2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

Problem is, reality rarely lives up to the hype.But Kawasaki's new-from-the-ground-up 2011 Ninja® ZX™-10R sportbike has no such credibility gap, going several steps beyond newer, faster, lighter and better by offering the most advanced traction-control system in all of production motorcycling.Yes, in all of production motorcycling.

GENERAL INFORMATION
MANUFACTURER	Kawasaki
MODEL YEAR	2011
MODEL	Ninja® ZX™-10R
DIMENSIONS
LENGTH	81.7 in.
HEIGHT	43.9 in.
WIDTH	28.2 in.
WEIGHT	Curb: 436.6 lbs.
WHEELBASE	56.1 in.
SEAT HEIGHT	32 in.
ENGINE
ENGINE	4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valves per cylinder, inline-4
DISPLACEMENT	998 cc
BORE X STROKE	76 x 55 mm
COMPRESSION RATIO	13:1
FUEL SYSTEM	DFI® with (4) 47 mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, 2 injectors per cylinder
FUEL CAPACITY	4.5 gal.
IGNITION	TCBI with digital advance and Sport-Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC)
COOLING	Liquid
DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION	6-speed
FINAL DRIVE	Chain
BRAKES/WHEELS/TIRES
BRAKES	Front: 2 semi-floating 310 mm petal discs with (2) 4-piston radial-mount calipers Rear: (1) 220 mm petal disc with aluminum 1-piston caliper
TIRES	Front: 120/70 ZR17 Rear: 190/55 ZR17
OPERATIONAL
SUSPENSION	Front: 43 mm inverted Big Piston Fork (BPF) with DLC coating, adjustable rebound and compression damping and spring preload adjustability; 4.7 in. travel Rear: Horizontal back-link with gas-charged shock and top-out spring, stepless, 2-range (low- / high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload; 4.9 in. travel
RAKE	25°
TRAIL	4.3 in.