I read some idiots comments yesterday on the hellforleather website. They we're ignorantly bashing the bike but I have a feeling when a tester comes out it will have some serious challenge for the BMW and Aprilia, not the the race teams have enough talent to make it show.

Supposed to be a true screamer with good throttle/tire connection. A total dream if they can pull it off...

Interesting stuff on the challenge-kawasaki site, they have a twitterish feed going on noting changes and upgrades for the new bike. Yesterday they mentioned a doohan style thumb brake. I'm assuming this is only for the race bike and the marketing guys slapped it in there cause it sounds cool. Wonder though if sbk homogolation rules would require it on the production bike after the aprilia rule changes? Anyone know? Potential awesome

Interesting.

All zook and yamaha pilots id imagine? :lol:

Maybe so...They had no idea of anything beyond dyno graphs. 'More peak please'
The whole point is the reduction of the peaks and valleys so that there is a consistent and smooth application of power, duh...If you have to spin it higher to get there so be it. Yamaha just caved and threw in a cross plane crank and variable intakes to solve the riddle even at a cost of peak numbers, Kawi thinks a conventional crank spinning faster will do the same while bettering the peak numbers higher in the rpm band...

kawi officially unveiled the racebike today at the nurburgring, looks good in green!

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...fang/12420.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...fang/12423.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...fang/12421.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...fang/12422.jpg

Kawi needs to hire a better photog.

Werd, even you could do better. :tremble:

Almost like it's my job.

Looks so tits. Biggest question standing... what will those damn headlights look like???