Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
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| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company |
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| Parent company | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Production | 2000–2006 |
| Successor | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 |
| Class | Sportbike |
| Engine | 1,199 cc (73.2 cu in) inline four |
| Bore / stroke | 83.0 mm × 55.4 mm (3.27 in × 2.18 in) |
| Compression ratio | 12.2:1 |
| Top speed | 187–190 mph (301–306 km/h) |
| Power | 178.5 hp (133.1 kW) @ 9,500 rpm 161.2 hp (120.2 kW) (rear wheel) |
| Torque | 101 lb·ft (137 N·m) @ 7,500 rpm 91.2 lb·ft (123.7 N·m) (rear wheel) |
| Transmission | Wet clutch, 6-speed, chain |
| Frame type | Aluminium monocoque |
| Suspension |
Front 43 mm KYB , Inverted telescopic fork, with adjustable preload, 12-way rebound and 12-way compression damping (4.72 in.) wheel travel Rear Bottom-Link with gas-charged shock: piggy-back reservoir, adjustable spring preload, 18-way rebound and 20-way compression (5.51 in.) wheel travel |
| Brakes |
Front Dual semi-floating 320 mm (13 in) discs with dual 6-piston tokico calipers Rear Single 230 mm (9.1 in) disc with opposed 2-piston caliper |
| Tires | Dunlop Sportmax II D207 120/70ZR17, 200/50ZR17 |
| Rake, trail | 23.5°, 3.66 in (93 mm) |
| Wheelbase | 56.69 in (1,440 mm) |
| Dimensions |
L: 2,080 mm (81.89 in) W: 720 mm (28.5 in) H: 1,185 mm (46.65 in) |
| Seat height | 810 mm (31.9 in) |
| Weight | 463 lb (210 kg) (dry) 545 lb (247 kg) (wet) |
| Fuel capacity | 20 l; 4.4 imp gal (5.3 US gal) |
| Oil capacity | 2,800 ml (2.96 US qt) oil & filter change 3,600 ml (3.8 US qt) completely dry |
| Fuel consumption | 7.3 L/100 km; 38.6 mpg‑imp (32.1 mpg‑US) |
| Turning radius | 3.0 m (9.8 ft) |
| Related | Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 |
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki produced from 2000 until 2006. In those years the ZX-12R at 178 hp (133 kW) at low speed to 190 hp (140 kW) at high speed with ram-air intake,was the most powerful production motorcycle up to 2006 and the release of the ZX-14. It was known as a contender to be the fastest production motorcycle, and for its role in bringing to a truce the escalating competition to build a ever faster motorcycle. Its top speed of 187 mph made it the fastest production motorcycle for sale from 2000 to 2006.
The ZX-12R has the distinction of only being called a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R and not called a ZZ-R1200. Unlike the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11 also called a ZZ-R1100 and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 also called a ZZ-R1400. A separate bike the ZZ-R1200 also called a ZX-12C, built from 2002 to 2005 was solely to have this model designation. It followed the ZX-11C and later model ZX-11D when it was discontinued after 2001, and this bike the ZZ-R1200 is more akin to the ZX-11/ZZ-R1100 and was its successor. The ZX-12R also had the R designation like kawasaki's race-replicas ZX-6R, ZX-7R, ZX-9R, and ZX-10R.
From the first production ZX-12R, in the 2000 model year, its top speed was restricted by a motorcycle manufacturer gentlemen's agreement that was started in late 1999. This was due to a voluntary gentlemen's agreement that included BMW Motorrad and the Japanese manufacturers, amid fears of government regulation of motorcycle speeds mainly in Europe. Prior to the agreement, with rumors of going 200-mphKawasaki had planned a world press event to launch their answer to Suzuki's Hayabusa, but the event was abruptly cancelled, and instead the ZX-12R with a revised engine control unit that limited speed to about 300 km/h was released with no fanfare or comment by Kawasaki.
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