2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R - onboard

[Kumbanigash]

WONDERFUL SPORT BIKE!

[Shoyukun89123]

This video introduced me into the sport bike world. :)

[AreS21051]

Is it weird, that i blacked out the screen and just listened to the sound? ^^

[TripleBlackStang1]

GoPro?

[RanjMN]

love it under the lights!

[andreww1212]

@RanjMN I was about to say the same. Looks so awesome!

[Muphlon]

what is that horizontal bar that has a rod going though it that is attached to handle bars?

[bigrich0926]

@Muphlon its the steering damper

[fergiy89]

@Muphlon It's a steering stabilizer

[coolyo366]

To me it would seem more fun to ride on a Nascar style track just all out speed

[the709]

merci

[odst93]

Sick video bro

[tehafternoob]

i would shit my pants being so close to the ground

[Datfelladell]

@speedygreene the 675 is hot! Ride proud and ride hard!

[SuperCrustyPirate]

Just - Stunning

Sick ass bike go ROAR! >:3

[speedygreene]

I wish I could ride like him Im to scared to hop on a 1000 im still on my 675

[MS3boostin]

I dont know what all you keyboard racers are complaining about with regards to his riding style/skill...ive watched this 3 times. he clearly should have shifted up to 2nd at 3:25 but that was the only part where i thought he missed. it was smooth and he was high in the power band the entire time in second gear. that is the nature of the track. 2nd gear goes to like 125mph or some such madness. this track is a lot of smooth turns. I'd really like to see some of you guys in a vid...

[s1914]

Is that Trevor Franklin riding that? Hell fire - he can ride a bit !

[bishopruger]

Awesome, awesome bike. But ahhhh, what are 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th gear for. He barely gets into 3rd gear. 1st gear is loooonnggg....

[aswardon]

the cam potition liltle bit not center..

[TBlade87]

That steering dampener looks so ugly

[monsterkawasaki7]

i could ride better than that in basketball shorts and flip flops..

[koRn87BG]

I WANT THIS BIKE!

[minimeddu]

after how many laps did he put the 3rd gear?



[Shanthen999]

@minimeddu lol

[Antifaith29]

I noticed the that instead of a speedo there is a gear indicator. Is that a standard option to swap them back and forth or was it specialy done for the track?

[Y4C44]

i would love to ride under those floodlights one day...

[st0n3r]

@Y4C44 it's called afterlife hahaha

[BassRiderX]

Being off to the side is trippin me out

[kibZ28]

@CMS9000 look at the dash usually 2

[theantiredneck]

Those track lights aren't cheap to have on! Wonder what it cost to rent the track at night?

[maracuja363]

Isn't that Qatar!?

[lask72]

that tach is so distracting

[Emaster255]

you should wet the road down so it looks cooler like in the movies, and you could race your reflection like in the video games.

[PLA17EN]

@Emaster255 1 big problem there. he is riding at qatar, under the floodlights, if it was wet enough to see his reflection he wouldnt be able to see anything :)

[BusaLova]

Could watch this all day long.

[raulr151]

Yea he rode pretty good but looks like he made a mistake at 2:39. He should have brought it down one more gear. He had no grunt trying to get out of that turn while in 3rd gear. He switched down to 2nd gear going in to that next turn. I think he went in too hot and was focused on slowing down rather than getting all the way down to 2nd as he should have. Great riding either way !

[222266643266]

@raulr151 yes, i think you're right but besides there are moments in which he could've changed the gear but he kept it in high revs..

[black2010zx6r]

I do this in my neighborhood with only a tank top and a set of flip flops, all day long.

[Emaster255]

@black2010zx6r dont forget buzzed.

[black2010zx6r]

@Emaster255

buzzed? .... WASTED!

[Emaster255]

@black2010zx6r and high on acid.

[black2010zx6r]

@Emaster255

Right before I go out I always take my acid/peyote/angel dust combo mix. I keep it next to my riding flip flops.

[MC111352]

@black2010zx6r - Thats because you are a fag.

[dbharr77]

Not bad, pumping the $hit out of that rev limiter. Weeeeeerrrrrrrrrush!!!!!!!!!!'­n I dare anyone to get on any bike and do that. If you haven't gone a hundred through a 25mph corner with your knee down and bike just about to lowside, you have not lived.

