Kawasaki ZZR1400 Bikes For Sale

Specs

• Seat Height: Average (800 mm / 31.5 inches)
• Weight: Very Heavy (268 kg / 591 lbs)
• Fuel Capacity: Very High (22.0 litres / 5.8 US gallons)
• Economy: Poor (35 mpg / 8.1 l/100km / 12.4 km/l)
• Range: High (170 miles / 274 km)
• Top Speed: Very High (186 mph / 299 km/h)
• Capacity: Very High (1,441 cc)
• Power: Very High (197 bhp / 147 kW)
• Power to Weight: High (0.735 bhp/kg / 0.548 kW/kg)
• Redline: High (11,000 rpm)
• Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
• Launch RRP: £11,500

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Review In A Few

What Is It?

The Kawasaki ZZR1400 is an iconic sports tourer and is powered by a liquid cooled 1,441 cc inline four engine, producing 197.4 bhp at 10,000 rpm (207 bhp with ram-air) and maximum torque at 7,500 rpm.

Features include:

• Aluminium frame
• Dual 310 mm discs up front with Nissin four piston calipers
• 250 mm disc at the rear with two piston caliper
• ABS
• Slipper clutch
• Adjustable 43 mm upside down fork with 117 mm travel
• Adjustable rear shock with 124 mm travel
• Traction control with 3 modes
• Two ride modes
• Flip out luggage hooks under the seat
• 6 speed gearbox

Compared to the 2006-2011 model power is up 10 bhp from a new 89 cc larger engine, there's a more rigid frame, lighter wheels, ABS is standard, there's a slipper clutch, a more powerful radiator, the fins on the side stand out more and the headlights get a cooler design but weight is up roughly 10 kg.

The 10 spoke 17" wheels take a 120/70 Bridgestone S20 Battlax tyre at the front and a 190/50 at the rear.

Accessories include Akrapovic exhausts (£1,954), centre stand (£238), comfort seat (£241), spoiler screen (£79), top box (£386) and pillion seat cover (£192).

• 2012: Black, green
• 2013: Black/green, blue (Performance)
• 2014: Black, green/black, blue/black (Performance)
• 2015: Green/black
• 2016: Black/grey, blue/black (Performance)
• 2017: Black/green
• 2018: Black/green, green/black
• 2019: Black/red, grey/green
• 2020: Black/green

It's also called the ZX-14R and ZX1400.

Model History & Updates

2013: Performance edition includes Akrapovic exhausts, pillion seat cover and smoked screen (black/green, blue).

2014: Performance Sport edition includes Akrapovic exhausts, Ohlins TTX shock and smoked screen (green/black, black/green, blue/black). 

2018: Minor tweaks to the colour scheme for the base model and Performance edition.

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