Kawasaki GPZ1000RX

Kawasaki GPZ1000RX

Manufacturer	Kawasaki
Also called	Ninja 1000R, ZXT00A
Parent company	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Production	1986–1988
Predecessor	GPz900R
Successor	ZX-10 "Tomcat"
Class	Sport bike
Engine	997 cc (60.8 cu in), 4-stroke, transverse 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder
Suspension	Front: Telescopic, air Rear: Uni-Trak, air shock.
Brakes	Front: dual disc Rear: single disc
Tires	Tubeless 120/80-16 (front) (A1 - A6) 150/80-16 (rear) (A1 - A6)
Rake, trail	29°, 114 mm (4.5 in)
Fuel capacity	21 L (4.6 imp gal; 5.5 US gal) Reserve: 4 L (0.88 imp gal; 1.1 US gal)
Related	GTR1000 "Concours", ZL1000 "Eliminator"

The Kawasaki GPZ1000RX (Ninja 1000R, model designation ZXT00A) was a motorcycle made by Kawasaki from 1986 to 1988. It had a 997 cc (60.8 cu in) four-cylinder, 16-valve, twin cam engine.

The GPZ1000RX was to be the replacement for the original Ninja, the GPZ900R, but as it turned out the GPZ900R not only lived on alongside the GPZ1000RX, but outlived it. Just as the GPZ900R two years before, the 1000RX was the fastest production bike at the time. Until in 1988^[1] the GPZ 1000RX was superseded by the ZX-10 "Tomcat". Yet still the GPZ900R remained, even beyond the 1990 release of Kawasaki's new flagship, the ZZ-R1100,^[1][2] until 2003.^[3]

References

1. Ker, Rod (2007), Classic Japanese Motorcycle Guide, Sparkford, UK: Haynes Publishing, p. 209, ISBN 1-84425-335-X
2. Dowds, Alan (2007), Superbikes: Street Racers: Design and Technology, Thunder Bay Press, p. 246, ISBN 1-59223-777-0
3. Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 152–153, ISBN 0-7858-1380-2