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What Bike is This?

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On another forum and this 4 day old bike got taken out by a car. But none of us can see what it is.

Help.
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More of a unicycle now :(
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Not a great anniversary for the bike.
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Just realised it's the first new bike with wavey discs that I've noticed.
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Yup Z9, bugger what a pity.
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Kawasaki have been fitting wavey discs to their production bikes for almost 20 years!!!
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Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:34 pm Just realised it's the first new bike with wavey discs that I've noticed.
Heh. A lot of Kawas came stock with those. My 2004 10R had them from new.
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:35 pm Kawasaki have been fitting wavey discs to their production bikes for almost 20 years!!!
I only notice the sports bikes...

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Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:34 pm Just realised it's the first new bike with wavey discs that I've noticed.
Wavey forks too, probably.
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Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:36 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:35 pm Kawasaki have been fitting wavey discs to their production bikes for almost 20 years!!!
I only notice the sports bikes...

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I think it was 2015/16 or thereabouts when the 10R went to Brembo brakes and discs,but before that the discs were wavy.
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Skub wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:44 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:36 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:35 pm Kawasaki have been fitting wavey discs to their production bikes for almost 20 years!!!
I only notice the sports bikes...

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I think it was 2015/16 or thereabouts when the 10R went to Brembo brakes and discs,but before that the discs were wavy.
Yup, just Googled and it seems I'm a Muppet :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:46 pm Yup, just Googled and it seems I'm a Muppet :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Tinpan will be gutted to hear that. :(
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Skub wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:48 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:46 pm Yup, just Googled and it seems I'm a Muppet :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Tinpan will be gutted to hear that. :(
Already knew. Saw him on a charity fundraiser on bicycles. He's the one at the back...

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Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:29 pm
Skub wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:48 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon Jun 06, 2022 3:46 pm Yup, just Googled and it seems I'm a Muppet :obscene-birdiedoublered:
Tinpan will be gutted to hear that. :(
Already knew. Saw him on a charity fundraiser on bicycles. He's the one at the back...

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:lol: :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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