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KAWASAKI’S PHILOSOPHY IN A WORD
Think Z1000 and you think Kawasaki. It has always meant the most exciting naked motorcycles, bristling with attitude and guaranteed to deliver a spirited ride to spirited riders. Kawasaki’s Zed series has never been about compromise and the new Z1000 is the least compromising yet.
With engine and chassis characteristics refocused for serious street
riding, the new model more than takes up where its predecessor left
off - it redefines what pure naked performance really is all about
out there in the real world.
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The
realm
In 2003, the Z1000 set the standard - ultimate performance
in a naked motorcycle, a muscle machine that demanded to be
taken seriously by even the most hard-core of riders. With
the new Z1000, we set out to build on this class-topping performance
and provide even more opportunity for serious street riders
to revel in it. More than ever, to make the real world the
Z world.
In
this bold new world, boosted Z1000 engine performance means
greater exhilaration when passing, blasting away from lights
or powering out of corners. Chassis mods provide more agility
and controllability than ever, for awe-inspiring ride sensation
whether manoeuvring through the city or carving the twisties
in the hills. And all with a fearsome styling package certain
to cut the meanest figure on any street. |
The
power
The Z1000 engine has been tuned to satisfy the most demanding big-bore
power riders, with torque boosted across the rev range, particularly
in the low- to mid-range to provide loads of muscle when and where
it's most needed out there on the street. Even from cruising speeds
a twist of the throttle really delivers the goods, and the engine
will keep on pulling hard right through the rev range as the world
around you seems to switch to fast forward.
The
control
Because superior machine control is a cornerstone of any great,
adrenaline-laced ride, for the new Z1000 we developed a new engine
sub-frame and re-engineered the chassis rigidity balance to provide
truly outstanding feedback, enabling the street rider to instantly
read and respond to the bike's behaviour in all speed ranges. Further
enhancing rider-machine synergy are improved mass centralisation
and revised ergonomics, with handlebars positioned closer to the
rider and a slimmer seat resulting in a compact riding position
which allows the rider to take full advantage of the Z1000's greater
stability and sharp, nimble handling qualities.
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The
style
With pure aggression emanating from the very core of the Z1000,
it is not at all surprising that its performance levels are
in turn reflected in this bike's fierce styling and sheer
physical presence. Indeed, the crouching, muscular appearance
of the new Z1000 are direct testimony to the bike's potency,
stemming not from mere styling superficialities but from the
underlying structural attributes and performance capabilities
of the machine itself, as the body of a conditioned athlete
poised to explode from the blocks.
The
result
Massive performance at its most relevant - and its most striking.
The new Z1000: destined to deliver the purest hard-core street
ride ever in the performance naked class. |
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