Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

.. ~~ y The narNiaja@ IX-6R: Ihe Ninja®D-tR Quicker, lighter and more nimble than ncr blore. deliven light .ei.lht with superior performance. The middleweight class is a ferocious place the se days. And with the new Ninja" ZX-6R, it o nce ag ain belongs to Kawasaki. For the new millennium, we gav e the m achine that inve nted the 600 spo rt bike class radicall y better performance fro m a special lightwei ght cranks ha ft stro nger co nnec tin g rods and valves , new closed-deck electroplated cylinders. rev ised cam tim ing, insane 12.8: l -high compression ratio. new pistons and a remapped digital ignition. And for sharper aerodynamics and a more radical look . we leaned o n our awesome new ZX-12R for a new upper fairing cowl and headlight . and a n improved T win Ram Air svstern to increase breathing efficiency at speed. When Sport Rider* stated that last year's ZX:6R "sports a mon ste r mot or that yanks off comer exits like a scalded feline: ' the y were not talk ing about housecar . This year, the y'd better make that a Siberian tiger. s Competition Accessories 345 W. Letfe l Lane Springfield. OH 45506 (937) 323-05 13 Whit e' s Cycle & M a ri n e 4917 Hwy 58 N. Chattanooga. TN 37416 (423) 499-6000 A lex Cycle Shop In c. Great Outdoor Store Kawasaki 2430 Mahoning Ave. N.W. Warren. OH 44483 (330) 392-355 2 alexcyc le.com 50 N. Madison Drive Humboldt. TN 38343 (90 I ) 824- 1000 OKLAHOMA Ajax Kaw a saki 8417 S. Interstate 35 Oklahoma City. OK 73 149 (405) 632-3370 Powers porls Of Kn oxv ill e 108 Lovell Road Knoxville, TN 37922 (865) 966-0900 Colboch Kawasaki 1830 N. Davy Crockett Pky. Morristown. TN 378 14 (423) 586-5343 TEXAS Bu ck s County Kawasaki 2664 Route 13 Bristol. PA 19007 (215) 547-5444 C rossroa d Powerspo rts Kawasaki 9244 W. Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 (6 10) 446-2002 Ro xy s Cycles Woods Fu n Cenler 6509 N. Lamar Austin. TX 78752 (5 12) 459-331 1 Action Sports 202 Holleman Dr. E. College Station. TX 77840 (409) 696- 1248 45 15 L.W.E. Fayetteville. PA 17222 (7 17) 352-8270 Po int Cycle 11 Brilliant Ave. Pittsburgh. PA 15215 (4 12) 782-2453 TENNESSEE Bro w der Kawasaki 13942 Hwy. 5 1 P.O. Box 620 Atoka. TN 38(X l4·0620 (90 1) 837-7774 "Wh at a motor:' Motorcyclist* wrote abo ut last year's Z.X-9R , "it gra bs yo u by the collar, tbr ows you against the wall and empties your adrenal gla nd ." No wonder, we kne w it was strong. But for thi s year, we've thoroughly tweaked and shaved the ZX-9R ' s engine for even more outstanding performance. Along with updating the Twin Ram Air sys tem that force feeds four new CVRD 40mm downdraft carbs. there' s a reprogrammed K-TRIC linked ign ition, a new and lighter electroplated all-aluminum cylinder block, higher-c ompression low -friction pistons and redesigned intake pons that make the 899cc mill lighter, faster and more powerful. Naturally, we wanted to make the ZX-9R more aerod yn ami c. And look gre at too . A new upper fairing cowl with tw in mul ti-refl ector headlights takes advantage of what we learned building the incr edibly slippery ZX-12R. The new l ighter. more powerful N in ja ZX-9R . Heavy hilling performance in a lightweight package. O u td oorwise Inc. 20 I W. Thompson Decatur. TX 76234 (940) 627-0627 Gaines ville Kawasaki 2208 E. Hwy 82 Gainesville. TX 76240 (940) 665-5032 Highlands Kawasa ki 227 N. Main Highlands. TX 77562 (28 1) 426-4216 AJ Foyt Cycles Inc. 9650 N. Freeway Houston, TX 77037 (281 ) 445-42 27 Sk agit Powers ports Inc. 1645 Walton Drive Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 757-7999 S herman Po wer Sports 1205 S. Sam Rayburn (1.75 ) Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 868-3030 En u mclaw Kawasaki 408 Roosevelt Hwy 4 10 Enumclaw, WA 9802 2 (360) 825-4502 Kawasa k i of Universal City 1737 Pat Booker Rd. Universal City. TX 78 148 (2 10) 659-6257 Clear Lake Kawasaki 12622 Hwy 3 Webster, TX 77598 (28 1)486-4604 Kawasaki of Berk ley S prings 2575 Valley Road Berkeley Springs. WV 25411 (304) 258- 1449 UTAH WISCONSIN South Va ll ey Motorsports 11553 S. State Street Draper. UT 84020 (801) 576- 1899 Shoreline Motorsports Kawasaki 32 1 Sheridan Road Racine. WI 53403 (262) 552-7911 www.shorelinemotorsports.com White Knuckle Motorsports 889 N. 2000 W. Springville, UT 84663 (801) 489-0393 Safe Ridin g' ," M ore Fun . Ride responsib ly. Kawasaki believes safety begins with us and cont inues with you. AI.....uys W C

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