Kawasaki ZX-10 Tomcat

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Kawasaki ZX-10 Ninja

The Ninja ZX-10 (also called ZX-10 "Tomcat" ; ZXT00B series) is a sports motorcycle that was manufactured between 1988 and 1990 by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine [3] and was part of the Kawasaki Ninja line. With a top speed of 266 km / h it was the fastest production motorcycle in 1988. [4]

design

The ZX-10 replaced the GPZ1000RX as the Kawasaki flagship. [5]

The engine was developed on the basis of the previous model, but with the same displacement but 36 mm semi-suction CV carburettors and a narrower valve angle. Other changes to the engine: The compression ratio has been increased to 11.0: 1; lighter pistons and larger valves were used. [5]

The ZX-10 was Kawasaki's first aluminum frame motorcycle, a design that has now become the standard. [2]

The aerodynamics were found to be better than those of the previous model. [5]

See also

Individual evidence

  1. "Superbike Comparison Test", Cycle World , Newport Beach, California: Hachette Filipacchi Media US, pp 27-41, September 1988, ISSN  0011-4286
  2. John Burns (December 14, 2013), "30 Years of Ninjas: 1984 GPZ900 Ninja to 1990 ZX-11!" , Cycle World
  3. ZX-10 1000 TOMCAT 1990 (in French), motoplanete.com, October 26, 2010
  4. John Burns (April 2, 2012), "Fifty years of" Do you have any idea how you going almost were? ": A brief history of Ludicrous Speed" , Cycle World , archived from the original on April 7, 2012
  5. Rupert Paul, "ART ATTACK - first run on Kawasaki's ZX-10", Performance Bikes, February 1988

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