Kawasaki GTR 1000

Kawasaki
GTR 1000
Manufacturer	Kawasaki
Production period	1986 to 2004
class	motorcycle
design type	Sports Tourer
Motor data
Four-stroke engine , four-cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder, water cooling
Displacement  (cm³)	998
Power  (kW / PS )	74/100 at 9,000 rpm
Torque  ( N m )	88 at 6,500 rpm
transmission	6-speed
drive	Cardan drive
Brakes	vo. Double pane 300 mm / hi. 280 mm
Wheelbase  (mm)	1555 mm
Seat height (cm)	81.5 mm
Empty weight  (kg)	294 kg
successor	Kawasaki 1400GTR

The GTR 1000 is a sports touring motorcycle from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki .

The GTR 1000 is characterized by good weather protection through large full fairing , excellent passenger comfort, very good brakes and standard cases.

The GTR 1000 was sold in Germany from 1986 to 2004 and offered on the American market as the Kawasaki ZG-1000 Concours.

In 1994 the wheels, brakes, seat and instruments were revised.

The Kawasaki GTR 1000 holds the world record for the fastest motorcycle circumnavigation of Australia , in October 1987 Rich Willey and Gary Van Straten each achieved the 15,508 kilometers on a GTR 1000 in 6 days, 17 hours and 6 minutes, breaking Ross Atkins' 1982 Record set up on a Kawasaki Z 1300 .

Web links

Commons : Kawasaki 1000 GTR  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Everything about the Kawasaki GTR 1000 motorcycle
• GTR Club Europe