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Kawa gets angry and it shows. With great kicks, the manufacturer returns to the foreground by presenting models that spill a lot of ink. After the thunderous Z 1000 and the ZX-6RR which marks the return to extreme sport, the Greens present the eagerly awaited replacement of the ZX-9R. Here is the Kawasaki ZX-10R. We discover a surprising motorcycle, beautiful what is more, especially in the black color. On the Ninja 10, everything is oversized or very openwork: Billhook cut fairing panels which will allow excellent calorie removal (and a few grams less thanks to the plastoc), brake discs ultra-drilled and cut ” petals “. Even less weight, better wear and better efficiency. It’s not just to look pretty. The engine is entirely new and devilishly nasty because Kawa has taken out the heavy artillery to contain it: very, very imposing frame and of a new shape, swinging arm worse than on the 954 CBR, inverted fork and radial mounting calipers. After the official Kawasaki press release, the numbers are enough to make you dizzy: this new hypersport claims 184 hp (175 without forced air) for 170 kg. The new benchmark set by the new R1 (180 for 172) is already out of date. Everything has been thought out to make this block as compact and efficient as possible. The injection has finally arrived on the big sportswoman of the Greens, via 43 mm injection bodies. The housings are in magnesium and the box benefits from a shorter staging. To force-feed the boiler, the fork crown is pierced with a frontal air intake as on the little sister ZX-6RR but it seems more imposing. This does not prevent the 10 R from having better penetration in the air than its little sister. Well-designed tank to integrate the pilot into the machine as much as possible, oval pot 
in a titanium structure with a thin aluminum coating and integrated indicators – to promote aerodynamics -, and we still grab unsprung weight with new wheels with even lighter profile. It promises to be nasty, for the competition and for the pilot … Pilot is more than ever the right word because the ZX-10R will not make as many concessions as its predecessor 9R which offered a conciliatory driving position, almost hypersport- GT. Radical but oh so effective seems the leitmotif of the new generation. Kawasaki announced a weight / power ratio never seen before; it is now done! the 2004 match promises to be exceptional.
Psmall, narrow, it looks like a 600. And it’s the same on board. Acceptable driving position but we are still well picked up. No question of a relaxation area for a Paris-Nice trip, it’s sport, and it is better not to be too tall. Much is expected from the new 10R block, as the announced power seems out of the ordinary. Start! Kawasakists can smile: at low revs, it clears its throat, or rather clears its throat like a good old ZRX engine. With vibrations that are somewhat appealing, we really feel that there is life underneath. It is in this range that the block disappoints somewhat: it seems less filled than that of the GSX-R 1000 (the reference, it is true), and the 6th gear is not its favorite when the engine speed is light. . So young and already temperamental? Excellent! Then, the mechanics become more serious up to 7000 rpm, without being uncontrollable. Suddenly, we push it to round up the valiant nags. And there, we start to ask ourselves questions, to feel the back cooling down … We are approaching 9000 rpm … it was already sending strong but we insist – we pass this course, and the motorcycle moves, like armored TNT in the pistons. At the top of the tachometer, the mill is a real fury, animated with astonishing liveliness. It should be noted that the engineers have provided the engine with a great array of technological refinements. With such rage, driving this 1000 is no easy task. Any uncontrolled optimism is strongly discouraged and severely reprimanded. When the watts are pouring in, it takes a good dose of know-how and composure to get the most out of it..
Thanks to an astonishing extension, the use of the gearbox is reduced in certain portions of the circuit. It is under braking 
that the emotions continue. We already appreciated Kawa’s skills in this area; we are not disappointed. The efficiency is beyond reproach. We grasp the lever with conviction and security, the arms crash … and the rear becomes light, light, a little too much. What? The new anti-driblle integrated in the clutch system is there. If it is effective, this system has the small drawback of causing a slight rear drift during heavy braking. According to the engineers, this can be regulated with more or less influence as desired. In dynamics, the ZX-10R is both stable and lively, a real little 600 sport … As long as you play with it. In muscular driving, the bike becomes physical, demanding. As if she forces you to take your guts out in exchange for her incredible power. Smile, but stay humble. The new Kawasaki hypersport is no longer in lace. Respect, control, composure, here is the new rule of conduct.
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Performances
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Max speed:
295 km / h -
Acceleration
0 to 100: 3 s -
Consumption
medium: 7.80 l
The technical aspect
Kawasaki ZX-10R 1000 2004
- Frame
- Frame: Aluminum double beam backbone
- Tank: 17 liters
- Seat height: 825 mm
- Length: 2,045 mm
- Width: 705 mm
- Height: 1115 mm
- Wheelbase: 1385 mm
- Dry weight: 170 kg
- Operating weight: 198 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic inverted fork Ø 43 mm, deb: 120 mm
- 2 petal discs Ø 300mm, 4 piston radial calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6 speed gearbox
- Secondary chain transmission
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock, deb: 125 mm
- 1 petal disc Ø 200 mm, 2 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
190/55
– 17
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Electronic injection
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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998 cc
(76 x 55 mm) -
175
ch
at 11,700 rpm - 184 hp with forced air
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11.70 mkg
at 9,500 rpm - Weight ratio /
power
: 0.97
kg / hp - Compression: 12.7: 1
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Competitors
Honda CBR 1000 RR Fireblade 2004
Yamaha YZF-R1 1000 2004
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2004
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