The bike feels planted and smooth at cornering speed of about 120-130kmh. Minimal pitching felt at corner entry and exit without upsetting the chassis and the turn. No wiggle upon corner exit as felt on Hayabusa at standard suspension setting. Will try at higher entry speed once the forks and shock are adjusted. No brake fade throughout the ride (not much braking anyway).
(updated 9th April) It appears that the ride last week was not aggressive enough to induce other characteristics, especially the unfavorable ones. This week, while trying to maintain cornering speed of 140kmh, the front suspension squatted a little and might have caused an understeer sensation. Consequently, tighter turns will require more focus and leaves less margin for error. The unsettling feeling in the previous review might have caused by the soft suspension setting. Both the front and rear preload settings should be tweaked harderr to remedy this issue.(end update)
Body posture is more upright and promotes better cornering view and allow better mid corner adjustments. Neutral steering on the ZZR vs oversteering on the Hayabusa (individual subjectivity).
On board bike cam does not show half the actual fun
Chunked out rubber at the tire shoulder side.
(Updated 15th April) For the benefits of those inclined to use the ZZR mostly for touring, I like to share the fuel consumption numbers and operating range. This is something I gathered after 500km two up riding with my kid and wife each day this weekend. In short at 130-150km/h the consumption is 17.3km/l and 160-190km/h it is about 16km/l. I covered 359km during the 150km/h trip with at least 30more km to go before empty.
The exciting point during this weekend tour mode was the 3-4kRPM in queue up situation before overtaking in the B roads. The ZZR on 4th especially, was tame and easy to throttle up, without the big jolts characterizing big bore bikes. On the otherhand, power did build up so fast that at times I skipped 5th gear and straight to the 6th where the bike still pulls like it is on 5th. In top (6th) gear, the bike will flow surely and smoothly if the rev hovers around 3.5kRPM.
On the highway, 140km/h cruising speed is done at 5kRPM with very little vibration felt at the handle or the foot pegs. In a blink of the eye, you will be at 160km/h. This is a very comfortable pace as the air flow will balance your torso weight and relief it away from the wrist. A more aggresive 200+km/h run will mimic excellent feel of acceleration. At this speed however, one have to battle with the air turbulance generated by the pillion exactly behind your helmet. This will be remedied easily with an aftermarket windshield.
The suspension feels solid (good rebound and compression on bumps and dips) and unwavering throughout the ride.
All in all - the ZZR is excellent on the highway where the touring traits outshines the corner carving ability in the canyons last week.(end of 15th April update)
(Updated 15th April) For the benefits of those inclined to use the ZZR mostly for touring, I like to share the fuel consumption numbers and operating range. This is something I gathered after 500km two up riding with my kid and wife each day this weekend. In short at 130-150km/h the consumption is 17.3km/l and 160-190km/h it is about 16km/l. I covered 359km during the 150km/h trip with at least 30more km to go before empty.
The exciting point during this weekend tour mode was the 3-4kRPM in queue up situation before overtaking in the B roads. The ZZR on 4th especially, was tame and easy to throttle up, without the big jolts characterizing big bore bikes. On the otherhand, power did build up so fast that at times I skipped 5th gear and straight to the 6th where the bike still pulls like it is on 5th. In top (6th) gear, the bike will flow surely and smoothly if the rev hovers around 3.5kRPM.
On the highway, 140km/h cruising speed is done at 5kRPM with very little vibration felt at the handle or the foot pegs. In a blink of the eye, you will be at 160km/h. This is a very comfortable pace as the air flow will balance your torso weight and relief it away from the wrist. A more aggresive 200+km/h run will mimic excellent feel of acceleration. At this speed however, one have to battle with the air turbulance generated by the pillion exactly behind your helmet. This will be remedied easily with an aftermarket windshield.
The suspension feels solid (good rebound and compression on bumps and dips) and unwavering throughout the ride.
All in all - the ZZR is excellent on the highway where the touring traits outshines the corner carving ability in the canyons last week.(end of 15th April update)
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