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Country Boy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Hicktown in NC
Moto: 07 R1
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I remember some people posting on here how they liked the ZX 9 better, how it was lighter, faster, etc than the R1, i thought to myself, i had a 98 R1 and a buddy had a 98 ZX-9 and he never could beat me(though it was close), well, i went through my archives of magazines and found a comparo in one of them
1998 ZX-9: Dry weight: 434lbs 0-60mph: 2.9 1/4 mile: 10.51@135.78 HP: 126.5 bhp Torque 67.4 Top Speed: 172 1998 R1: Dry weight: 419 0-60: 2.8 1/4 mile: 10.32@138.08 HP: 129.3 Torque: 72.0 Top speed: 172
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Yep the R1 is superior....... with 100cc more. I have nothing against the R1, I love them, but you are comparing apples to oranges.
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too much time on my hands
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: the northern district of god damn
Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now.
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Also gotta take the Yammi 5 valve head into account. what a fine piece of engineering that devic is.
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
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What I remember from that year was the Zx9 was the first stock bike in the 9's for one mag and when it came to trhe drag strip acorss all reviews was a back and forth betweenb the R1. IEach time it was said the R1 was the better track bike while the ZX9 was the better streetbike.
I also rember the dry weight ebing lighter than what you have listed guess I'm getting old |
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sergeant hatred
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ottawa
Moto: The bus
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In the sport rider comparo, the R1 was faster around Willow by 100ths of a second.
they are so close, it will always be up to the rider.
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
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Letzroll
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Norman area, NC
Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6
Posts: 5,265
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The R1 was better looking in most people's opinion. |
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Serious Business
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: New York
Moto: 1993 ZX-11 2008 CBR1000rr
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That and the R1 in blue became everyone's wallpaper. ZX-9 had that typical 90's Kawi look |
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Letzroll
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Norman area, NC
Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6
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I'm not sure about the tank slappers but it was more twitchy than my ZX9.
The ZX9 was rock solid as far as it's manners. Not as smooth and refined as the R1 but more stable. My friend had the blue and it was stolen a short time later in Myrtle Beach, SC. |
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Country Boy
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Hicktown in NC
Moto: 07 R1
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12 of one, a dozen of another....i had the 98 R1, and i dont remember my buddy ever beating it in a straight line, we even switched riders a few times, it was always VERY VERY close though either way, close competition, the kawi was just a lot uglier
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