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Remember 4 years ago, roughly the same period: Kawasaki presented the Z 1000. A shock for everyone, a beast on 2 wheels, a design that heated, a chassis that charmed, an engine that saved. . and the beginning of another era for Kawa, that of renewal.
And now that street fighters are invading the streets and overshadowing the famous Z, the manufacturer is bringing out the slapping box with this new generation of Z 1000. No doubt, it will hit hard.
At the sight of these images, we can only congratulate the mutation of this big street-fighter. It’s more lively, sharper, more worked, more violent even, with attributes of the most beautiful effect.
AH …! The pots. They shock you, don’t they!?! The 4 flutes have disappeared to make room for 2 huge bowls themselves terminated by 2 nozzles – but take the count: you still have 4 gas evacuation outlets. Above all, with these new exhaust volumes, the engine will breathe much better than before. We will come back to this in a few lines.
Let’s not be too impatient and taste these tense and bleeding new lines. More tapered, the fork crown has gained in style, in threats. The inverted fork is still there but now equipped with a magnificent set of radially mounted brake calipers, and petal discs as on the ZX-R 10 and 636.
Look at the front fender! An incisor has grown in front of the fork tubes to allow it to bite the road (or the competitors?). The radiator scoops evolved into broad shoulders with a distinct resemblance to those of the ER-6n. Under the tank, the engine inherits new casings very nicely designed. The little tuning touch (colored plastic covers) which ended the alternator and clutch housings turned into superb cut parts (provided that it is not plastoc …). From one end to the other of the rims (always half-painted, half-polished), it is as bad as it gets. And yet, a little softness escapes from the rear, with a posterior modeled on that of the ZX-10R. Mirrors, screen, indicators, side covers; all the casing is ironed in the design office. The rear sting is gone, but that doesn’t mean the Z 1000’s fieriness has calmed down.
Quite the contrary. Kawasaki claims the torque has been increased at low and mid-range. Great satisfaction because the old Z was not very demonstrative on this side. It must be said that the exhaust flutes took a lot of breath. Little is known about the block of the new Z 1000. But when we know that new side pillars have been grafted onto the frame and that the swingarm strongly resembles that of the ZZR 1400, we expected some muscle.
And what a surprise! far from giving in to the increased power delivered by the competition (FZ1: 150 horsepower; K 1200 R: 163), the Z is not afraid to admit that it delivers 2 horsepower … less than before. With 125 guns to master, the moth of the greens is right between the Yam FZ1 and the Honda CBF 1000. Could this be a way of reconciling a ladle of power with a large handful of availability? If Miss Z offers us more torque while retaining the performance of its chassis, we re-ask without problem. The gniak will also have to be available earlier, because Z 1000 version 07 has 7 kg more body mass (muscle?).
More intimidating, more aggressive, more classy, the new Z also knows how to be more obvious with the pilot. The ergonomics have been revised while maintaining a position oriented for sport driving. Note that improvements are reported at the saddle, footrests and tank … and on the cockpit side. The strange counter from the 2nd generation ZX-636R has given way to a needle tachometer and digital block assembly. Like what, it’s still the best.
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Max speed:
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The technical aspect
Kawasaki Z 1000 2009
- Frame
- Frame: diamond-type tubular, in steel
- Tank: 18.5 liters
- Seat height: 820 mm
- Length: 2,090 mm
- Width: 780 mm
- Height: 1,065 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,445 mm
- Dry weight: 205 kg
- Operating weight: 228 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic inverted fork Ø 41 mm, deb: 120 mm
- 2 discs Ø 300 mm, 4 piston calipers with radial fixing
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6-speed
- Secondary chain transmission
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock, deb: 150 mm
- 1 disc Ø 250 mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
190/50
– 17
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Injection
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
-
953 cc
(77.2 x 50.9 mm) -
125
ch
at 10,000 rpm -
10.10 mkg
at 8,200 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 1.64
kg / hp - Compression: 11.2: 1
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Competitors
BMW K 1300 R 2009
Ducati 1098 Streetfighter 2009
Honda CB 1000 R 2009
Aprilia TUONO 1000 R FACTORY 2009
Yamaha FZ1 1000 2009
Suzuki B-KING 1300 2009
MV-Agusta BRUTALE 989 R 2009
2009 Buell 1125 CR
Triumph 1050 SPEED TRIPLE 2009
MZ / MuZ (Motorad Zschopau) 1000 SF SUPER FIGHTER 2009
KTM SUPERDUKE 990 2009
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