New 2016 ZX-10R

[BigHeartedTone]

Pictures now available from the launch in Barcelona.

Looks good. Brembos, proper support for the screen and a maahoosive gas reservoir for the front forks.

[Steve Bass]

Mate is on the list for the first one here.
Apparently it'll have 207 bhp which is a big jump from now.

Looks good though...

[sc0tt]

Such an ugly bike.

[BigHeartedTone]

Really? I don't think the graphics are helping but I don't think it looks that bad.
I like KHI have got rid of the flappy screen.

[3DP]

I think it's a real improvement, but the nose fairing still looks a bit like someone big and heavy has sat on it.

[Mastodon2]

The bike itself is a good looking thing imo, but the paintjob does it no favours, it's too busy and hides the lines like a camo wrap. They should go back to their early 00s bright, flat green.

[mckeann]

I think it looks great. I'm tempted to sell both my 2012 ninjas and buy one of these

[Biker's Nemesis]

Are they 3 spoke wheels.

[Tim85]

mckeann said:

I think it looks great. I'm tempted to sell both my 2012 ninjas and buy one of these

how much can you pick a 2012 zx10 track bike for these days?

[curlie467]

Tim85 said:

mckeann said:

I think it looks great. I'm tempted to sell both my 2012 ninjas and buy one of these

how much can you pick a 2012 zx10 track bike for these days?

I thought you had already sold one?

[Tim85]

curlie467 said:

I thought you had already sold one?

nope not me. i sold an older zx6 road bike but just curious how much newer track bikes go for.

[mckeann]

If you ask nicely, and depending on spec, 8K.

including spare wets on wheels
Ktech DDS suspension front and rear,
Arrows full system
Power commander
Quick shifter
Rearsets
Clip ins
Brembo discs, calipers, master cylinder

Much much more.

[clen666]

Give it a paint job, akra and some marchesini M7R wheels and we have a winner

[Rosscow]

The graphics are awful!!

[3DP]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Are they 3 spoke wheels.

Well spotted and yes... not so good at all.

[Baryonyx]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Are they 3 spoke wheels.

If they're good enough for a Saab 900 Turbo and an RS Fiesta...! My bike has three spokers...but I suppose it was penned in about 1995.

I like the look of this bike and no doubt it'll carry on Kawasaki's legacy of barnstorming silliness in terms of power, but this paint job isn't great; it's too fussy.

[BobSaunders]

I really dislike the approach as of late to the hemmed in exhaust. It just screams out - change me for lots of ££.

[Baryonyx]

BobSaunders said:

I really dislike the approach as of late to the hemmed in exhaust. It just screams out - change me for lots of ££.

I'm surprised to see it's still got an outboard exhaust, I'd thought it would have went inboard like the Ducati ones that have an exit on the belly pan.

[clen666]

Baryonyx said:

I'm surprised to see it's still got an outboard exhaust, I'd thought it would have went inboard like the Ducati ones that have an exit on the belly pan.

Why?

[spareparts]

Baryonyx said:

I'm surprised to see it's still got an outboard exhaust, I'd thought it would have went inboard like the Ducati ones that have an exit on the belly pan.

Screamers benefit from a lengthy zorst for more torque at the low end by creating more back pressure. The Ducati's v-twin naturally produces more torque already, and it needs less back pressure at high rpm for power - ie, a shorter/inboard zorst