[DrDanMD]

@dbharr77 agreed. don't be afraid to load the front end either.



[wowrogue192]

No chicken strips on that monster :DD

[shinobiRider]

why the dude rider only using most of the time 2nd gear? he didn't even go up to 4th all the way to 6th..and then he wants to claim that the zx doesn't perform well like the s1000 do. he belittled the performance of 2011 zx in comparison to s1000.. this MCN reviewer think that I might believe what they are telling... LOL, u can't fool me..

[metallicdiablo09]

high rev on the 1st gear...

[ridgebackmamba]

Amazing how Kawasaki had no steering dampner on the 04s. Head shake almost threw you into the asphalt.

Worse yet, the front rim bearings broke apart. MAJOR RECALL!!!

Bet you this though...........The 04 still rapes all the years after. Kawa tamed this bike down major.

[galaxything]

@ridgebackmamba kwaka's are better now than ever. In fact 2011 is the first time that the zx10 is the ridirs choice for superstock racing championships. With major frame and geometry improvements being the main advantages the powerfull motor and traction control and anti whelee are superb added fetures. A zx10 currently leads the british superstock 1000 championship, something that has always been dominated by other manufacturers till now.

[jowek70]

I'll be the first to say that Kawasaki just entered the next generation of SS bikes with this......looks, performance, handling, brakes, frame, etc....all 22nd century thinking....now the rest need to catch up (except the bmw, but its ugly as sin, very 90's looking)

[CyricD]

Damn. The only time my mirror was that close to the ground was right before I watched my bike flop down the road without me. ;'(

[woodrax]

Almost touched down the mirrors on a few occasions. :)

[SalVatioN2011]

...for those who think that can ride better than this guy, is ok to brag him about his riding style, but dont say s***t if you...1) dont have a bike, 2) cant ride 3) ever ride a circuit like this one.

[FAZER6N]

@SalVatioN2011

agree .... :-)

[FAZER6N]

How many gears have this Kawa?He drives in first and second mostly....

[metalbeast99]

@FAZER6N 100mph comes up before the rev limiter kicks in in first gear

[bah27]

waooo me quiero comprar una de esas jaajaja

[spartanturtle333]

great vid i also like the led display!

[Groudon2510]

is this 360p?, damn good quality dude

[ziuuek123]

that kawasaki is a grade bike i would say the best in 2011 but that guy just cant ride bike 

[NTR322]

SUGEEEEEE(ﾟДﾟ)EEEEEEEEE!!

[krol999100]

not bad but R1 2011 is more fast than this shit...

[robertmike219]

@krol999100 no, cause if u are r1 guy so u keep think r1 the fastest...............please clam down and be nice okay thanks. i raced 2010 r1 with my k7 gsxr 1000 i win every time at straight races. but handling is hard to tell depend on riders but i did beat him every time cuz i way better rider from my history road racing.

[stunna1050]

The RPM's are not going to hurt the motor at all but he should use the clutch for the 1-2 shift. It's too wide a spread between the gear ratios not too. And yes, he can damage the dogs and slots on the gears. All the other gear changes are fine to shift clutchless if you know how. I don't hear an ignition interrupt, or the tell tale pop, so it has no quickshifter. Editors... clueless but get to have all the fun

[bobbytza13]

is he afraid of using the clutch to change up?

[MonstUrrwin]

3:24

That's why I never bought a demo bike...

[MEATWAD00GT]

@MonstUrrwin thats nothing for that engine. they are built to handle much much more abuse.

[RedBullBurger25]

with the ergonomics of sport bikes i dont get how you can ride them so fast...im more use to dirtbikes where its more upright...does anybody agree with me? or is there a reason for the handlebars being the way they are?

[KawiRider20]

thats a nice ass track

[godoffutbol]

Sounds so smooth at corners !

[killancid]

damm dude shift!!

[thanagonz]

i like

[XxCedDragoNxX]

Losail Qatar :)

[raganriley]

I admire anyone who tracks a new bike

[finaltrooper]

omg engine sound at 0:23 till 0:27. orgasmic

[leveebreaker7]

So what was that jittery sound it started making at the end after it hit the rev limiter?

