2014 Kawasaki Z1000

Kawasaki’s Z1000 has long been one of our favorite naked streetbikes in the market.  

For the new year, Kawasaki says that the new Z1000 has a revised ECU setting, along with different camshaft timings and oval exhaust connectors between the header pipes.

Other improvements like connected cylinders (less pumping loss) and a new airbox design, help the 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 reach 140hp (104.5 kW) and 82 lbs•ft of torque from its 1,043cc inline-four engine.

Equipped with radially mounted Tokico monobloc calipers, Kawasaki’s now signature petal brake rotors, and a radial-pump master cylinder, the stopping power of the 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 has been enhanced over its predecessor.

The suspension too has been reworked, with the new Z1000 getting Showa’s Big Piston forks, with separate fork function — one fork handles rebound damping, while the other handles compression.

While everyone will surely be talking about the headlight on the 2014 Kawasaki Z1000, we doubt the discussion will center around the fact that the headlight is an LED unit, a first from a Japanese OEM.

You are either going to love or hate Kawasaki’s “Sugomi” design philosophy, but the new Z1000 certainly highlights the brand’s willingness to stray from the bland that often churns itself out of the other three Japanese OEMs, so kudos to them for that.

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.

Motorcycle History of Kawasaki Z1 and Z1000

Kawasaki introduced the Z1 motorcycle in 1972. Four years later they introduced the Kz900. The original Kawasaki Z1 was the first series of Japanese motorcycles with the combination of four cylinders, dual overhead cams and 903cc. It was one of the most powerful motorcycles produced up until that time, and set multiple world records.



In 1977 a z1000 ridden by Reg Pridmore became the first Japanese bike to win an AMA Superbike national when it took the victory at Pocono Raceway. In 2003 Kawasaki introduced a completely revamped 30 year anniversary edition of the Z1000. It used a modified engine from the Kawasaki ZX-9R, and was bored out by 2.2mm resulting in bigger displacement, more low-RPM torque, and only a slight power loss of 4bhp from the original ZX9.



In 2004, Kawasaki released the Z1000's smaller brother, the Z750.



In 2007, Kawasaki released a new Z1000. The Z-series since the 1970s until today are also known as the “Z”, “Zed”, and “Z1k”.


In October 2009, Kawasaki unveiled the 2010 Z1000. It received an all new Aluminum frame, Digital Instrument Panel, Bodywork, and a completely new engine. It sports 77 x 56mm bore and stroke figures displacing 1,043cc.




Completely redesigned two years ago, the current Z1000's aggressive bodywork reveals the design team's attention to detail. The aesthetic showcase begins with a low-mount front cowl that slopes back radically, highlighting the Z’s prow and, behind it, an adjustable instrument cluster featuring a multifunction LCD display covered by a trick-looking orange lens.