Kawasaki Ninja 1000

Kawasaki Ninja 1000

Manufacturer	Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company
Also called	Kawasaki Z1000S/Z1000SX
Parent company	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Production	2011–present
Class	Sport touring
Engine	1,043 cc (63.6 cu in) liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-four
Bore / stroke	77.0 mm × 56.0 mm (3.03 in × 2.20 in)
Top speed	152.8 mph (245.9 km/h)[1]
Power	103 kW (138 bhp) @ 9,600 rpm (claimed)[2] 93.3 kW (125.1 hp) @ 9,000 rpm(rear wheel)[3]
Torque	98.54 N·m (72.68 lb·ft)(rear wheel) @ 8,800 rpm[1]
Transmission	6-speed constant mesh
Suspension	Front: Inverted 41 mm (1.6 in) telescopic fork with stepless compression and rebound damping, adjustable spring preload Rear: Swingarm with horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, remotely adjustable spring preload
Brakes	Front: Four-piston caliper with dual 300 mm (11.8 in) discs Rear: Single-piston caliper with single 250 mm (9.8 in) disc
Tires	Front: 120/70-17 Rear: 190/50-17
Rake, trail	24.5°, 100 mm (4.0 in)
Wheelbase	1,450 mm (56.9 in)
Dimensions	L: 2,110 mm (82.9 in) W: 790 mm (31.1 in) H: 1,230 mm (48.4 in)
Seat height	820 mm (32.3 in)
Weight	228.0 kg (502.7 lb) (claimed)[4] (wet)
Fuel capacity	19 l; 4.2 imp gal (5.0 US gal)
Related	Kawasaki Z1000

The Kawasaki Ninja 1000 (sold in some markets as the Z1000S or Z1000SX; SX is an initialism created from Sports and Crossover)^[5] is a motorcycle in the Ninja series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki sold since 2011. Other than its name, it is unrelated to the Ninja 1000R produced from 1986–89, or to other Ninja motorcycles.

It is generally characterized as a fully faired sibling of the Z1000 streetfighter, sharing the same 1,043cc liquid-cooled, electronic fuel-injected, 16-valve four-stroke inline-four engine and aluminum twin-tube backbone frame,^[6] but with ergonomics, storage, and other design elements more oriented to the sport touring market. The Ninja 1000 is also strangely fitted with an electronic speed limiter, not because it is capable of exceeding the 186 mph agreed to in the gentleman's agreement but apparently to keep it's top speed the same as the unfaired and unlimited Z1000.^[7]

Class

Kawasaki has positioned the bike as a "sport bike for the real world."^[8] As the model will not be homologated for racing purposes, the designers were free to make compromises for street performance.^[3] The Ninja 1000 thus has an upright seating position, large fuel tank, and adjustable windscreen among its features, as well a transmission geared for street-riding as opposed to racing.^[2] Nevertheless, it retains the large engine and aggressive styling of a sport bike, and its performance characteristics remain on the sport end of the spectrum, placing its sports-touring type more in competition with bikes like the Honda VFR1200F or Triumph Sprint GT as opposed to the Kawasaki's Concours or Yamaha FJR1300.^[3]

2017

Compliant with Euro 4 rules, furnished with new styling and capable of competing with Suzuki GSX-S1000F, KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, MV Agusta Turismo Veloce and the Ducati SuperSport of 2017, the bike will contribute to the regained strength of the sports-touring class.^[9]

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