"Kawasaki has built an absolute rocket ship.
The accelerative capabilities of the Kawasaki
are pretty eye-opening," said a tester at
Sport Rider. "It had us wondering ifwe were
aboard a full-blown racing seperbike" headded.
For the new Kawasaki ZX-IOR, such
expressions ofenthusiasm from the motorcyclejournalism community are widespread.They
describe a machine whose quest for the
leading edge is evident throughout
"When you're talking about 1,000cc
motorcycles, you are talking about engine
performance first and foremost. In t hat
category. there wasone very clear winner, the
Kawasaki ZX-IOR," noted Roadrocing World.
Cycle Worfd added that, "On the gas, power
delivery is pure nirvana .. .just an abundance
of muscle throughout the rev range:'
Assessing the benefits of the bike's ultralight design, Sport Rider concluded, "Overall
handling is incredibly agile for an open-class
machine, yet reassuringly stable in the fast,
bumpy sections:' Roadrocing World observed,
"The only transmission that didstandout was
the Kawasaki'sslipper clutch, which allowed for
carefree downshifting:'ln addition, according to
a rider at motorcycledaily.com, the ZX-IOR's
radial-mounted binders rank as "...the best
brakes I've sampled so far, bar none."
In the wordsof Motorcycle Consumer News,
it appears" ... the ZX-IOR has set a new
standard for open-class sport bikes to meet"
Or as an enthusiast at motorush.com summed
it up,"This new Ninja* is all your senses can
handle and then some."
.... .an absolute rocket
ship... had us wondering
whether we were aboard a
full-blown racing superbike. ..
this is by far the best
Kawasaki sportbike we've
ever ridden:'
Sport Rider
