[avenger]

2011 Z1000S - A 650R and a Z1000 got "intimate" with eachother and this is the result

and it's damn good!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/2011-kawasaki-z1000s-more-leaked-photos/

 

[Mr Skidmarks]

Too much plastic, the mighty Z should remain a naked in my opinion.

 

[Kodiak]

Too much plastic, the mighty Z should remain a naked in my opinion.

Don't think of this as a Z with a fairing. Think of it as a ninja 650 with a bigger engine and better suspension.

 

[avenger]

Too much plastic, the mighty Z should remain a naked in my opinion.

from what i understand the Z is still available... this is like the 650R to the ER-6n

 

[avenger]

Don't think of this as a Z with a fairing. Think of it as a ninja 650 with a bigger engine and better suspension.

i may be trading up

 

[cdrbrnr]

That is sexy, oh baby!! Wow. I gotta see one of these. Mondays to do list - talk to insurance agent.

I will figure out how to pay for it later.

 

[LuMpY]

Oh. Yea. I would totally rock that. I wonder if they'll ever make a bigger twin powered bike..

 

[RecklessFable]

It looks like what the VFR should have been

 

[Jonst500r]

It looks like what the VFR should have been

+1, Totally agree. The VFR 1200 is a hideous lump, IMO.

 

[Glocken]

it looks so aggresive its awesome

 

[09Green>10Green]

So when compared to a ZX-10R, this bike differs how? Other than the rider friendly ergo's this bike seems to offer.

 

[unL33T]

So when compared to a ZX-10R, this bike differs how? Other than the rider friendly ergo's this bike seems to offer.

I was just thinking why not just stick some higher bars on a ZX10?

But then I guess you could argue why not just stick some higher bars on a ZX-6R instead of making the 650R... although that comparison is a little different since the engines are completely different.

 

[CreatureCore]

The new zx-10 has: 207 hp with ram air, 436 lbs, ABS and Traction control, big bore front forks, horizontal back link, new frame design, and more..

http://zx-10r.net/store/2011/Ninja+ZX-10R.pdf

 

[Mr Skidmarks]

There is no way its putting down over 200hp...

 

[WipperSnapper]

I don't need 200 hp for what I want to do.. Ill be fine with 199.

 

[CreatureCore]

According to Kawasaki it is, dont think its been tested independently yet.

http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=58083&set_time=1286200719

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/207-hp-full-details-on-the-2011-kawasaki-zx-10r/

 

[Mr Skidmarks]

Don't get me wrong, I'd for love kawi to be the horsepower king. But I doubt that bike will hit over 190 HP.

 

[Lumberjack]

I was just thinking why not just stick some higher bars on a ZX10?

But then I guess you could argue why not just stick some higher bars on a ZX-6R instead of making the 650R... although that comparison is a little different since the engines are completely different.

I think the difference will be the engine tune - like the regular Z1000 the Z1000s will not rev as high and will make most of its power in the midrange - the ZX-10r makes most of its power at a very high rpm, which is apparently good for racetrack but not so good for street..

The ZX-10r will also have a much more sophisticated suspension and all the electronic goodies like traction control and such...

 

[Kodiak]

Well, it's officially coming to the states as the Ninja 1000. Comes in black or a red/black combo. No ABS option. Hard luggage (givi) and heated grips will be a factory accessory option. MSRP is $10,999.

I predict one of these ends up in my garage in the next 5 months.

 

[RecklessFable]

Does anybody else wish they'd keep the non-US nomenclature? What next, call the Concourse the Ninja 1400?

Having Ninja = Fairing is just lame, and I'm a Ninja 650R owner saying that!

An no ABS in the US, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.