Motorcycle Ratings and Reviews
There are a lot of Isle of Man videos out there, and they just don’t get old. Case in point: this latest one from Kawasaki, which shows the behind-the-scenes action of the making of a ZX-6R (636) commercial on the TT course. This video, a big production with amazing angles and photography, should tide us [...]
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R&G Racing Products Press Release: R&G has released a comprehensive range of damage protection products and styling bolt-ons for the new Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 Ninja. A leader in motorcycle crash protection has acted quickly to get what will arguably be one of the most popular bikes for 2013 into its prototyping facility. The result is [...]
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When times are hard, manufacturers know they must keep interest high even if they can’t do the same for sales. But new products cost money—money for engineering, for testing, for new tooling. That money just doesn’t exist! Where is the new pizzazz to come from? Help is at hand from two well-proven techniques. One is [...]
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We rolled our 2013 Kawasaki ZX-6R (aka Ninja 636) onto Cycle World’s newly acquired Dynojet 250i dynamometer to determine what, if any, power gains have resulted from the 37cc increase in engine displacement. The accompanying chart compares rear-wheel output of our 2013 model (red) to that of a ’12 testbike we tested on our previous [...]
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Over the past 25 years, 600cc, liquid-cooled, inline-Four supersport bikes have dominated the mid-displacement street category in Cycle World’s Annual Ten Best Bikes awards. Prior to our selecting the Ducati 848 Streetfighter this year, the only other departures from the norm have been a V-Twin Honda Hawk GT taking the honors in 1988 and the [...]
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Bigger is definitely better when it comes to engine displacement in the middleweight supersport class. Kawasaki is once again convinced that formula is the ticket to sales success in a market segment in which only European manufacturers Ducati (848 EVO), MV Agusta (F3 675) and Triumph (Daytona 675) have recently been willing to take risks. [...]
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Why only two 600s, you ask? Because the new-for-2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R prevailed in that year’s crotch-rocket comparo, and the Honda CBR600RR and Yamaha YZF-R6 haven’t received serious engineering attention in the meantime. Why should they? These bikes are expensive to develop, and sales in the 600cc class have been about as lively as a Bourbon [...]
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For a third year running, Team Green has been the envy of its class. It can be argued that Kawasaki retained the Best Middleweight crown last year by default due to an uncharacteristic void of new challengers, but 2011 witnessed Suzuki stepping up with its all-new GSX-R600. Although the latest Gixxer has closed the gap, [...]
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A decade ago, I traveled to Hannover, Germany, as a guest of Continental Tire to ride its then-new ContiForce sport radial at the manufacturer’s Contidrom proving grounds. Much has remained the same at the 173-acre facility that includes a spectacular high-speed banked oval, separate wet and dry handling courses and various skidpads.What has changed a [...]
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