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Type of motorcycle
Kawasaki GPZ1000RX
Gpz1000rx
ManufacturerKawasaki
Also calledNinja 1000R, ZXT00A
Parent companyKawasaki Heavy Industries
Production1986–1987
PredecessorGPz900R
SuccessorZX-10 "Tomcat"
ClassSport bike
Engine997 cc (60.8 cu in), 4-stroke, transverse 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder
Bore / stroke74 mm × 58 mm (2.9 in × 2.3 in)
SuspensionFront: Telescopic, air
Rear: Uni-Trak, air shock.
BrakesFront: dual disc
Rear: single disc
TiresTubeless
120/80-16 (front) (A1 - A3)
150/80-16 (rear) (A1 - A3)
Rake, trail29°, 114 mm (4.5 in)
Fuel capacity21 L (4.6 imp gal; 5.5 US gal)
Reserve: 4 L (0.88 imp gal; 1.1 US gal)
RelatedGTR1000 "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 Until in 1988 the GPZ 1000RX was superseded by the ZX-10 "Tomcat".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, until 2003.

References

  1. ^ Ker, Rod (2007), Classic Japanese Motorcycle Guide, Sparkford, UK: Haynes Publishing, p. 209, ISBN 978-1-84425-335-7
  2. Dowds, Alan (2007), Superbikes: Street Racers: Design and Technology, Thunder Bay Press, p. 246, ISBN 978-1-59223-777-7
  3. Walker, Mick (2001), Performance Motorcycles, Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.), pp. 152–153, ISBN 0-7858-1380-2
Records
Preceded byKawasaki GPZ900R Fastest production motorcycle
1984–1988
Succeeded byKawasaki Tomcat ZX-10
Kawasaki motorcycle timeline, 1980s - next »
YearType 1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Standard (since 1976) Z650/KZ650
(since 1976) KZ750/LTD
(since 1976) KZ1000/LTD1000
Z 1000 Z1-R
Z 1000 (A3/A4/MKII/FI/H/J/R)
Z 1100 R/R1
Sport GPZ1100 ('81–'82: B1/B2)
GPz900R
GPz1000RX
Kawasaki Tomcat ZX-10
GPz750 Ninja ZX750F (thru to 1990)
GPz750 Turbo
Ninja 600R (thru to 1997)
Touring (since 1979) KZ1300/Voyager
GTR1000 Concours (thru to 2007)
Cruiser 454 LTD
EL250
ZL900/ZL1000 Eliminator


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