Recent content by whitesands

I got a chance to ride the new ZX14 and while I was impressed in some areas I was also kind of disappointed in others...Ride quality, transmission, brakes, and handling are excellent..One thing I think the magazines do very little justice to is just how light it feels just picking it off the...

Not to start a controversial EARL thread, but I found something interesting reguarding Shell brand Rotella oils...It seems that alot of motorcycle riders that have familiarized themselves with oil specs have found Rotella to work very well in their motorcycles...Here is an email from a Rotella...

There is no real fundamental difference between motorcycle oil and car oil.. The base oil is going to fall into a group 1,2,3,4,or 5 oil be it "motorcycle" oil or "car" oil...After that the difference between oils is the additive package and weight... There are small differences in the...

Look at the A/F ratio....Basically, the ZX14 has a very rich stock A/F ratio so it's not surprizing...The Suzuki just flat comes with better stock fuel mapping....Ricky Gadsons ZX14 also had extremely rich readings... Completely stock the suzuki is going to be stronger...There's little more...

It looks real lean at 3000 rpm...

The guy cut some wires...Read the entire thread..here it is in his own words... But once i actually think about the problem...it may in fact be my own fault...i cut the wires that go to the license plate light go because i took the plastic bracket off that came with it...I didn't tape of the...

Interesting you said that...Looks like quality issues...I went to the Kawasaki shop the other day and saw the 08' ZX14...I've been trying to decide between the busa, ZX14, and the Concours14...I posted this info about the 08' ZX14 I saw on another website to get some feedback as I like both the...