New vs Old

We've always wondered how modified old bikes would compare to their newer counterparts, so we decided to find out. We took a modified '98 Yamaha R1 and pitted it against the fuel-injected '03 version, then did the same for a modified '02 and stock '03 Kawasaki ZX-6R.

Check out the dyno graphs and images from the test, and get the full story in the next issue of Sport Rider, on newsstands the first week in August.

Click to View Gallery desktops/wallpapers 1280...        read full caption  Click to View Gallery desktops/wallpapers 1280 x 1024 1024 x 768 800 x 600	Click to View Gallery Stock 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1 vs....        read full caption  Click to View Gallery Stock 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1 vs. modified 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1	Click to View Gallery 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1
Click to View Gallery 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1	Click to View Gallery 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R	Click to View Gallery 2003 Kawasaki ZX-6R
Click to View Gallery New and old Kawasaki ZX-6...        read full caption  Click to View Gallery New and old Kawasaki ZX-6R
		Click to View Gallery The modified 2002 Kawasaki...        read full caption  Click to View Gallery The modified 2002 Kawasaki makes almost as much power as the new model
Click to View Gallery Surprise! The hot-rodded '98...        read full caption  Click to View Gallery Surprise! The hot-rodded '98 R1 makes more steam than the '03 model

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2003 Kawasaki ZX-6R information
2003 600s on the dyno
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2003 600s at the strip