Kawasaki Z1000SX - potential replacement for the FZS1000

[ogri48]

nope, too rich for me mate. Also as much as I love a retro, the r nine t doesn't quite work for me. that bimmer in the photo does tho. the r9t engine blew me mind though...soooo different to the old flat twins. If I had the dosh id prolly go for that new trumpet speed twin, though I dont understand why they worked so hard to make the FI look like vintage amals, then put a cover on the speed twins mock 'carbs' so it dont

[VNA - BMW Wank]

 It took quite a while before I bumped into an R nine T in the flesh.  It was a 2014 model and it was just stunning.  Gorgeous.  I had not long seen a Speed Twin which is also a lovely looking bike, but the nine T has it. 


 
However, the nine T just isn’t a very practicable day to day bike.  Plus the r1250 has 20 more ponies and a whopping extra 30lbs torque.


Need to get out and try one.  Could it be the practicable, with decent range, shaft drive, civilised gentleman’s nutter bike to the constant lets have a square go alcoholic riot of a bike that is the MT10.
 

[ogri48]

 I aint tried a mt10 but im guessing its the bike I would have killed for back in the day but would shit myself if I owned it now the bimmer does sound like a helluva tool, as you say a gentlemans nutter bike, deffo gonna be interesting to see what you make of it

[VNA - BMW Wank]

 You really should pop down your local Yamaha dealer and try an MT10.  It made quite an impression on me.  I may yet buy one.  But.  I dunno.  It can be civilised but wack that throttle open and it’s a ferocious angry beast. 



God only knows what the current Tuono and Super Dukes are like
 

[Steve3351]

INTERESTING...but that green Kawasaki has the ugliest exhaust i've ever seen.
with regard to LARGE PICS...please see my post in this section under PHOTOBUCKET FIX

[Kenbob]

I test rode the bmw r1200r and the r1250r and the 1250 is impressive.
Hooning down country lanes in 3rd gear riding on a wave of torque is really something.
I then did the same route on my fazer thou and decided that the fazer ain’t half bad too,so I decided to keep it.
There’s something that the fazer thou has that I can’t let go of.

[b1k3rdude]

The primary issue is a good clean late FZS1000 with all the mods is about £3-3.5k and and early model Z1000SX can be found for around £4-4.5k, the 1250R and M10 all start a few grand more than that which for a lot of people is just a bit too much to afford let alone insure.

And yes the exhaust is just dog fugly, first think I would is swap them out for something far smaller and louder.

[Dudeofrude]

I've been seriously considering getting the Z1000sx next year. The 2017+ model looks the business and has all the fancy gadgets you'd want on a sport tourer without too much interference. Not to mention if you get the tourer edition then the matching panniers look great as they're colour coded and shaped to the body work.
Theres plenty of more exciting bikes out there but for real world usability I dont think it can be beaten

[b1k3rdude]

I just got stopped in my tracks with regard to this bike as I was told by a mechanic a few days ago and have found several verified instances on line of a serious fault with 4th gear and apparently Kawasaki aren't dealing with this as an official recal but instead silently fixed? the issue on later bikes

https://www.z1000sx.co.uk/index.php?action=search2

Well shit, I was looking forward to buying this bike - so am gonna have to have a chat with Kawasaki UK and see what year it was 'fixed' on...

[Dudeofrude]

Would that be the same with the 2020 revised version though 🤔

[b1k3rdude]

updated the above and the OP, need to find out what year Kawasaki fixed this issue on - but seriosuly I had that shit w/2nd gr on one of my ZZR1100's several years ago - but that was an issue fix as you could access the gearbox from the bottom of the engine.

[coffee]

It just looks dull as ditch water, and that green paint - oooooooh.

Its not as fugly as the FZ1 -

I don't think it's fugly 

[VNA - BMW Wank]

Problem solved as far as I am concerned.......

[VNA - BMW Wank]

Me pots are massive

[Dudeofrude]

You finally bit the bullet then? Haha you had chance to ride it yet?

[VNA - BMW Wank]

Yeah, but naw.
It's pissing doon.  It's 6 degrees C, the roads are greasy and still coated with grit and shit.
It's split new, she's just too nice to take out just now. 

[b1k3rdude]

I don't think it's fugly

After a lot of rescent research, yeah the FZ1-N doesn't look too bad. But I don't do naked bikes, I need an upper fairing as a baseline.

[b1k3rdude]

Found a vid comparing the FZ1-S to the Z1000SX -

https://youtu.be/2LHKkgHuTn8