Kawasaki GPZ1000RX
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| Manufacturer | Kawasaki |
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| Also called | Ninja |
| Parent company | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Production | 1986–1988 |
| Successor | ZX-10 |
| Class | Sport bike |
| Engine | 997 cc (60.8 cu in), 4-stroke, transverse 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder |
| Power | 125 bhp (93 kW) @ 9,500 rpm (1986 GPz1000RX) 95 bhp (71 kW) @ 9,500 rpm (1986 European models)[citation needed] |
| Suspension | Front: Telescopic, air Rear: Uni-trak, air shock. |
| Brakes | Front: dual disc Rear: single disc |
| Tires | tubeless 120/80-16 (front) (A1 - A6) 150/80-16 (rear) (A1 - A6) |
| Rake, trail | 29°, 114 mm (4.5 in) |
| Weight | 224 kg (494 lb) (264 kg (582 lb) in Europe)[citation needed] (dry) |
| Fuel capacity | 21 L (4.6 imp gal; 5.5 US gal) Reserve: 4 L (0.88 imp gal; 1.1 US gal) |
| Related | GPZ900R GPZ750R |
The Kawasaki GPZ1000RX (otherwise known as the GPZ1000RX, model designation ZXT00A) is a motorcycle launched by Kawasaki in 1986. In the United States the bike was called the Ninja 1000R. The bike produced a claimed 125 bhp[citation needed] from the 997 cc 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 lived on alongside the GPZ1000RX. In 1988[1] or 1989[citation needed] the GPZ 1000RX was superseded by the ZX-10, yet still the GPZ900R remained, beyond the 1990 release of Kawasaki's new flagship, the ZZ-R1100,[1][2] until 1996.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Ker, Rod (2007), Classic Japanese Motorcycle Guide, Sparkford, UK: Haynes Publishing, p. 209, ISBN 1-84425-335-X
- ^ Dowds, Alan (2007), Superbikes: Street Racers: Design and Technology, Thunder Bay Press, p. 246, ISBN 1-59223-777-0
- ^ Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 152–153, ISBN 0-7858-1380-2
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