Hi keysman i was thinking that more torque down low would make it better in stop and go traffic whill more HP at high R.P.M (on a bike it always seems to be very high R.P.M) is better at high speeds.
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Brand new K750-S
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ronboskz650sr
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Motorcyclist magazine compares your bike with the Buell city X this month. Even though they never come right out and say it, your bike solidly kicked the buell's behind. They were very kind, and gave the Buell big points for style and innovation, but the article solidly puts the Kaw ahead in every real world category. Congratulations...Must be nice to have 101 ponies on tap.
Ride safe...God bless!
-Ron
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Le'see here.. I don't have that issue of Motorcyclist, but I do have the May '05 issue of Motorcycle Consumer News, and here is what they have to say:
"... narrower ports and downsized throttle bodies... are tuned to deliver a broad torque spread (over 40 lbs/ft from 3,250-11,500 rpm) with an almost perfectly linear rise to strong top-end power. Our dyno results revealed a peak of 93.9 hp @ 10,500 rpm with a peak torque of 51.6 lbs/ft @ 8000."
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As for what bike are we talking about, the exact designation of my bike as per the owner's manual is the ZR750-K1 and/or Z750S. The sticker on the side of the bike says Z750S. I'm honestly not sure where I picked up calling it a K750S, but its my understanding that this bike is the only 750 model Kawasaki has this year aside from the Vulcan 750, which is a cruiser. Sorry for flubbing the letter, there.. whoops.
Changed the oil yesterday, and now I have this icky little slick spot in my garage. Not a big spill, but I'll definitely need to go get some kitty litter tonight or tomorrow. Adjusted the chain on my lunch break at work today, took about 20 minutes and noticed that the left side of the axle had shifted away from alignment with the right. Honestly didn't notice if they were aligned or not when I left the dealer, but I did check the chain tension before I took off, and it definitely needs a bit of adjustment after 600 miles.
"... narrower ports and downsized throttle bodies... are tuned to deliver a broad torque spread (over 40 lbs/ft from 3,250-11,500 rpm) with an almost perfectly linear rise to strong top-end power. Our dyno results revealed a peak of 93.9 hp @ 10,500 rpm with a peak torque of 51.6 lbs/ft @ 8000."
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As for what bike are we talking about, the exact designation of my bike as per the owner's manual is the ZR750-K1 and/or Z750S. The sticker on the side of the bike says Z750S. I'm honestly not sure where I picked up calling it a K750S, but its my understanding that this bike is the only 750 model Kawasaki has this year aside from the Vulcan 750, which is a cruiser. Sorry for flubbing the letter, there.. whoops.
Changed the oil yesterday, and now I have this icky little slick spot in my garage. Not a big spill, but I'll definitely need to go get some kitty litter tonight or tomorrow. Adjusted the chain on my lunch break at work today, took about 20 minutes and noticed that the left side of the axle had shifted away from alignment with the right. Honestly didn't notice if they were aligned or not when I left the dealer, but I did check the chain tension before I took off, and it definitely needs a bit of adjustment after 600 miles.
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<i>'05 Kawasaki K750-S</i>
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ronboskz650sr
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The dyno reading would be at the rear wheel, so the 101 number in Motorcyclist must be a published number or something. Great bike!
Ride safe...God bless!
-Ron
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O.K when i talked to a kawasaki dealer and seen the spec's on the net it always said the bike has 75hp. Is that a sleeping monster that realy has more power then the spec's???? Whats with the diffrence in reading of HP. If we are talking 100 instead of 75 then there no Q the kawasaki is the bike to buy.
space_man
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dont dwell on the problem............ think of the solution....
Hi every one, im new to this forum.
I think the horse power specs you are seeing is for the ZR7/ZR7S which is listed at 75 HP. Kawasaki lists the Z750S at 109 HP which is rated at the crank. The 3 reviews that i have seen seen rate it at 93 from MCN, 101 from motorcyclist and 102 from a english mag called superbike, all these are rated at the rear wheel and not the crank.
I also have the Z750S,and so far i cant stay off it. I traded in my 2003 ZR7S in for it.
What i like most about it is bottom end power, from what i have found out its much stronger on the bottom (and on top) then sv650 in fact motorcyclist lists a quicker 60-80 mph roll ons then the Z1000, but im sure once the rpms come up on the 1000 it will quickly over take it.
The motorcyclist review omitted the incorrect performance numbers on the Z750S, some one from another board e-mailed them and recieved the correct numbers.
here is the 60-80 roll on numbers:
Z750S...3.86 sec.
Z1000...4.00 sec.
SV650...4.44
So far i really like this bike, and can confirm everything that kyle has said about it, except i havnt noticed any buzz in the foot pegs and bars until i reach over 6500 rpms which is around 85 mph or more. Under that its buttery smooth. I find it very comfortable (im 5'11" and 230 lbs), and its way more powerful then what a sane person needs. On the highway if you need to pass someone, just twist the throttle, there is no need to down shift at all. It also handles well. I have read in some intro reviews that the suspension is soft, but i have found that not to be the case, to me its firm but not overly so(remember im kinda a fat guy) and not much nose dive under braking.
So far i think i made a good choice in a do it all motorcycle, cause im not wanting for anything more then what this motorcycle can do.
I think the horse power specs you are seeing is for the ZR7/ZR7S which is listed at 75 HP. Kawasaki lists the Z750S at 109 HP which is rated at the crank. The 3 reviews that i have seen seen rate it at 93 from MCN, 101 from motorcyclist and 102 from a english mag called superbike, all these are rated at the rear wheel and not the crank.
I also have the Z750S,and so far i cant stay off it. I traded in my 2003 ZR7S in for it.
What i like most about it is bottom end power, from what i have found out its much stronger on the bottom (and on top) then sv650 in fact motorcyclist lists a quicker 60-80 mph roll ons then the Z1000, but im sure once the rpms come up on the 1000 it will quickly over take it.
The motorcyclist review omitted the incorrect performance numbers on the Z750S, some one from another board e-mailed them and recieved the correct numbers.
here is the 60-80 roll on numbers:
Z750S...3.86 sec.
Z1000...4.00 sec.
SV650...4.44
So far i really like this bike, and can confirm everything that kyle has said about it, except i havnt noticed any buzz in the foot pegs and bars until i reach over 6500 rpms which is around 85 mph or more. Under that its buttery smooth. I find it very comfortable (im 5'11" and 230 lbs), and its way more powerful then what a sane person needs. On the highway if you need to pass someone, just twist the throttle, there is no need to down shift at all. It also handles well. I have read in some intro reviews that the suspension is soft, but i have found that not to be the case, to me its firm but not overly so(remember im kinda a fat guy) and not much nose dive under braking.
So far i think i made a good choice in a do it all motorcycle, cause im not wanting for anything more then what this motorcycle can do.