Are Gen 1's Still Alive?

Exactly! I remember in 2003 I was in the market for a new bike, my local Speed Shop Tuner/racer (Jeremy Toye, San Diego) said get the new ZX-10R! It was the baddest new bike at the time, 1000cc but the size of a 600. That was 17 years ago!

Compare power to weight to HP to torque ratings and pound for pound it is still hard to beat a 2004/5 ZX-10. So add a few minor enhancements, reduce weight, and you still have a bad ass bike minus all the electronic intervention doo dads that in the right hands will kick most bikes ass on a tight technical course.

That’s awesome! You’ve definitely modded yours big time.

Agreed. It’s crazy how light this bike is in race trim.

mte78 said:

That’s awesome! You’ve definitely modded yours big time.

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Thanks , yeah, made it Nekkid. Still weighs 424 lbs with a full tank of gas and all other fluids. LI battery. 170 HP....I love this bike and every one of the almost 50K miles I have put on it.

I need to weigh mine. I’m hoping it’s under 400 lbs now.

Top it off with gas, find a certified/calibrated scale and be wary of those that are used to weigh 6+ tonne trucks, they tend to be less accurate for lower weights. I used to work at a place that sent pallets of silicon around the world and had nice 5 foot wide floor scales calibrated to .01 kg. I could just roll a bike diagonally on them and get a good reading.

I have a set of heavy duty portable scales at work. I may take them home for the weekend...

I ran mine on at least 8 trackdays last year, by no stretch of the imagination were any current models getting past me.. I reckon other than a couple of Gixxers my bike was the oldest in every one my groups and up there with Sthourrs, R1s, ZX10rs gen4/5... all fantastic machines in their own right....

I was conscious of the onlookers waiting for the massive wheelies I pulled after the last corner/start straight at Croft Circuit in England hahaha... what a fucking bike !

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Where did you buy that model?

By the way, my 10r started as the titanium like yours. I also had Stomp grip pads on the sides of the tank. They look like yours also. When I removed them they peeled off the clearcoat from the tank. Exercise care if you remove them.

05kaw10r said:

Where did you buy that model?

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eBay, it's from Maisto, there seems to be a few different models though, I got the one that looked most detailed.

Thanks for the tip about the tank grips

Absolutely still alive, I just sold mines unfortunately.