2007 Kawasaki ZX-14

Well, my troubles at CMP left me trying to figure out what type of riding I really need to be doing right now. Even though I love the track, my mind and body are telling me that maybe I shouldn't be to doing trackdays right now. I wanted to get a bike that would allow me to enjoy "sport" riding and still be able to strike off on a long ride in relative comfort. I talked to lots of people and I rode a couple of sport-touring bikes. I settled on the big Ninja. This is my first non-Honda motorcycle of any kind so while some things are a little different, I think I made a good choice. This bike is very powerful, very smooth and very comfortable. We will get our first long ride experience later this month with a ride TO and ON the Tail of The Dragon!

I plan to keep the bike stock until the first service. At that time, I will probably add a Power Commander and get the secondary throttle plates removed. This mod is supposed to bring the power curve down from ~6k rpm to ~3k rpm. While I can shave nearly 25 pounds by switching to a full Yoshi or Muzzy exhaust, I really like the look and relative quiet purr of the stock setup.