

* Last updated by: Cornelius on 3/14/2014 @ 3:51 PM *

CONGRATS!

Where in mass are you located?

* Last updated by: cjuni on 3/14/2014 @ 4:20 PM *

Need more pics of that color.

Wow that red is stunning! More photos please!

Break it on by the manual, yes.

Congrats and be safe. You are gonna have a tough time keeping the ladies off of you now. The big ninja is a babe magnet

* Last updated by: ZX14MAN64 on 3/14/2014 @ 7:52 PM *

Another happy owner.... Congrats...cool wicked color there....

Thanks all, I love this motorcycle. Cjuni- I'm out of Russell in the hill towns. I had a 2009 ZX14 SE with the CBO/BLK color that I feel in love with. I traded her in for this one. I will post more pictures as soon as I can.

I usually dont do red but dang that is good looking there, you're gonna fall in love wth this bike man

Hey it looks like we both bought our brand new ZX14R on the same day! Congrats and I look forward to chatting to you about our adventures on this incredible machine.
Here is a picture of mine just before I left the dealer.

Wicked! 'grats to both you guys, can't wait for some decent weather 'round here....

Dr D! Looks the business! Love that metallic orange!

Dp

Congrats to both gents, you'll love them!!!

It is orange, I thought it looked red at first.

What do they call that Color?

The 2012 Z1000 I had was called "candy burnt orange" I think

Awesome, enjoy them. Great colors.

Grats to both of you.

That orange looks hot in the sun. Same thing with my blue one. in the shade, looks fast. in the sun, looks like a road devouring sex tornado!

:)

Fiction, the red bike looks great. I am not far from you and I regularly cruise up Rte 20 into Russell. I will keep an eye out for you. You are gonna love the bike.

zx14rider345, PM me if you ever want go riding sometime.

dpmaughan, Nice bike.

Very nice mate...use full throttle or near to it where possible during run in while keeping rpm below the recommended levels. Hard to do but its about putting load on the engine, not high rpm. The most important time during run in is the first 20 to 30 miles...a faster (wider open throttle use) run in engine will have more power and better fuel economy.
My first ride home from the dealer a couple of weeks ago was throttle on and off all the way home. Speed up, slow down...just be careful of any traffic behind you when doing it.

Wow, I need sunglasses just to look at the bike....

btw, on day one I cranked my bike up to 110, but still stayed near or a tad over the RPM limits. First oil change is important - mine had minor metal flakes as to be expected on break in. Don't go past the 700 miles on first swap.

* Last updated by: OpenRoad on 3/15/2014 @ 11:04 PM *

Thanks Fiction. Yours looks stunning in that colour. Are you thinking of doing any mods to her?

I'm thinking about doing either a full exhaust system or slip ons. I've already ordered a corsa wind screen from zero gravity, be here in about two weeks. I would love to get a brocks full alien head exhaust, but due to cost I may just get the alien head duel slip ons.