I was just talking to a guy at work who used be a truck driver and he said all the same things about being able to see people including cops on their phone while driving.
The heat is ok but I've only done highway rides where the heat is less noticeable. I don't think the heat has changed much from the Gen1 ZX-14 but I believe the Gen2 has two radiator fans instead of just one. I agree, the busa makes less heat. Yeah, the Gen1 ZX-14 cooked your shins when you were at a stop. A full system exhausts helps noticeably and you can see the difference on the engine temp gauge. The temp gauge had 6 bars and mine ran a full bar cooler after the exhaust. It rarely got up to 4 bars. The Gen2 has a digital display of the numeric temperature and I was quite alarmed at how hot it got. I don't remember the exact temp but I think it was over 212 F. That's with stock exhaust though and brand new. I don't remeber the exact number but I do remember being alarmed. I got that bike moving through the air as quick as possible.
I'll be finding out soon. My Gen1 ZX-14 mufflers weighed 14 lb, 2.5 oz left muffler, 14 lb, 4 oz right muffler and 10 lb, 12.9 oz for the header. The Gen2 busa left muffler was 15 lb, 13.7 oz, right muffler 15 lb, 10.7 oz and header was 15 lb, 5.3 oz. The Gen2 ZX-14R exhaust is probably similar in weight to the Gen2 Hayabusa. You can see they kind of borrowed from the look of the Gen2 Hayabusa mufflers, I wouldn't doubt if they're similar in construction. The header on the 14R looks the same as the Gen1 but I won't be surprised if it significantly heavier.
Yep, and driving my pickup I still see the cops daily holding their phones on the steering wheel, or to their ear.
And 'trained drivers' my ass.
I personally have met a few cops, and have seen first hand that they have no business behind a steering wheel, and I wonder how they ever passed their driving school.
Driving is like most things, it's something that you're either good at, or you're not, no matter what.
I really wish there would be a big crackdown on using cell phones while driving, for Everyone.
Even motorcycles, as the majority of them that I see anymore All have phone mounts on the bars.
My friend's '18 Gsxr1k has one, and the only times I've ever used it is so that I could stop, grab my phone without taking a glove off to be able to get it out of a jacket pocket, take a picture, and go right back to riding.
I like my phone too, just not when driving or riding, and I think it's sad how many people cannot disconnect from it.
Last summer, on a saturday afternoon,
I had a kid(looked late teens, early 20's) come over the line on an F250 work truck, and his mirror smacked mine, F150.
I had the wife and kids with me.
He was looking straight down on the phone.
I turned around and went after him, and he pulled into a driveway of an empty house.
My wife thought I was going to kill him.
I yelled as I got out to "Get off the F***in' phone!!!"
He looked absoloutely terrified, was shaking, and apologized.
I calmed down, explained to him that he could've killed himself and us in a head-on collision.
He said he was just texting his boss, to which I told him in future to pull over somewhere.
I think he realized that his job and driving record were in big trouble, as my mirror was(still is) scraped up, and it broke the flood light on the underside as my mirror smacked the window.
I told him not to worry about it, to thank God it wasn't worse, and to take note to stop texting and driving.
I didn't call the cops(I don't do that, lol)
and went on my way.
Monday morning on the highway on my way to work; who do I pass?
Yep, same guy, head down, on the phone.
I rode right beside him for over a mile, constantly looking over at him.
It was clear he caught a glimpse of me in his peripheral view, and would not look over at me.
He also continued to stare down at his phone, and swerve back and forth.
Had he hit me, I would have pushed him off of the road.
In hindsight, I should have beaten ass and left him laying, and called the cops and told them he got smartmouthed and swung at me.
I have zero use for uncaring, selfish, disrepectful and just plain stupid people...and this young generation is full of them.
Rant over
How bout the one for the 2025 Blackbird? And even our own brand! lol
