How good is a ZX-12R?
How good is a ZX-12R?
Overall rating For many owners the Kawasaki ZX-12R combines the best aspects of the Honda Blackbird or Hayabusa, but mixes in a dose of good old fashioned lairy fun. The Kawasaki ZX-12R is a beefy, roomy sports-tourer, with an engine that keeps tempting you to open it up. Decent build quality too.
How fast is the 2000 zx12?
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
| 2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company |
| Top speed | 301 km/h (187 mph) |
| Power | 133.1 kW (178.5 hp) @ 9,500 rpm (claimed) 120.2–121.3 kW (161.2–162.7 hp) (rear wheel) |
| Torque | 137 N⋅m (101 lb⋅ft) @ 7,500 rpm (claimed) 123.7 N⋅m (91.2 lb⋅ft) (rear wheel) |
Is zx12 fuel-injected?
While most sport bikes use an aluminum perimeter frame, the ZX-12R uses a unique monocoque aluminum frame. It was fuel-injected with four Mikuni 46 mm throttle bodies and was Kawasaki’s first fuel-injected sport bike since the 1981–1985 GPZ1100.
What does the Kawasaki ZX-12R have to offer?
The Kawasaki ZX-12R has an impressively large dashboard, but an analogue speedo reading to 220mph is hard to read at any serious speed. There’s a fuel gauge, plus a clock there too. Pillion pad sits beneath the Kawasaki ZX-12R’s seat hump, and thanks to an old fashioned side exit exhaust, there’s a stash space under the seat too.
How fast can the ZX-12R go?
Welcome to the bizarre world of the ZX-12R, where political pressure has collided head-on with corporate ego, and Kawasaki’s attempt to retake the speed-king throne coincides with a movement hatched in Europe to limit the top-speed of production motorcycles to 186 mph.
Is the Yamaha ZX-12 a good bike?
The ZX-12 does, and it feels only slightly less planted at the Warp Factor end of the spectrum than the remarkably rock-steady Hayabusa. But while the frame specs aren’t at all out of the ordinary for a modern sportbike, the frame itself is.
How often do you service your ZX-12R?
Owners report the ZX-12R runs fairly hot compared to other big-inch Jap fours. Servicing falls generally every 4000 miles. Some owners have removed the KLEEN air injection system in the notion they’re going to gain a few bhp. This obviously means the bike won’t pass an emissions test.