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Driving report LKM-Kawasaki ZX-12R
Big Mack
»Performance doesn’t stink.« True to this wisdom, the Bonn-based PS forge LKM elicits additional lard from a Kawasaki ZX-12R.
Power in abundance, power without end, brute thrust – this is how most owners of a Kawasaki ZX-12R perceive the power delivery of the most powerful production bike of all time. But there are always people who can never have enough. For them, Hennes Lohr, owner of the LKM tuning company in Bonn, is the right address.
Tuning? ZX-12R? Isn’t the Kawa already pretty strong? The LKM is stronger. Funny 201 hp on the clutch, found through meticulous work on the cylinder head and around it? Valve seat inserts, combustion chambers and channels optimized via flow bench, the gap between piston and cylinder reduced, the compression ratio increased to 12.3 to 1, then the Timing tightened, an LKM Akrapovic exhaust and modified intake trumpets set around the outside. 201, a remarkable number ?? try eating 201 sausage rolls, rent a 201 square meter apartment, watch 201 episodes of Bonanza or drink 201 nice beers. Exactly, 201 hp, that’s plenty, in every situation, in every gear, full and super-confident from below, the power always flows, trickle-like or Niagara-like as required. Approach is required, conscientiousness anyway, otherwise the LKM will eat its rider. Most certainly.
4.3 seconds ?? from 100 to 200. 307 kilometers per hour top? theoretically in ten minutes from Bonn to Cologne, from Stuttgart to Heilbronn, from Berlin to Finsterwalde. Theoretically. Well, on paper or the measuring mile, some super sports car might run even faster. The LKM-ZX-12 R has only been waiting for a long time until they have reached this speed. The serial ZX-12 is already 303, depending on the weather. Seen in this way, the 4 km / h are no longer the world, but how the LKM marches beyond 200 km / h is simply overwhelming. Even powerful big bikes only produce this feeling at significantly lower speeds.
Watch out! The seduction potential of this elemental force is so high that even the most established character is constantly in danger of succumbing to his basic instincts and just ?? exactly to be a pig. It’s that easy. The general equation: gas equals power. Every Schluri Mad Max, every garden gnome breeder can mime a strong man. Reason? Another topic. So again: take care of yourself and the others!
D.he twelve contributes to her inherent safe driving behavior, plus her good wind protection, which is particularly important at these speeds. She likes to show the sporty potential of her chassis with its great ground clearance and its firm suspension elements. However, Kawasaki should homologate a rear tire with a more curve-friendly contour, then the ZX-12R would also be manageable, and would also provide the fun on curvy terrain that it was originally designed for. And thus provide the appropriate environment for 201 hp. Interest? Ask Hans Dieter Lohr from LKM (phone 0228/316631), who has this huge herd of horses galloping for around 5000 Marks conversion costs.
Technical data – LKM-Kawasaki ZX-12R
Engine: water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine, two overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, electronic manifold injection, engine management. Displacement 1199 cm³ Compression ratio 12.5: 1 Nominal output 131 kW (191 HP) at 10 500 rpm Max. Torque 147 Nm (15.0 kpm) at 7500 rpm Chassis: Monocoque frame made of sheet aluminum, upside-down fork, guide tube diameter 43 mm, central spring strut with lever system, with adjustable spring base, rebound and compression damping, double disc brake at the front, Ø 320 mm, Six-piston calipers, rear disc brake, two-piston caliper, Ø 230 mm, cast aluminum wheels 3.50 x 17; 6.00 x 17 tires 120/70 ZR 17; 200/50 ZR 17 Chassis data: wheelbase 1440 mm, steering head angle 66.5 degrees, caster 93 mm, spring travel f / h 120/140 mm, weight with a full tank 246 kilograms, conversion costs around 5000 marks
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