[leveebreaker7]

Is this Qatar?

[mark28105]

I'm not a big fan of the 2011 zx10r. The RPM gauge looks cool but I honestly don't like it.

[crettybocker]

@mark28105 and im sure you have driven it to judge how you like it you should post that you dont like the way it looks

[Coffeecup46]

vacuum cleaner

[greddyt05]

The fact that the tach starts to flash once you get to the shift point is bad ass. This is the first I knew that it did that. Wish my bike had that on it. Kawi really out did themselves on this bike.

[tweakious]

That track looks fun at night! Qatar?

[mark28105]

@tweakious It's like a fantasy. It looks so cool. I could imagine riding there at night would be like a total high.

[XxCedDragoNxX]

@tweakious i think so!

[afgr173]

dear toyota I would not use your technology nor do I care

[Shredz81]

Be better if he got out of 2nd gear more than once lol.

Good watch though.

[RobotMittens]

I JUST WANNA SEE HIM PASS THE GUY IN FRONT OF HIM!...wait... never mind he just did... :)

[HighCardWins]

Fast! I haven't drove a sportbike in 8yrs, my buddy's R6. I forgot how crazy fast they are. I got into cars, cars are slow. I might buy a bike now.

[TheMetal750]

HA HA LOVE THE CHUCK NORRIS COMMENT I HEARD THE FUEL THEY USE IS ACTUALLY CHUCK NORISS'S SWEAT :)

[rueldeguzman]

Where is the cam mounted?

[gghg5]

that was a thrilling experience!! awesome video!!

[TheMetal750]

IF THIS IS SUPOSSED TO BE THE FASTEST PRODUCTION BIKE NOW WHAT THE HELL IS IN FRONT OF HIM THE WHOLE TIME? 

[dmfd123]

a better rider

[S01NOR]

@TheMetal750 same bike..

[catalinux007leiro]

@TheMetal750 in front of him is Chuck Norris.

[Scaramanga76]

@TheMetal750 Another ZX10R 2011. 

[Tommy12Gauge]

@TheMetal750 this is the zx10 press lauch in Qatar. the bike in front is also a 2011 zx10 and every other bike on the track

[booneylander]

Watch him tuck the front 3:04

[toe2toecory]

ID KILL TO RIDE ON THAT TRACK!!!

Especially on that bike!

[45decress]

Time will tell, Lets hope it forgives_)(*&^%$#

[RacingJunkie1]

Is MCN really too stupid to mount a camera?.....Yes!!!

Poor driving by the way...

[peavyt15]

@RacingJunkie1 lets see you do better.

[RacingJunkie1]

@peavyt15

Okay,watch my vidz!

[jathe5th]

change gear once in a while ;)

[D61664]

@ BUZZ50RIDER - Stop giving fucked up comments ZX10r is the Best...get the fuck out of here..!!

[oionos2003]

Copy of Honda S2000 speedo...

[BUZZ50RIDER]

kawazaki always promise and never deliver....shame,looks like the bmws1000rr or the rsv4 ltd will be bike of the year for 2011.god its ugly in the flesh and the plastics look like they were made in china...lol

[AnnoiatA]

essagerata da panico



[shravanrulez]

WTFFFFFFFFF check the rear view mirrors they're so close to the ground lol

[erniethefart]

On "technical hold" LOOL

[LaoRv]

Ну и отстой...Такого я вообще не хочу смотреть(((

[BurningSoul76]

change pilot....gear use fail

[IBOO57]

Nice.

So many haters on here.

[my10r]

@mr1turd

claimed max power is 13000 with torque at 11,500. everybody knows that manufacterer specs are always excagerated. so you can safely assume that max power on this settles between 9-12000 and not 7-10 which i guessed at

[my10r]

@1mrturd,

on a stock 1000, peak power is well short of 13000rpm ! more like 7-10,000 rpm.

remember,its stock and not a prepped out superbike that pulls the power right through the rev range.

[RidingDirty2011]

Wow, this guy can't drive for shit.

Wat's up with coasting into turns like that? it's like he was afraid to downshift.

