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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:06 pm
Browsing the press releases and stuff from Kawasaki UK, came across this pic of the new ZX10's mirror, with built in indicator.
Think it looks great, although I'd not like to have to replace one!!
http://www.kawasakimediaservice.co.uk/c ... 8-2463.jpg
if you cant see it, holler and I'll host it myself.
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Fausto
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by Fausto » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:44 pm
Interesting idea but it looks dreadful - at least from that pic.
Looks kind of stuck-on-as-an-afterthought IMO
Now if someone could come up with an led array that fit within the arm itself.....
p.s. thought I had better post to make Kwackerz feel a bit less lonely

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BikerGran
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by BikerGran » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:36 pm
I think it looks terrible - why didn't they put the indicator on/in the back of the mirror?
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Goldie
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by Goldie » Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:46 pm
I'm not that impressed by the standard indicators shown in your pictures, but Kawasaki's own after-market upgrade ones are
really neat...

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Viking
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by Viking » Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:55 pm
Those mirrors in the bottom photo really don't fit the bike - all the bike's curves are smooth and rounded, and the mirrors are sharp and angular.
Kind of like mating a Vulcan bomber with one of those stealth fighters.
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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HisNibbs
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by HisNibbs » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:23 am
Sorry Kwakerz but there is no accounting for taste.
The principal makes sense but I think this design looks awful in isolation and in context.
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hornetrider
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by hornetrider » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:19 am
It's an ugly bike I reckon, not liking the front end at all.
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paddyz1
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by paddyz1 » Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:51 pm
EwwwwLLLL its a limpit

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fastasfcuk
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by fastasfcuk » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:04 pm
sorry not for me.
overwhelming i think.
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BikerGran
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by BikerGran » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:48 pm
When my son in law was riding a GPZ1000rx he wanted a pair of mirrors from the ZX10 model at the time - I was going to get them for his birthday but they were £50 EACH!!!!! They were quite cool at the time......
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