Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R: quality and style

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R is a sports bike with top performance. Its level of reliability is so high that service centers, designed to provide warranty repairs to a racing car, stand idle for months. Reviews from the owners of one of the most popular representatives of the family of Japanese two-wheeled racing machines can be combined into one: "Kawasaki is Kawasaki." But, by the way, the same can be said about other Japanese motorcycles - about Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha. However, Kawasaki is still in a special position, its brand is undeniable.

The history of the emergence of the ZX 6R goes back to 1985, when the GPZ600R was created. The motorcycle had enviable characteristics for that time, the demand for a car exceeded supply. For 10 years, the GPZ600R was produced using proven technology in small series, and when such giants as Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha released similar models and there was serious competition, Kawasaki, in order to get ahead of rivals, created the Ninja ZX 6R in 1995. It so happened that the reputation of the motorcycle was strengthenedseveral victories in prestigious world-class circuit races, and such achievements are never forgotten and the winning bike carries its title indefinitely.

History

Since the release of the ZX-6R in 1995, almost 20 years have passed, and the motorcycle confidently leads the top of the best-selling models, second only to the "Yamaha YBR125". For the period from 1995 to the present, the Kawasaki ZX 6R Ninja, whose photo is posted in the article, has gone through several stages of modernization: restyling in 2000, when the engine was finalized, due to the improvement of the injection system, throttle response has almost doubled. The maximum engine power has increased to 110 hp. With. In 2003, the engine was again refined, the cylinder capacity was 632 cm3, the power was 117 liters. with., at 500 rpm.

Parameters

Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R features are as follows:

• Engine - four-cylinder, in-line, liquid-cooled, four valves per cylinder, two overhead camshafts, fuel injection. Cylinders with a diameter of 67 mm, piston stroke 42 mm. Contactless ignition, with digital advance adjustment.
• Front suspension - Showa Big Piston reverse fork with automatic compression and rebound adjustment.
• Rear Fork, Botton-Link Uni-Trak, Swingarm with Dual Compression Gas Shock.
• The weight of the motorcycle is 192 kg.

Race performance

In 2010Kawasaki posed a number of questions to the design bureau regarding the racing performance of the Ninja ZX-6R. The car behaved unstably on long sections of the track. In other words, the engine could not withstand frequent excesses of the maximum permissible number of revolutions. The power range was not wide enough. Thus, a newly designed ZX-6R motor appeared, developing ultra-high speeds - thereby providing sufficient parameters in the middle part of the range. The power curve approached a linear one - and the problem of dynamic acceleration at any point in the range was solved.

In solving the problems of acceleration, the gearbox played its role, with the closest possible number of gears, which "played along" with a smooth increase in speed.

Turns

The next general task to be solved was high-speed cornering. High-speed cornering is the preserve of lighter bikes, and the Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R was a heavyweight with its four-cylinder engine. I had to find a compromise between the weight of the motorcycle and its speed parameters. The profile of the aluminum frame made it possible to make the structure lighter without sacrificing strength, and the designer took advantage of this opportunity. Helped in solving the problem and automatic adjustment of the suspension of the motorcycle, which pressed the car when passing the bend, lowering the center of gravity. As a result, cornering speed has increased significantly.

Appearance

External designThe Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R has been changing since 2012, with emblems, lettering, and labels moving from place to place. The classic color of the motorcycle remains the same, it is a characteristic acid green color in combination with black. Elements and contours have been shifted, but the color scheme has not changed. The Kawasaki lettering has moved from the side of the fuel tank to the footrest area. The inscription Ninja stood in its place, and the ZX-R6 emblem was placed in the place of Ninja.

Motorcycle today

The latest 2014 Kawasaki Ninja ZX 6R (636) meets the following specifications:

• Engine - four-cylinder, four-stroke.
• Cylinder displacement - 636 cm3.
• Cooling - liquid.
• Cylinder diameter - 67 mm.
• Stroke - 42.5mm.
• Number of valves per cylinder - 4 valves in DOHC system.
• Fuel Delivery - Dual Injection System, Keihin Shutters.
• Ignition - electronic.
• Power - 130 hp s.
• KP - 6-speed, cassette.
• Drive - chain, dual.
• Front brake - double petal ventilated disc, diameter 300mm.
• Rear brake - petal ventilated disc, diameter 220mm.
• Acceleration to 100 km/h - 3 seconds.
• Wheelbase - 1385 mm.
• Fuel tank - 16.5 liters.
• Weight without fuel - 192 kg.

For the year 2014, according to some reports, the Kawasaki design bureaus are planning to replace individual load-bearing components from aluminum withthe same parts are made of high-strength carbon fiber, and this promises a tangible weight savings.