I dont blame you, ive been a pillion on sports bikes before and its not comfortable at all. I want a new screen because the standard one is useless for wind protection, hows the MRA one?

@@cjrides.1 As I said, I mounted the racing screen from MRA, the touring screen does not have this dome in the middle and is therefore flatter. I liked the Racing better... but both do their job well. I have installed MRA's on all my Kawasaki's... and have always been very happy with them.

Yea i know the feeling, im still getting use to this monster of a machine!

If i remember rightly it was pretty cold that morning. Great decision, it is an amazing machine.

Almost as good as a FJR1300? At what? Two bikes for different uses.I was a general sales manager at a 🎉Honda-Kawasaki-Yamaha dealership so I'm very familiar with both.What in your opinion is the FJR1300 better at? Touring? Of course? What else is it better at? I'm definitely missing something. I'm seriously interested in your opinion sir.

Congratulations on your purchase! Have fun, let us know how you get on! 🏍️

How are you getting on with the ZZR?

@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne Good thanks you. Been out a few times on it and am looking forward to the warmer and drier weather

Good to hear. I agree, roll on summer...@@chopper.mk5094

The ZZR is 100% a mile munching machine 👍

Exactly the same here! Had my V-strom two years and it just doesn’t hit the spot. Torn between a zzr or gtr at the mo

The GTR is very much a big tourer, if you want comfort above all else then go for that, the ZZR is a bit of both worlds.

Ive got to change the rear next year so maybe ill look at a 55 rather than a 50. I was riding on the motorway today and i definitely need a different screen, the standard one is useless for wind protection.

@@cjrides.1 I had the double bubble screen and it was pretty bad, being six foot I couldn't even tuck down behind it. The Zero Gravity touring screen is slightly taller and deflects a lot of wind up to national speeds. Anything beyond that and wind noise along with the Akrapovic's make any kind of conversation inaudible. Anything taller would look out of place and spoil the character of the bike. The road I experienced the worst on is pretty exposed anyway and equally effects my other bike's which have taller more upright screens.

@@cjrides.1 I'm 186cm tall and with the MRA I have no problem at all hiding behind it and seeing through it at the same time, and you usually only do that when you're driving at very high speed on the autobahn in Germany. I don't buy windscreens to constantly look through them. It's the wrong motorcycle for that, then I would have to buy a travel enduro or a Kawasaki Versys, for example, where I always see through the very high windscreen when riding this type of motorcycle. And therefore the MRA, where the helmet is in the wind when driving normally. I'm currently driving the S21, which was very cheap to get, the S22 has only gotten a little better on the front wheel, on the rear wheel both are about the same. I didn't have any problems with the traction control with the 55 rear wheel tire either, although the tire has a larger wheel circumference of approx. 4 cm and a higher overall height of 1 cm.... this means that the ZZR is 1 cm higher at the back, which affects the geometry - wheel spacing - Translation slightly changed! But it makes the bike a lot more agile, which is what I was used to from my previous ZX10R, where the 55 rear tire is also standard.

Ill have a look at the touring one, that’s exactly it i want something thats taller but nothing so tall that it doesn’t look right on the bike

That’s interesting i didnt even consider it altering the geometry

Ill look into them when the time comes, wet riding doesn’t bother me because i never ride in the wet, she only comes out when the sun is shining 👍

Thanks for the tip, any idea what the average life of them is?

@@cjrides.1 I really don't know but I'm sure it is a tad less than many others. I'm assuming this because of how much grip these tires provide, surely I'm sacrificing a little bit of life expectancy.

@cjrides.1 for me on my 2012 zx14r Q3+ was good for a little over 6k miles. This included 2000 miles in 4 days, loaded with sw motech saddle bags, and a large sw motech tail bag full of gear. Have also head good things about pilot road 5 and 6. Will be trying the road 6 on my 22 h2sx when the s22 wear out which looks like will not be long by how far down they are already at 2500 miles.

I was leaning towards Michelin as they seem to be one that most people recommend

@@cjrides.1 i am not a youtuber as such but I do make ride videos here in Queensland Australia ... on the 14 .. good fun bike to use around here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKmShZh73MDbeGw.html

@C&J Rides they are very strong especially in the wet. The perellis apparently have better grip but don't last as long and suffer in the wet or so I was told when looking into them ... always used perelli in the past

I not worried about wet performance as i dont ride in the wet however i would like them to last as long as possible

Im not overly tall but i have still struggled a bit with the position of it, its not a sports bike position by any means by its more sport than sat up right tourer, ive just fitted some 65mm risers to mine which i hope will make a huge difference. I think the only place they are still available new is the U.S, certainly nowhere in Europe, and so many people love these bikes i can see them holding their value very well.

Thanks, I’ll look into those when the time comes 👍

I never had a gen 1, ive wanted the gen 2 for at least 5 years and this year I finally got one and I absolutely love it

Yea thats very accurate 👍

To be honest im not sure i could personally do hundreds of miles on it at once, my main problem is i feel a lot of pressure on my wrists, have you tried lowering the pegs and raising the bars?

It’s an age thing..in my 20s to 40s I could ride all day long on my Triumph Daytona and Honda Blackbirds, from 50s to now 67 I’ve had to change riding style to a more upright riding position to a Honda cb500x and use an airhawk cushion for added comfort..

@@cjrides.1 I did buy both. I will record some vids to share the experiance.

I agree somewhat Dupa, I'm 44 and pretty fit but I can manage about an hour maybe an hour and a half. It's my palms that hurt the most for me. I am now learning to not grip as tight and relax! Drop the legs tighter on the tank (squeeze) to allow less pressure on my hands. I also find that the Cycling shorts with Ass pads in them serve me well over longer distances because I can't afford a Sargent seat :( Best next thing :)

@@cjrides.1 I got some experience now, and the conclusions are as follows: Raising the bar is not worth it. I did both, I raised the bar (bar raisers, first step) and I also to replaced the whole steering bar to get the touring upright position. The outcome - it worked well up to 120kmph (70mph). Above that speed, the rider's body becomes a parachute. Ask yourself, why you bought 300 kmph going bike.... ??? I realized, (the hard way) actually, KAWASAKI engineers were right. To properly use this bike, you must be stretched over the tank, steering bar low, hidden behind the fairing. Factory wind protection is the best, since it takes away the weight from your wrists (over 120kmph). The pegs are also high - true. For now, I'm still using a replacement but I recon, next season, the factory pegs will come back, as I scratch the new pegs on the roundabouts.