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09-29-2006, 07:12 PM
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WSB Rider
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: TX
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06' ZX10...Ugly rear end or proper design ?
We've all been hearing about how ugly the 10's tail section is...but after time has passed I've started to notice some major issues the other bikes have encountered with their undertail exhaust design...I've also noticed that these problem areas associated with their designs are missing from the zx10..In fact the only complaint about the ZX10's exhaust is the way it looks...
I was reading another post about how nicely the R1's exhaust is tucked in tight and close to the undertail...The CBR is also tucked in tightly...And that's precisely why the ZX tail isn't as asethically pleasing..The ZX's exhausts are further apart from each other and are further away from the rear cowling....
So, maybe a few people think it doesn't look good...But...There also happens to be no complaints of exhaust heat under the seat and no complaints of melted plastics or melted/and or discolored tail lights on the ZX....
Turns out that Kawasaki knew how to design exhaust without encountering some of the same issues other bikes are having..May not look as pretty to some...But it works well without the issues other bikes are encountering and is completely functional...
Last edited by Sands; 09-29-2006 at 07:14 PM.
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09-29-2006, 07:15 PM
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Starbucks Connoisseur
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Beverly Hills
Bike: 2006
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true that
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09-29-2006, 07:18 PM
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Street Rider
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: long beach california
Bike: Blue ZX-10R
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good point.... 
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09-29-2006, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Aussie on walkabout in the UK
Bike: Titanium ZX-10R
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True but still looks like a wheelbarrow...
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09-29-2006, 07:24 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Originally Posted by Wiz
True but still looks like a wheelbarrow...
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09-29-2006, 07:27 PM
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GP Rider
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Bay Area, C. V., CA
Bike: 2010 KX450F
Posts: 1,531
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Originally Posted by donzx10r
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09-29-2006, 07:29 PM
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Track Day Rider
Join Date: May 2006
Location: USS Essex (LHD-2) Sasebo, Japan
Bike: '06 Black ZX-10R
Posts: 214
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Originally Posted by Sands
We've all been hearing about how ugly the 10's tail section is...but after time has passed I've started to notice some major issues the other bikes have encountered with their undertail exhaust design...I've also noticed that these problem areas associated with their designs are missing from the zx10..In fact the only complaint about the ZX10's exhaust is the way it looks...
I was reading another post about how nicely the R1's exhaust is tucked in tight and close to the undertail...The CBR is also tucked in tightly...And that's precisely why the ZX tail isn't as asethically pleasing..The ZX's exhausts are further apart from each other and are further away from the rear cowling....
So, maybe a few people think it doesn't look good...But...There also happens to be no complaints of exhaust heat under the seat and no complaints of melted plastics or melted/and or discolored tail lights on the ZX....
Turns out that Kawasaki knew how to design exhaust without encountering some of the same issues other bikes are having..May not look as pretty to some...But it works well without the issues other bikes are encountering and is completely functional...
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09-29-2006, 07:33 PM
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Street Rider
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NoVa
Bike: 05 YZF-R6, 06 ZX-6R
Posts: 86
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Never had anyone complain about the R1's undertail exhaust damaging the bike. Slightly warmer due to the obvious heat on the erar seat, but nothing more. Besides, if you're goig to ride a sportbike why would you want a passenger? 
I know nothing about the CBR so I can't respond to it's exhaust & body design.
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09-29-2006, 08:03 PM
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The Movie Goer!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: old' y0rk ----PA
Bike: The Best! '06 zx-10r!
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I love the tail! But i think they should've did the exhst like the zx-6r. Just 1 pipe i think that would've looked much better.
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09-29-2006, 08:19 PM
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GP Rider
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: South FL.. Home of the 9/10ths
Bike: 06' Black ZX-10R
Posts: 1,146
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ok here is a couple things ill add.. the tail lights still discolor regularly along with the blinkers.. i have to clean them constantly.. the other reason why kawi probably didnt go with the undertail single is performance.. you can release more gases with 2 smaller pipes with a straighter design than 1 big pipe that had those horrible 90degree bends the 1000rr has.. a zx-6r can get away with a single cause the small motor but the amount needed to flow the HP the 10 flows they need 2 pipes if they didnt go with the side exit which is inferior to the 06's design.. these pipes are tucked tight to the fairing and have very little wind resistance if any.. it may look like a wheelbarrow but the bike comes wheel barrowing thru on top end like a freight train.. the 06 pulls much harder up top than then the earlier years..
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