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Offline Darren Williams

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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2022, 09:50:17 AM »
Review on a 2020 Z900 RS by Yammie Noob. Not the same exactly, but basically the same bones. He was impressed by how enjoyable it was to ride.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6w5_4l6sNM
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2022, 09:57:27 AM »
 :thumb:, nothing wrong with different Makes in the Stable , this one ,"A 1" in 'iconic Green' . Myself leaning to KAWA aswell.
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2022, 09:02:05 PM »
Nice bike. I also ride this now for better fuel range.
 

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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #33 on: May 31, 2022, 06:35:04 AM »
You'll get no arguments from me. Just bought my first street Kawi and have been simply blown away.
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #34 on: May 31, 2022, 08:09:37 AM »
Love that bike! I almost bought one myself, but couldn't get a test ride. I almost drove to TN to testride the non-cafe one... But something came up and missed the demo day.

As cool as it looked, having never owned a Japanese bike (or a non-Vtwin) I just couldnt pull the trigger without a test ride. There was one on the dealer floor for all of 2019 and I used to stop in and look at it every few weeks... Then XXXXX hit and it disappeared along with all their other inventory
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #35 on: May 31, 2022, 12:56:39 PM »
This pretty much sums it all up... :laugh: :grin: :wink: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: (Turn up the volume... :wink:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGy9uomagO4
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #36 on: June 01, 2022, 12:02:18 AM »
The Kawa Z900 looks great congradulations Smith Swede . Kawasaki have made a nice job of designing a retro bike that you can see the lineage  to the old Z1 with up to date suspension usd forks and mono shock .Like the exhaust system too well done .
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #37 on: June 04, 2022, 06:17:03 PM »


I took delivery today and did 100 miles.  Still breaking it in.  This thing is not slow.   :grin:
« Last Edit: June 04, 2022, 06:18:02 PM by SmithSwede »
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2022, 07:16:34 PM »
Looks even better in its natural environment!
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2022, 08:41:37 PM »
not slow?   :evil:

 :police: :police: :police: :police:   :grin:
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2022, 09:16:02 PM »
Quote from: SmithSwede on June 04, 2022, 06:17:03 PM


I took delivery today and did 100 miles.  Still breaking it in.  This thing is not slow.   :grin:

What an impish grin there Esquire!  Already booking for a speeding ticket and still have paper plates!  Gotta love it!

Bring it on down to Houston on your next trip so we can get a closer look at this beast!

I honestly thought you'd get a Griso if you were looking for more muscle than the V7!
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Re: The Swede Turns Japanese
« Reply #41 on: June 05, 2022, 12:23:36 PM »
Quote from: SmithSwede on June 04, 2022, 06:17:03 PM


I took delivery today and did 100 miles.  Still breaking it in.  This thing is not slow.   :grin:

Looks nice and I bet it’s fast.  You should have looked for a brighter more pronounced color of green.   :grin:
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