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Cycle News 2000 03 22

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The new Ninja® IX-6R: Quicker, lighter and more nimble than ever blore. TI,e middleweight class is a ferocious place these days. And with the new Ninja" ZX-6R, it once again belongs to Kawasaki. For the new millennium, we gave the machine that invented the 600 sportbike class radically better performance from a special lightweight crankshaft, stronger connecting rod~ and valves, new closed-deck electroplated cylinders, revised cam timing, insane 12.8; I-bigh conlpression ratio, new pistons and a remapped digital ignition. And for sharper aerodynamics and a more mdical look, we leaned on our awesome new ZX-12R for a new upper fairing cowl and headlight, and an improved Twin Ram Air system to increase breathing efficiency at speed. When Sp rt Rider' slated tbat last year's ZX-6R "SPOftS a monster mOtor thaI yanks off corner exitS like a scalded feline," tbey were not talking about housecats. Tbis year, they'd better make that a Siberian tiger. Boulevard Cycle 938 Cookson Ave. S.E. New Philadetphia. OH 44663 (330) 308-8900 Competition Accessories 345 W. Leffel Lane Springfield, OH 45506 (937) 323-0513 Alex Cycle Shop Inc. 2430 Mahoning Ave. N.W. Warren. OH 44483 (330) 392-3552 alexcycle.colll I OKLAHOMA Ajax Kawasaki 8417 S. Interstate 35 Oklahoma City. OK 73149 (405) 632-3370 TENNESSEE Browder Kawasaki 13942 Hwy. 51 P.O. Box 620 Atoka. TN 38004-0620 (901) 837-7774 "What a motor," MotorcyclL

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