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FIRST RIDE VIDEO: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R

We lap Kawasaki’s latest open-class superbike on track in Malaysia.

February 11, 2016

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FIRST RIDE: 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R

The ZX-10R has undergone a major update for 2016 with the goal of making it easier to ride fast.

Cycle World rides the 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R at the world press launch staged at the Sepang Circuit in Malaysia. Road Test Editor Don Canet offers his first impression of Kawasaki's heavily update liter-class sportbike, and takes viewers along for a thrilling onboard lap of the track that reshaped the outcome of the 2015 MotoGP championship.

SPECIFICATIONS
\|2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
PRICE\|$14,999
ENGINE\|4-stroke, 4 cylinder, DOHC, 4-valve, Liquid-cooled
DISPLACEMENT\|998cc
FUEL SYSTEM\|DFI® with four 47mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, two injectors per cylinder
TRANSMISSION\|6-speed
FINAL DRIVE\|Sealed chain
FRONT BRAKES\|Intelligent Braking (KIBS), Brembo dual semi-floating 330mm discs with dual radial mounted monobloc 4-piston calipers
REAR BRAKES\|KIBS-controlled, single 220mm disc with aluminum single-piston calipe
FRONT SUSPENSION\|43mm inverted Balance Free Fork, adjustable stepless rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability
REAR SUSPENSION\|Horizontal back-link with Balance Free gas-charged shock, stepless, dual-range (low-/high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload
WHEELBASE\|56.7 in.
SEAT HEIGHT\|32.9 in.
FUEL CAPACITY\|4.5 gal.
CLAIMED CURB WEIGHT\|454.2 lb.