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Kawasaki seems to be following its own path to improve its fat sports car. The competition is intractable: more horses, radicalism and less kilos. The Greens don’t quite agree. If the new version of the 9R also loses a little weight (1 kg), it especially knows how to keep an ounce of user-friendliness, which makes it one of the most pleasant to drive off the circuits..
By changing the century, the Ninja is improved. More agile thanks to a new geometry of the front axle, it gains a new shock absorber, a new reinforced frame with removable rear buckle and improves its mechanics. The carbs, cylinder block and intake ducts are also new while power exceeds 140 hp in full.
Although officiating in the same category as the R1 and the 900 CBR, the kawa has a smaller size. The tank is wide and the whole bike lacks a bit of finesse compared to its rival Yamaha. However, it is a beautiful motorcycle, confusing even with its facies of beetle which highlights a gaping mouth. With its half-handlebars apart and above all quite raised, it does not force the rider to break in 2 on the machine. The bust is not in free fall on the front axle, the wrists suffer little, the protection is not bad … it is in fact the most comfortable of hypersports.
The B
engine loc is not to be outdone. Well filled and rumbling with a striking voice, the boiler is one of the most expressive of the production in the low and mid-range. And like all good Kawa mechanics, the rage he shows in the towers is thrilling. Do not rely too much on the version with 100 nags. It’s compulsory in France, isn’t it! Although powerful, this mill can not however compete with the block of the R1. It is especially on track that we will notice the difference … accentuated by the chassis. The fork struggles to withstand high stresses and stability can be compromised when pushing the bike very seriously. On the road, the 9R does not lack agility and lends itself easily to attack. If the road deteriorates, quickly calm down: the machine is as happy as a fish on the sand..
Generous in engine sensations, pleasant on the road, accepting (it is relative) the duet and a big lock in the trunk, not torturing the pilot, the ZX-9R deserves a better place on the market. It is really only on the circuit that it marks time against more sharper but much less versatile competitors..
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900 ZX-9R 2000
Model marketed in
2000
2001
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Max speed:
approx. 290 km / h -
Consumption
medium: 5.50 l
The technical aspect
2001 Kawasaki 900 ZX-9R
- Frame
- Frame: Double perimeter aluminum beam
- Tank: 19 liters
- Seat height: 810 mm
- Length: 2,050 mm
- Width: 730 mm
- Height: 1,155 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,415 mm
- Dry weight: 184 kg
- Operating weight: 210 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic fork Ø 46 mm, deb: 130 mm
- 2 discs Ø 310mm, 6 piston calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6-speed gearbox
- Secondary chain transmission
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock absorber, deb: 130 mm
- 1 disc Ø 220 mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
190/50
– 17
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- 4 carbs Ø 40 mm
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
-
889 cc
(75 x 50.9 mm) -
144
ch
at 11,000 rpm -
10.30 mkg
at 9,200 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 1.28
kg / hp - Compression: 12.2: 1
- Crit’air:
Detached pieces
exhaust
motor
fluid
electricity
filtration
braking
chain kit
Competitors
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2001
Yamaha YZF-R1 1000 2001
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