1998 r1 vs zx-9

Yamerhaw · 07-16-2009, 09:51 PM

I remember some people posting on here how they liked the ZX 9 better, how it was lighter, faster, etc than the R1, i thought to myself, i had a 98 R1 and a buddy had a 98 ZX-9 and he never could beat me(though it was close), well, i went through my archives of magazines and found a comparo in one of them

1998 ZX-9:

Dry weight: 434lbs

0-60mph: 2.9

1/4 mile: 10.51@135.78

HP: 126.5 bhp

Torque 67.4

Top Speed: 172

1998 R1:

Dry weight: 419

0-60: 2.8

1/4 mile: 10.32@138.08

HP: 129.3

Torque: 72.0

Top speed: 172

07-16-2009, 09:51 PM	#1
Yamerhaw Country Boy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hicktown in NC Moto: 07 R1 Posts: 797	1998 r1 vs zx-9 I remember some people posting on here how they liked the ZX 9 better, how it was lighter, faster, etc than the R1, i thought to myself, i had a 98 R1 and a buddy had a 98 ZX-9 and he never could beat me(though it was close), well, i went through my archives of magazines and found a comparo in one of them 1998 ZX-9: Dry weight: 434lbs 0-60mph: 2.9 1/4 mile: 10.51@135.78 HP: 126.5 bhp Torque 67.4 Top Speed: 172 1998 R1: Dry weight: 419 0-60: 2.8 1/4 mile: 10.32@138.08 HP: 129.3 Torque: 72.0 Top speed: 172 __________________ “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. Last edited by Yamerhaw; 07-16-2009 at 09:55 PM..