Creating a superbike engine and chassis combination that is competent enough to delight professional racers, yet still possesses valuable streetbike qualities to satisfy mainstream riders is a delicate balancing act to say the least. However, Kawasaki sportbike engineers arent your average slide rule gang. They gathered an extensive amount of superbike racing knowledge and distilled it into the latest Ninja® ZX-10R, to create a machine that dominates, regardless of the locale.
• Very compact, narrow and lightweight design
• One-piece upper crankcase and cylinder casting saves weight and offers increased rigidity
• Oil is routed through channels milled into the cases on various parts of the engine, eliminating oil lines and saving weight
• Stacked triangular layout of crank axis, input shaft and output shaft reduces engine length and lowers the center of gravity
• Lightweight crankshaft maintains the same inertial moment as heavier design but saves about two pounds
• Low friction oil pump reduction ratio
• Water pump uses the same type impeller as the ZX-14 with pump rpm optimized for less friction
• Lightweight Denso radiator with tightly packed cores
• Specially designed internal fins on the liquid-cooled, aluminum oil cooler for highefficiency heat dissipation
• Intake ports, exhaust ports and combustion chambers designed for optimum flow efficiency and top-end power
• Exhaust ports are narrower at the midpoint and larger at the opening to promote higher exhaust velocity
• 24.5mm diameter exhaust valves
• Lift profiles of the cam lobes are designed to deliver more power at high rpm and make it easier to tune the engine for racing
• Secondary fuel injectors improve top-end power output and power characteristics
• Oval cross-sectioned throttle bodies allow more precise throttle control and response
• Compact flat-type fuel pump takes up less fuel tank space
Engine Type Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
Displacement 998cc
Bore x Stroke 76.0 x 55.0 mm
Maximum Torque 83.2 lb-ft @ 8,700 rpm
Compression Ratio 12.9:1
Fuel Injection DFI with 43mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, two injectors per cylinder
Ignition TCBI with digital advance and Kawasaki Ignition Management System (KIMS)
Transmission Six-speed
Final Drive Chain
Rake/Trail 25.5deg / 4.3 in.
Front Tire Size 120/70 ZR17
Rear Tire Size 190/55 ZR17
Wheelbase 55.7 in.
Front Suspension / wheel travel 43mm inverted fork with DLC coating, adjustable rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability and top-out springs / 4.7 in.
Rear Suspension / wheel travel Uni-Trak® with top-out spring, stepless, dual-range (high/low-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload / 4.9 in.
Front Brake Type Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs with dual four-piston radial-mount calipers
Rear Brake Type Single 220mm petal disc with single-piston aluminum caliper
Fuel Tank Capacity 4.5 gal.
Seat Height 32.7 in.
Curb Weight 458.6 lbs.
Overall length 83.1 in.
Overall width 28.0 in.
Overall height 44.7 in.
Color Ebony, Candy Burnt Orange / Flat Super Black, Special Edition Lime Green / Metallic Diablo Black
MSRP Standard $11,799 / Special Edition $11,999
Warranty 12 Months
Good Times™ Protection Plan 12, 24, 36, 48 months
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