kawasaki ninja ZX-10R (ZX10R)

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is a superbike and Kawasaki's follow-up to the ZX-9R sport bike. It was originally released in 2004 with minor revisions in 2005, it combines ultra-narrow chassis, low weight, radial brakes, and strong engine make it a very competitive package for its Japanese rivals: Suzuki's GSX-R 1000, Honda's CBR1000RR and Yamaha Motor Company's R1. In 2004 and 2005 the ZX-10R won Best Superbike from Cycle World magazine and the prestigious international Masterbike competition. It is known to be the most 'hard edged' or race oriented out of the Japanese one-liter inline four cylinder motorcycles, with relatively quick steering and a ferocious powerband.

The 2008 model has an MSRP of USD $11,549.

According to the National Institute of Highway Safety, The ZX-10R has the highest theft and damage loss claim rate of any registered motorcycle. [1]

Kawasaki engineers utilized a "stack" design for a liquid-cooled, 998 cc inline four-cylinder engine. The crank axis, input shaft and output shaft of the "Ninja" ZX-10R engine are positioned in a triangular layout to reduce engine length, while the high-speed generator is placed behind the cylinder bank to reduce engine width. With a bore and stroke of 76 x 55 mm, the ZX-10R engine's one-piece cylinder and crankcase assembly reduces weight and increases rigidity. The DOHC are machined from chromoly steel built for strength, four valves per cylinder improve high-rpm breathing, and the forged, lightweight pistons offer high heat resistance to further enhance the bike's power-to-weight ratio.

The ZX-10R was all new for its launch for the 2008 model year. There has been a dramatic change in appearance with the bike featuring a much more angular front end. Kawasaki has moved away from the twin-underseat exhausts of the '06-'07 model to a more conventional single side exhaust. The compression ratio of the engine has been raised so that the engine now produces 188 PS / 138.3 kW (185.5 hp) @ 12,500 rpm and 200 PS / 147.1 kW (197.3 hp) @ 12,500 rpm with ram air.

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