VOL. 52 ISSUE 39 SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 P55
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
2015 KAWASAKI Z1000
ENGINE: ........................ Inline four-cylinder,
DOHC, four valves per cylinder,
liquid cooled
DISPLACEMENT: .................................1043cc
BORE X STROKE: ....................77 x 56mm
HORSEPOWER: .. 149 hp @ 9100 rpm
TORQUE: ..................74lb-ft @ 7100 rpm
COMPRESSION RATIO: ......................... 11.8:1
TRANSMISSION: ...........................Six-speed
FRONT SUSPENSION: ......41mm Showa
SFF-BP inverted cartridge fork,
fully adjustable
REAR SUSPENSION: ........................... Showa
monoshock, preload and rebound
damping adjustable
FRONT BRAKE: .......Twin 310mm petal
discs, Tokico four-piston calipers,
ABS
REAR BRAKE: ....... Single 250mm disc,
single-piston caliper, ABS
FRONT TIRE: ...............Dunlop Sportmax
D214T 120/70 ZR17
REAR TIRE: ..................Dunlop Sportmax
D214T 190/50 ZR17
RAKE: ............................................................ 24.5°
TRAIL: ..........................................................4.0 in.
WHEELBASE: .........................................56.5 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: ........................................ 32.1 in.
OVERALL HEIGHT: ................................ 41.5 in.
OVERALL WIDTH: .................................31.1 in.
OVERALL LENGTH: ..............................80.5 in.
FUEL CAPACITY: ..................................4.5 gal.
WEIGHT: .....489 lbs. (wet, measured)
COLOR: .................................Golden Blazed
Green/Metallic Spark Black
MSRP: ....................................................$11,999
THERE'S PLENTY
OF POWER WITH
THE KAWASAKI
BUT IT COMES IN
HARD AND FAST, AND IT
ALSO RUNS OUT QUITE
EARLY, HITTING A WALL
JUST AFTER 9000 RPM.
