2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Superbike Review

The 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 has a lot of updates. The design is built on a much higher level, and looks like a real predator, where he highlighted the brutal functionality. This is more powerful and more capable than Streetfighter It is removed all the unnecessary armor to reveal the superior functionality of its parts.

Displacement of 1,043 cc, liquid – cooled, inline – four, four – stroke, four valves per cylinder, DOHC, DFI with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub – throttles. Maximum power of 142 hp at 10,000 rpm and maximum torque 111 Nm at 7 ,300 rpm. Transmission 6 – speed clutch with wet multi – disc, manual, final drive X – ring chain.

Frame is aluminium twin – tube, front suspension 41 mm inverted fork SFF – BP with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability with 119.38mm wheel travel and rear suspension horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping , adjustable spring preload remotely 122mm with wheel travel.

Front tire 120/70 ZR17 rear tire and 190/50 ZR17. Front brake Dual 310mm petal – type rotors with radial – mount 4 – piston monobloc calipers and ABS brake and rear single 250mm petal -type rotor with single – piston caliper and ABS.

The wide, large – diameter aluminium handlebars offer great leverage for aggressive manuvers. Additional functions include an LCD digital speedometer, odometer, dual trip meter, clock, instant and average fuel consumption, coolant temperature and low fuel warning lamps, ABS and ECO indicators.