1000 supersport engine capacity are the calling card of the motorcycle manufacturer, on this, there is no doubt. The companies express all their technology, research, trying to drown out others in this important segment, and where once it was only for the four Japanese sisters, now practically all the houses work in this regard. The last in order of time, which seems to be the best at this point, is the ZX-10R made in the new superbike Akashi presented at Intermot 2010 that all points in its favor to be named the queen of the category.
In Kawasaki wanted to keep the lines very sharp, the family look of the House of Akashi. A whole new bike and then trying to present itself as very “professional” but also used by most of the public, without of course, underestimate the safety aspect, rather, by highlighting it. Low, angular, with the two front eyes pointing up and the soaring, as if to say, “I have no fear.” The hulls have different denominations, and conceal a four-cylinder engine, while the tail is small and stocky, almost crushed. Two-tone tank to “lighten” the look, and a particularly bulky waste. Interesting sophisticated LED backlit instrumentation. Not to be underestimated, the ease with which arrows and mirrors can be removed for use in the circuit.
And everything has changed, so that now the bike is shorter and 35mm lower than 20. In contrast, the wheelbase is wider (+10 mm) and gain more ground clearance 10mm. It should be easier to touch the ground, with less than 17mm, and easier to move from a stationary position, as the version without ABS will weigh over 10 kg less! With this less weight and the different portions, the bike should be more responsive to rider input, but not losing stability, we worked down the center of gravity of the bike 4mm. Not only because the engine has been moved higher into the chassis so that the motor shaft is higher than 28 mm shaft of transmission 107. The unloading was the subject of attention of the technicians: the volume of first chamber is located under the engine, so as to leave only the terminal in order to “silence” the bike.
The frame is the usual twin-spar aluminum swingarm works with a particularly gigantic curved. At the front we find the Big Piston Fork (Already seen on the small of the ’09 ZX-6R) and the rear suspension makes its debut with a mono practically level with the levers moved above the swingarm. Closes the cycle with the angle of the steering head, which fell from 25.5 ° to 25, and trail that goes from 110 to 107mm.
Here we go again, another 200 horses! You read that right, two hundred horsepower! As above, this bendiddio is available to 13,000 rpm. And ‘the provision to changeOr rather, the couple, which is higher than 1.3 Nm compared to the previous model (now 114.3 Nm) and expressed at higher revs, that from 8,700 to 11,500. Inside the engine change the valve lift and the crossings, the diameter of the throttle bodies, which fell from 43 to 47 mm, and also the diameter of the intake valves (30 to 31 mm). The axis of the cylinders is offset 2mm towards the exhaust side in order to lighten the loads on the piston and thus reduce pressure losses. The capacity of the airbox has been increased to one liter and the filter has a higher efficiency of about 50%. Unpublished for Kawasaki, the positioning drive shaft, Now the site over to the motor and the primary. Developed in optical racing change can be removed and also to get it out of his seat, no need to download all the oil from the engine. The battery weighs half as much as that used on the ’10 model, though the energy input must support ABS, and the unit is thinner than 60 grams.
No one could miss the mapparture the engine, three:
Full, Medium and Low. The last two reduced by up to 40% of the engine, but the term can even vary depending on the accelerator to the action by the pilot and the conditions of the engine. When the throttle opening is less than 50%, the horses are about 120 (map Low), while going beyond the power that you have appears to be halfway between the Low and Full. Then there are the traction control KTRC-S (Kawasaki Sport Traction Control) ABS and a sport last generation. Both have the same sensors that assess the speed of the wheels, changes in engine speed, throttle movement, acceleration and loss of grip. Unlike the developed KTRC GTR1400, here is a permissible minimum of slippage.
The ABS weighs 3 kg, 800 grams lighter than the systems on the market. With the same sensors then, there is anti-surge, which can tell if the surge is intentional or not, and intervening as appropriate, through a monitoring that takes place every 5 milliseconds. Also, these offers three levels of action and uses few components so as not to affect the weight of the Ninja. ABS, called KIBS (Kawasaki Intelligent Braking System) was developed in collaboration with Bosch and is the first in the world to allow communication between the engine control unit with those of management antibloccaggio wheels. The result is a balance between the rear brake pressure and engine braking that minimizes the tendency to lift the rear under braking. To implement this, the engine control unit controls certain parameters (pressure front calipers, throttle position, engine speed, gear drive and clutch), with the result that the ABS does not come into action at the rear of a redundant brake . All this to lead to a constant braking and even without noticeable reactions to ABS in operation. We do not know anything about the price, but should position themselves on about 16,000 euro, including all devices which we have spoken. Deservedly, to ‘Intermot 2010 was one of the undisputed queens and, as soon as possible, we will check back on track that brought the new Ninja.
