Kawasaki Ninja 1000
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| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company |
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| 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) |
| Power | 103 kW (138 bhp) @ 9,600 rpm (claimed) 93.3 kW (125.1 hp) @ 9,000 rpm(rear wheel) |
| Torque | 98.54 N·m (72.68 lb·ft)(rear wheel) @ 8,800 rpm |
| 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) (2011–2016)(wet) 235 kg (518 lb) (2017– ) (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) 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, but with ergonomics, storage, larger fuel tank 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 300 km/h (186 mph) agreed to in the gentlemen's agreement but apparently to keep its top speed the same as the unfaired and unlimited Z1000.
Kawasaki has positioned the bike as a "sport bike for the real world." As the model will not be homologated for racing purposes, the designers were free to make compromises for street performance. 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. 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.
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