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Originally Posted by smileyman
I am going to test ride, but I am looking at using this for a street bike and retiring my zx for trac days. Since the chassis and suspension are pretty much the same the Xb would seem a bargain minus 6th gear and a bigger fuel tank. any other differences between the two?
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You for got the 2 most major differences.
Liquid cooled and an additional 40 hp.
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Originally Posted by marko138
You've pretty much hit it on the head, Smiley. Forks are slightly more beefy, but for all intents and purposes, the chassis and suspension are the same. The 1125 has the 8 pistion ZTL versus the 6 piston on the XB. The 6 is more than sufficient for street duty.
Also, the XB does not have a slipper clutch, where the 1125 does.
As far as fuel, the newer XB's hold 3.82 gallons. My 05 holds 3.7. The 1125 holds 5.3. When you figure in the fuel consumption, the bigger tank is negligable.
BTW...my XB routinely averages in the mid 40's when flogged hard and well over 50 on the hiway.
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I believe the new XB's have the 8 piston ZTL2 now also?
As for mileage, with all the recent flashes etc, and the Drummer, I am averaging 39 mpg per the onboard computer. Figuring it myself it varies between 37 and 42 depending on how hard I ride it.
And the drummer still makes me drool...