2011 Kawasaki Z750R Gets Rizoma Styling Kit

2011 Kawasaki Z750R Gets Rizoma Styling Kit

The newly launched middleweight streetfighter machine from Kawasaki, the Z750R, now benefits from a new aftermarket styling kit from Rizoma, thanks to an official partnership between the two companies that started a few months ago.

Specifically, the project lasted 120 days, side by side, in total secret, and has enabled Kawasaki to fine tune the new Z750R, while Rizoma’s R&D team developed the bike’s Styling Kit.

2011 Kawasaki Z750R Gets Rizoma Styling Kit

The aftermarket component manufacturer was therefore able to develop special custom parts, with maximum compatibility for the new naked bike.

“One of the most high visual impact parts is the engine fairing, which mirrors the profile and inclination of the front cowling, thus making the bike even more aggressive looking. And other parts, like the rearset controls, certainly won’t fail to make their mark. The principal material is aluminum machined from billet. The overall effect is one of clean styling, an unbeatable statement,” a statement from Rizoma reads.

Together with the special products for this motorcycle, customers can also choose from a range of mirrors, direction indicators, handles and many other accessories.

The Styling Kit is available both from Kawasaki’s European showrooms, which can deliver the motorcycle ready equipped, or from Rizoma retailers, where you can complement it with the other accessories for the new Z750 from the company’s catalogue.

The 2011 Kawasaki Z750R is powered by a 748cc inline four cylinder, liquid cooled, DOHC engine with digital fuel injection, developing 106 hp and 72 to 78 Nm (53 to 57 lb-ft) of torque. That is enough to propel the 195kg bike to a top speed of 149 mph (240 km/h).

The bike comes with new improved chassis with fully adjustable front forks, revised rear shock on a new aluminum swing arm, radial front brakes with braided lines and ABS as an option.

2011 Video Kawasaki Z750R

2011 Kawasaki Z750R

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki has also launched a video of the new middleweight streetfighter machine. Kawasaki is, in fact, offering a 360-degree view of the machine which comes as a sportier variant of the existing Z750 model.

The ‘R’ version comes with new brakes and exhaust system, though the engine remains unchanged. With a 748cc engine delivering 106 PS and superior handling, the Z750R is expected to appeal mostly European customers.

Coming as a competitive alternative to the Yamaha FZ8 and Triumph Street Triple, and as a cheaper choice compared with the ZX-6R, the 2011 Kawasaki Z750R has already aroused interest among two-wheeled fans.

2011 Video Kawasaki Z750R

The naked bike comes with a newly improved chassis with fully adjustable front forks, revised rear shock on a new aluminium swing arm, radial front brakes with braded lines and ABS as an option. Some styling tweaks have been made, such as the nose cone, indicators and footpegs.

Limited edition colors (Candy Lime Green and Flat Ebony) and revised clocks are also featured. Handlebar ends and ergonomics have also been revised. Ninja-style 6-spoke front wheel with reinforced rim contribute to the chassis balance, while the Dunlop 210 tires are meant to enhance handling.

The new bike with a raft of planned genuine accessories will be supported by Kawasaki which includes a Kawasaki Akrapovic slip-on silencer.

In October, the bike will be seen at the Intermot exhibition in Cologne and after that at the Carole Nash Motorcycle Live event in the UK in November. During the same month it is expected to be presented at the 2010 EICMA show in Milan.

2011 Kawasaki Z750R Revealed

2011 Kawasaki Z750R Revealed

Motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki revealed today its latest addition to its super naked line, a middleweight streetfighter badged Z750R. With a sportier look than the current Z750 model, the ‘R’ version comes with new brakes and exhaust system, though the engine remains unchanged.

The bike comes with new improved chasis with fully adjustable front forks, revised rear shock on a new aluminium swing arm, radial front brakes with braded lines and ABS as an option.

Some styling tweeks have been made, such as the nose cone, indicators and footpegs. Limited edition colours and revised clocks are also featured. Handlebar ends and ergonomics have also been revised.

“The Z750R is an impressive package. It has been designed to take the handling, braking and overall specification of the hugely popular Z750 to a totally new level, justifying the exclusive R status of our new mid-weight naked contender for the coming year,” Kawasaki says.

2011 Kawasaki Z750R features and specification:

• High-grade, sharper front cowl
• Multi-piece cowl construction
• Sharper, more aggressive, multi-facet design
• Luxurious two-tone colouring
• Front fender with new fork guard portions
• Sharper turn signals
• Sporty R-model instrumentation
• Front suspension offers more precise adjustability
• Both sides feature rebound adjustability (vs only one side on Z750)
• 41 mm inverted fork
• Preload adjustable
• Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with piggyback reservoir also offers increased
• cooling performance
• High-quality sculpted aluminium swingarm
• Radial-mount 4-piston calipers
• Radial-pump brake master cylinder
• Steel-braided brake lines (front and rear)
• Thicker front petal discs

2011 New Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Race Bike

The New Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Race Bike has been eagerly anticipated by everyone involved in the Superbike Racing project for a while now and therefore the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team are extremely keen to get started with the new Ninja ZX-10R. The team unveiled the first edition of the race bike during a press conference that marked the start of the Nürburgring WSBK round, which will be held this weekend.

all-new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R race bike has been unveiled to international press at the Nürburgring race track, and at the same time the riders for the 2011 World Superbike Championship season were introduced.

The presentation of the new bike and riders comes just before the German round of The World Superbike Championship, which will take place at the Nürburgring race track this weekend.The unveiling of the new Ninja ZX-10R will mark a new start for Kawasaki in the World Superbike Championship. From 2011, the Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team will receive more means and more support from the mother company in Japan.

Since 2009, the Kawasaki Superbike Racing Team have evolved and restructured continuously in order to be in a position to utilise the new bike’s potential to the maximum next season.

The initial race team bikes themselves will be full factory bikes, built and sent to the team from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) in Japan. The bike is unveiled only now, as Kawasaki starts the European testing trajectory.

Competing in the World Superbike Championship with the all new Ninja ZX-10R will show and expose Kawasaki at the highest level of motorcycle racing. The rules of the championship mean that Kawasaki starts off with and stay within the concept of the production bike which will be available at the local Kawasaki dealership.

Kawasaki is a racing company and the Ninja brand has a solid racing history and pedigree. The new machine will give Kawasaki the possibility to revive the image of being a successful racing company as the company already shows in so many other of motorcycle racing categories within which Kawasaki competes today.

The unveiling of the new Ninja ZX-10R at the Nürburgring was the only chance for people to see the bike close up before next months. The next opportunity to be eye-to-eye with the new Ninja ZX-10R race bike will be the Intermot show in Cologne, starting the 6th of October.