The Kawasaki Intermot 2010 confirmed the expectations that preceded the show in Cologne, presenting many important innovations that will enable the house to be sure Akashi market leader in 2011. One of them is certainly the Z1000SX, Bike is undoubtedly the daughter of these times of crisis. Japanese houses are in fact trying to consolidate product lines without resorting to too daring flights of fancy and Z1000SX is the perfect example of motion “intelligent” which, although resulting in large part from another model, brings with it a new image staff and setting them apart from Z1000 of which he is naked daughter.
After having presented the thumbnail images, we are now ready to take the specific characteristics of his, after the unveiling in Intermot. The typical customer in the Z1000SX wants to address is the motorcyclist who, tired of super increasingly dedicated to the track, want a bike that offers high performance and so fun to drive only, but also allows him to travel long distances in pairs without fatigue, and carrying luggage. Reversing the perspective, however, this motion could also be ideal for those coming from a medium powered naked and wants to make the leap to a big, feeling the comfort that only a small dome has to offer.
Kawasaki Z1000SX is made based on the excellent chassis and engine of the Z1000 model year 2010, then we find a sturdy light alloy double overhead beam that passes over the engine and the front has fully adjustable fork 41 mm upside-down. The braking system is the same, with undulating discs and radially mounted Tokico calipers. The rear end comes too full by the Z 1000, with the beautiful swing arm with two arms in light alloy with eccentric chain tension adjustment. The shock is mounted horizontally above the swingarm and is operated by the new progressive linkage Kawasaki Back-Link, with rocker arm rather than over the place beneath; system resumed on the new Akashi ZX-10R 2011.
The mechanism is also unchanged compared to the Z1000 naked, then the new engine is 1043 cm3 introduced last year, in line with quadricilindrico a modern, four-valve DOHC liquid cooled, rated at 138 hp at 9,600 rpm and 110 Nm of torque at 7,800 rpm. Given that the basic technique is common to the new Z1000SX sister naked, let’s concentrate on what makes the “sport-touring Kawasaki a new bike, and then the external equipment. As evident, the bike is now equipped with a enough protective fairing, Which merges the protectiveness of a model of courtesy to the shapes of a supersport bike.
Convenience is ensured by a large dome with Plexiglas adjusted to three positions covering the new equipment. The thin-Z1000′s LCD panel has in fact been replaced by a larger instrument panel with analogue tachometer flanked by the inevitable LCD.
To provide a comfortable driving position was changed and the upper steering column plate to mount the handlebars raised. To ensure sufficient independence to travel in pairs the tank has been redesigned to increase capacity from 15 to 19 liters Without ruining the aesthetics. You can not see, but the tail section was redesigned double the volume since, probably, part of the electrical system normally stationed there has been moved in front, inside the fairing. The last detail that distinguishes Z1000SX the naked version is the adoption of a pair of side handles dedicated to the passenger seat and the other dedicated to these. We’ll be back soon on this, because later this month will fly to Spain to try to preview the Z1000SX. Keep in touch!
