Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14

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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14

Manufacturer	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Also called	ZZR1400 (Europe and Japan)
Production	2006-present
Predecessor	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
Class	hyper sport
Engine	1352 cc four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valve per cylinder, inline-four BorexStroke: 84.0 x 61.0 mm CR: 12.0:1 DFI with 4xMikuni 44 mm throttle bodies
Torque	113.5 ft·lbf / 153.9 Nm @ 7,500 rpm
Transmission	6-speed, X-ring chain
Suspension	Front: 43 mm inverted cartridge fork with adjustable preload, stepless rebound and compression damping adjustments / 4.6 in travel Rear: Uni-Trak with adjustable preload, stepless rebound and compression damping adjustments, adjustable ride height / 4.8 in travel
Brakes	Front: Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs with dual radial-mounted four-piston calipers Rear: Single 250 mm petal disc with twin-piston caliper
Tires	120/70 ZR17 front / 190/50 ZR17 rear
Rake, Trail	23 degrees / 94 mm
Wheelbase	57.5 in, 146.1 cm
Dimensions	L 85.4 in, 216.9 cm W 29.9 in, 75.9 cm H 46.1 in, 117.1 cm
Seat height	31.5 in, 80 cm
Weight	474 lb, 215 kg (2007) / 485 lb, 220 kg (2008) (dry), 555 lb, 251.7 kg (2007) (wet)
Fuel capacity	5.8 US gallons (22 l)
Similar	Honda CBR1100XX Suzuki Hayabusa

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 (known as the ZZR1400 in Europe and Japan) is a hyper sport motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and is currently their most powerful sport bike.^[1] It was introduced at the Tokyo 2005 show^[2] and released for the 2006 model year as a replacement for the ZX-12R. Its direct competitor in the hyper sport segment is the Suzuki Hayabusa.

The Ninja ZX-14 is capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds.^[3] Top speed is electronically restricted to 186 mph (299 km/h). This limit has been in effect on both Kawasaki and Suzuki sport motorcycles since 2001 when both companies realized that the speed wars between both said companies would only serve to bring about government regulation.^{[citation needed]}

The motorcycle was featured in season 10 of Fifth Gear, on October 30, 2006.

Motorcycle USA [1] road tested the bike in the Oct 10th 2006 edition and posted the following stock results:

Kawasaki ZX-14 60-ft 1.713 second; 330-ft 4.349; 1/8-mile 6.447 @ 117.39 mph; 1/4- mile 9.783 @ 147.04 mph;

[edit] Colors

2006: Passion Red, Ebony, Candy Thunder Blue. European model: Pearl Meteor Gray and Candy Thunder Blue
2007: Diablo Black, Candy Plasma Blue, Special Edition: Pearl Crystal White
2008: Metallic Midnight Sapphire Blue, Atomic Silver, Special Edition: Metallic Flat Spark Black/Metallic Persimmon Red