2014 Kawasaki Z1000 - menacing Sugomi design

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2014 Kawasaki Z1000 – menacing Sugomi design

Kawasaki Z1000 has finally shows up officially after numerous leaks about the image on the Internet. It has been revealed in EICMA, Italy which shows a new design direction, this time based on Sugomi design.

It looks like a beast ready to jumps on its prey even the bike is standing still. The headlights are the one most talked about since it looks ‘different’. It might be a design that we all needs time to take used of it.

The side profile looks stubby with that big engine on the center. The inline-4 engine provides enough

2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Technical Specifications:

Engine

Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four

Displacement

1,043cc

Bore x Stroke

77.0 x 56.0mm

Compression Ratio

11.8:1

Fuel System

DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles

Ignition

TCBI with digital advance

Transmission

Six-Speed

Final Drive

X-Ring Chain

Rake/Trail

24.5 degrees / 4.0 in.

Frame Type

Aluminum Backbone

Front Tire Size

120/70 ZR17

Rear Tire Size

190/50 ZR17

Wheelbase

56.5 in.

Front Suspension / Wheel Travel

41 mm inverted SFF-BP fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability / 4.7 in.

Rear Suspension/Wheel Travel

Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, remotely adjustable spring preload / 4.8 in.

Front brakes

Dual 310mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount four-piston monobloc calipers and ABS

Rear brakes

Single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper and ABS

Fuel Capacity

4.5 gal.

Seat Height

32.1 in.

Curb Weight

487.3 lbs.

Overall Length

80.5 in.

Overall Width

31.1 in.

Overall Height

41.5 in.

Color(s)

Golden Blazed Green / Metallic Graphite Gray

Editor Info

Keshy Dhillon

Co-founder of Bikes Republic and a motoring journalist by night. He is a self described enthusiasts with a passion for speed but instead rides a Harley and a J300. A man of contradictions, he is just as passionate about time off in the quiets as he is about trail braking into turn one at Sepang Circuit on two or four wheels.