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{{Infobox Motorcycle
{{Infobox Motorcycle
| name = Kawasaki GPZ1000RX
| name = Kawasaki GPZ1000RX
| image = [[File:Kawasaki GPZ1000RX Bloody Lady.jpg|frameless|upright=1.35]]
| image = [[File:Gpz1000rx.jpg|thumb|Kawasaki GPZ1000RX 1986]]
| aka = Ninja 1000R, ZXT00A
| aka = Ninja 1000R, ZXT00A
| manufacturer = [[Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki]]
| manufacturer = [[Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki]]

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Kawasaki GPZ1000RX
Kawasaki GPZ1000RX 1986
ManufacturerKawasaki
Also calledNinja 1000R, ZXT00A
Parent companyKawasaki Heavy Industries
Production1986–1988
PredecessorGPz900R
SuccessorZX-10 "Tomcat"
ClassSport bike
Engine997 cc (60.8 cu in), 4-stroke, transverse 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder
SuspensionFront: Telescopic, air
Rear: Uni-Trak, air shock.
BrakesFront: dual disc
Rear: single disc
TiresTubeless
120/80-16 (front) (A1 - A6)
150/80-16 (rear) (A1 - A6)
Rake, trail29°, 114 mm (4.5 in)
Fuel capacity21 L (4.6 imp gal; 5.5 US gal)
Reserve: 4 L (0.88 imp gal; 1.1 US gal)
RelatedGTR1000 "Concours", ZL1000 "Eliminator"

The Kawasaki GPZ1000RX (Ninja 1000R, model designation ZXT00A) was a motorcycle made by Kawasaki from 1986 to 1988. It had a 997 cc (60.8 cu in) four-cylinder, 16-valve, twin cam engine.

The GPZ1000RX was to be the replacement for the original Ninja, the GPZ900R, but as it turned out the GPZ900R not only lived on alongside the GPZ1000RX, but outlived it. Just as the GPZ900R two years before, the 1000RX was the fastest production bike at the time. Until in 1988[1] the GPZ 1000RX was superseded by the ZX-10 "Tomcat". Yet still the GPZ900R remained, even beyond the 1990 release of Kawasaki's new flagship, the ZZ-R1100,[1][2] until 2003.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ker, Rod (2007), Classic Japanese Motorcycle Guide, Sparkford, UK: Haynes Publishing, p. 209, ISBN 1-84425-335-X
  2. ^ Dowds, Alan (2007), Superbikes: Street Racers: Design and Technology, Thunder Bay Press, p. 246, ISBN 1-59223-777-0
  3. ^ Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 152–153, ISBN 0-7858-1380-2
Records
Preceded by Fastest production motorcycle
1984–1988
Succeeded by