The Z1000 From Kawasaki

The Kawasaki Z1000 allotment for the American bazaar in 2010, and already afresh we should be beholden that Kawasaki had abundant to spare.Though the change is subtle, the headlamp/flyscreen is adapted slightly, giving the Z an alike sleeker, meaner face, and the headlight is Kawasaki’s aboriginal use of a “line-beam unit.” A new LCD apparatus panel, arresting through an orange lens, can be agee for bigger examination angles.The astern 41mm angle best compression damping acclimation for a now absolutely adjustable front-end, and a new close over the angle tubes accomplish it attending like one, big stout unit.

Also, a new button allowance helps appearance bankrupt headers while added pieces awning the mid-pipe allocation aloof ahead of the bifold bankrupt cans that engineers fabricated beneath than on the 2007-08 Z1000 acknowledgment to the use of an under-engine pre-chamber. Otherwise, the bankrupt retains the “quad” look.The antecedent Z had a bore and achievement of 77.2 x 50.9mm, banausic from the aboriginal bearing Z’s 953cc displacement. The 2010 archetypal now sports 77 x 56mm bore and achievement abstracts – absolutely 1mm over the ZX-10R’s 76 x 55mm – for an agent displacing 1,043cc. Compression arrangement is 11.8:1, and fueling is handled by a coffer of 38mm Keihin burke bodies.

Specs / Specification New Kawasaki Z1000 ( 2010 ) :

* Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
* Displacement: 1043cc
* Bore x Stroke: 77.0 x 56.0mm
* Compression Ratio: 11.8:1
* Fuel Injection: DFI with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles
* Ignition: TCBI with digital advance
* Transmission: Six-speed
* Final Drive: X-ring chain
* Rake / Trail: 24.5 degrees / 4.1 in.
* Frame Type: Aluminum Backbone
* Front Tire: 120/70 ZR17
* Rear Tire: 190/50 ZR17
* Wheelbase: 56.7 in.
* Front Suspension / Wheel Travel: 41 mm inverted cartridge fork with stepless compression and rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 4.7 in.
* Rear Suspension / Wheel Travel: Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 5.4 in.
* Front Brakes: Dual 300mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount four-piston calipers
* Rear Brake: Single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper
* Overall Length: 82.5 in.
* Overall Width: 31.7 in.
* Overall Height: 42.1 in.
* Seat Height: 32.1 in.
* Fuel Capacity: 4.1 gal

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