STAGE NINE, BAZZAZ Z-Fi TRACTION
CONTROL AND QUICKSHIFTER
Bazzaz Performance is not so we'll known in Australia yet, however, in the
tough world of AMA Superbike Bazzaz have been at the forefront of EFI tuning
since 1997. Owner, Ammar Bazzaz, worked for Yoshimura R&D for six-years
before starting Bazzaz Performance, helping Mat Mladin to his first three AMA
crowns.
The Bazzaz Z-Fi TC & QS unit is a high-tech and affordable interceptor.
Prices are yet to be announced in Australia, however Mat Mladin Imports will be
bringing the units in to the country.
Fitting the unit takes a full day with no distractions but it is a lot less
complicated than the wiring loom suggests. It is basically plug and play and the
instructions are clear and the diagrams and photographs a good help.
Our good buddy Tim Holland fitted the system for us and reported no
dramas. Once he stripped the tank, rear cowl and upper fairing off the bike
he had full access to the loom. The Bazzaz loom runs from back to front but
beware that in the instruction the 'Left Side' of the bike is the left side when
standing in front of the bike and looking at the headlight - not sitting on the bike
facing forward.
The loom intercepts the connectors at the PRIMARY INJECTORS,
SECONDARY INJECTORS, TPS, SPEED SENSOR, RPM SENSOR, NEUTRAL
SENSOR, ECU and power/earth cables tap existing sources. Once the loom
was connected, Tim replaced the airbox and fitted the map and TC switch to
the left handlebar. The quickshifter went on next (unfortunately this only works in
race shift pattern) then Tim dressed the bike, taking care not to crush the new
loom or upper injector connectors - the ZX-10R is so compact even a few wires
can make life hard.
With the bike back together Tim fired the beast up and went for a spin to
check the operation of the quickshifter - all fine.
Unfortunately we only have Apple Mac's at Rapid HQ so can't check out
the Bazzaz software. Regardless, we're off to see Jamie Bezzina at S&R Pro in
Penrith, the official Bazzaz tuner in Sydney, to have the bike remapped. Sadly,
Project ZX-10R will be off to new owners after that. Goddamn it - we always
have to give our bikes back...
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CONTACT
kawasaki.com.au
flywheels.com.au
zenodamper.com.au
ausfr.com.au
gorillazilla.com.au
silkolene.com.au
powerbronze.com.au
kenma.com.au
matmladinimports.com
cassons.com.au
mustardbikes.com
bazzazperformance.com
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