Trashy !
Guess Kawasaki need to work harder on their brand perspective !
Special offer at Kawasaki
10-10-2011
In the soft launch date of the new Kawasaki ZX-14, and looking at the a couple of leaked photos the bike has killer looks…and almost a ZX-10 clone.
The full launch will be at EICMA on November 8th, but will it be a Hayabusa killer, and what about Suzuki do they have anything under their sleeves are they gona surprise us at EICMA ?
The New Green
I have been asked many times about the new Kawasaki ZX10-R, but all i could say was that Kawasaki USED to “Let the good times roll”….especially that they issued a technical recall on the ZX10-R a month after it the launch.
I did not get an invitation to the launch at Lossil in Qatar last Nov, so i haven’t ridden the green yet, and i can only quote whatever is circulating around the net and what the journalists that rode it has to say.
MCN did a group test last week between the ZX-10R, S1000RR, Honda Fireblade, Yamaha R1 and Suzuki GSX-R1000, and the above video should summarize it.
Jap Art
Again Kawasaki keeps the good bikes for the Japan market and send us only the lousy ones, the ZRX1200 comes with 2 new color schemes this year..a Dark green with light green band, and a dark brown with light brown band.
Powering this classic a 4-stroke liquid-cooled, DOHC four-cylinder engine, with a total displacement of 1.164cc that pump 110HP at 8,000 rpm, and a 107Nm of torque at 6,000 rpm, the bike weighs 246kg.
I would love to get my ass -or what’s left of it- on one of those for a Friday morning blast, but unfortunately this bike wont be going anywhere outside the Japanese market.
Retro stunts
Kawasaki used to make great Motorcycles.
Bike of the Year
This may sound a repetition of the previous post.
SWA -Supertest World Association- is an organization that runs the world biggest track test with motorcycle journalists from all around the world to compare the latest bikes in the market.
This year test took place in Greece, with the absence of Ducati, KTM and Bimota, the final ranking -based on lap times, dyno power and torque measurements, comfort, price/performance ratio- was as follows:
1-BMW S1000RR (with distinction)
2-APRILIA RSV4
3-MV AGUSTA F4 1000
4-KAWASAKI ZX-10R
5-SUZUKI GSX-R 1000
6-YAMAHA YZF R1
7-HONDA CBR1000RR
Master Max
Yesterdays’ race at Monza was the best race of the season, Max Biggi shined from start to finish in both rounds.
Biggi was unstoppable, sliding into a corner and coming out of the same corner with a wheelie….got me glued to the TV for 36 laps.
Toseland on the R1 was the motivator for Max, he pushed Biggi to the limit but then he couldn’t keep up, in race two Crutchlow’s also gave Biggi a good run but his R1 broke down later on.
The race marked the first ever World Superbike podium for BMW, Xaus posted his best ever result for the team, with a sixth place in race one, and Troy Corser came third place from 12th on the grid in race two.
It was also a great race for Tom Sykes the Kawasaki man who gave Haga a hard time, and Haga couldn’t overtake him.
Bike of the year 09
An interesting article to read, but why not take a guess and post it before you do. Read more
I so much want one
Kawasaki takes us back to the seventies with its new 2009 Kawasaki ZXR 1200 , the bike reminds me of the good old days when these bikes were owned only by well-built men, as they were the only ones that could handle such a heavy bike.
I guess its time for me to live the seventies again, but the bike is being served solely for the Japanese market for the time being.
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