The
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R/ ZX 1000 E is a Kawasaki sport bike, and the follow-up to the ZX-9R. It was originally released in 2004 with minor revisions in 2005. It combines an ultra-narrow chassis, low weight, and radial brakes. In 2004 and 2005 the ZX-10R won
Best Superbike from Cycle World magazine and the prestigious international Masterbike competition.
According to data published in 2007 by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety in the USA, the ZX-10R has the country's highest collision damage loss claim rate of any motorcycle registered between 2000 and 2006.
SPECIFICATIONS
Engine |
Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four | |
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Fuel System |
DFI® with four 47mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, two injectors per cylinder | |
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Ignition |
TCBI with digital advance and Sport-Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC) | |
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Front Suspension / wheel travel |
43mm inverted Big Piston Fork (BPF), adjustable rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability / 4.7 in. | |
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Rear Suspension / wheel travel |
Horizontal back-link with gas-charged shock, stepless, dual-range (low-/high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload / 5.5 in. | |
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Front Brakes |
Kawasaki Intelligent anti-lock Braking (KIBS), dual semi-floating 310mm petal discs with dual four-piston radial-mount calipers | |
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Rear Brakes |
KIBS-controlled, single 220mm petal disc with aluminum single-piston caliper | |
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Color(s) |
Lime Green/Metallic Spark Black, Pearl Flat Stardust White/Metallic Spark Black |
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