I'm having a minor low RPM power issue in 1st gear on takeoffs. I have been searching this website and a few other ZX14 sites with no successful results. I did find one post with a similar issue, but not the same.
About the bike. It's a stock 2006 ZX14R. 20,000KM on it. Stock Exhaust and no computer mods that I know of. I am in the process of trying to find an aftermarket exhaust and a PC-v.
The problem I have is, When I takeoff from a dead stop, When the RPMs are under 4K, it lacks power...after I hit 4K RPM it's like a power band kicks in and the bike comes alive like it should. If I accelerate slow and medium speed, there is no issues. But if I try for a fast start(like a race situation) its struggles until I hit 4K RPM. I have tried many different RPM/Feathering the clutch for a Quick start, but only above 11K RPMs seems to not lose power. If I hold the RPM at anything under 10K, it's like the bike chokes out power to prevent tire-spin or wheelies. The best example I can give for it would be. When I ride my friends Ducati 1199 panigale with full traction control on in a slightly wet condition it drops the power to optimize traction. I do realize this is a big bike, but, to me, this doesn’t seem normal.
Another problem I have noticed, but not significant is when I’m riding along at highway speeds and I drop 3 gears to pass someone, there is a slight 1-2 sec hesitation before the bike takes off. Its very minimal and I have already adjusted my driving habits to account for that. But I figured id mention it in case it's part of my original problem. Any assistance into the issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read/reply to my post.
* Last updated by: Tortoise on 1/25/2017 @ 5:02 PM *