I'm no pro, and i dont ride track.....but when i do hwy ramps im normally in like 3rd gear as I approach the ramp, then downshift to reduce a little speed and keep my revs a little higher so i have enough punch coming out of the corner...and then I shift up again.

This dummy was riding the whole track in second...and then boucning off the rev limiter in 1st gear......wtf?

[snero3]

@RidingDirty2011 "I'm no pro, and i dont ride track." I think you just ruled yourself out from commenting right there.

That looks like the track at Qatar so unless you have ridden it at night on a brand new bike you can't comment.

[my10r]

the vid is well made and the engine sounds very sweet but,,, the riding was shite.spent much to long in the red . was he afraid of short shifting and using all the available mid range power ?

[1MrTurd]

@my10r you clearly dont know how to ride a bike on a race track pal, the whole point of race tracks is to max out the bike....to explore the performance available......brakes/handling­/engine performance etc......you dont do that by short shifting...world superbikes would be rather boring...i can just see the kawasaki world superbike team saying to its riders ok lads peak power is at 13,000rpm but please just short shift and use the mid range power. plus i dont think he hit the redline once

[brapm]

Riding like a complete idiot redlining from the start, then bouncing off the rev-limiter in every stretch always in 2nd gear. Trevor sounds like he's trying to rinse out all the power from a 125cc. Absolutely ridiculous. Blatant display of total lack of mechanical sympathy/understanding and proper use of rev-range and gear selection.

[decco]

that riding is painful, try another gear other than 2nd

[xFaLl3nH3rOx]

Why would they put an aftermarket one on it the one it has is perfect

[kriegdouch]

wonder how many ppl would put an aftermaket tach on these bikes, to me that gets annoying

[ondax76]

vorrei dire al tester di questo mostro di ninja,che ha sbagliato mestiere.dire che è zero è poco.il signore da il pane a chi non ha i denti..vai a testare motocarri...

[fireymatt2]

Thats a sexy looking tach

[theduderwiggysan]

Ive always liked Trevor, back in old PB days, but if this is how Trevor rides a track now, then Im sorry, but I feel my Daughter could beat him.

That little peddle on the left is to change gear. I have seen ZX10 vids on youtube of US journo's really riding the nuts of these bikes, not just revving them to bits.

MCN you did a great job NOT adding rubbish music, and the HD was great, but the contents was almost laughable.

[euheide]

you gotta love that rev bar

[chicohneGnade]

The tüp can not drive which is always in first gear and in the red area of the new times should give me then I show him how I'm going because of the predecessor oh KAWASAKI looks matter to me clearly after you see it!! THX

[LordTimelord]

I like the new LED style tach. It looks like it is much easier to see. The visual indicator of all the LED's flashing when the bike hits the rev limiter is also a nice feature to see. I don't know if they have the capability to set shift points or not on the lights, but if it does... that would be icing on the cake!

Also Thumbs Up for NOT adding music to the video and allowing us to listen to the bike itself! :-)

[danmu]

@LordTimelord I picked one up a few weeks ago. At first I thought I'd not like the new instrument panel, but I quickly grew to love it.

[ItsDamianLOL]

To the two idiots who gave this video a thumbs down, WHY? serious question idiots!

[rapt0rdizzle]

@ItsDamianLOL cruiser riders

[bvdwoude]

KAWA POWER!!!!!!

[silence6210]

Good cornering. Thumbs up for not adding some crappy gay music.

[HabboUsko]

/watch?v=OjIdVlxhTvE < KKK Olhem esse vídeo, o cara levou um tiro de bazuca kkkk! KKKKKKKKKKKK

[MrMagicMushroom]

Must be so difficult to lean down so much without falling off. Cool video.

[pclarke0046]

Is it just me or does he spend too much time on the rev limiter?

[PedtheFox]

@pclarke0046 yh but he is always close to a corner so in a 1000 cc you don't need to shift gear

[theduderwiggysan]

@pclarke0046

I was thinking the same thing. When you get that high in the revs, the bike has no more power to give, so change early.

Trevor was doing almost the entire circuit in 2nd. Thats not right at all.

[LuKGpR]

great run!

[SierraKilo9]

I'd love to see this against a S1000RR.