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KAWASAKI Ninja 1000 ABS (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

Segment: Sport Touring
Production years: 2011, 2012

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In 2012, Kawasaki launched the Ninja 1000 ABS, a fully faired sibling to the Z1000 Streetfighter, which shared the 1,043cc engine and aluminum backbone frame but with more orientation to the sport touring market.

The ABS version was identical to the standard model except for the added anti-lock braking system that offered improved rider safety and the bike's overall versatility. In the technical and performance department, the bike featured the same specifications and characteristics except for the added weight introduced by the extra bulk of the ABS modulator.

In the performance department, the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS had its heartbeat set by a 1,043cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 138 hp with a peak at 9,600 rpm and 110 Nm (81 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,800 rpm.

All that power was converted into speed by a six-speed manual transmission and brought to a complete stop by two 300 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

For suspension, the bike packed a 41 mm adjustable inverted fork on the front and a back-link adjustable horizontal shock absorber on the rear.

The bike featured a sporty instrument panel based on the ZX-6R motorcycle with a large analog tachometer, a multi-function LCD screen, and original graphics and coloring design.

KAWASAKI Ninja 1000 ABS 2011-2012

KAWASAKI Ninja 1000 ABS 1,043

engine specs
Type:Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
Displacement:1,043 cm3
Bore X Stroke:3.0x2.2 in OR 76 mm
Compression Ratio:11.8:1
Horsepower:138/9600 KW(hp)/RPM
Torque:81/7800 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/7800 Nm/RPM
Fuel System:EFI with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles
transmission specs
Gearbox:6-speed, manual
Clutch:Wet multi-disc, manual
Primary Drive:-
Final Drive:X ring chain
chassis specs
Frame:Aluminium twin-tube
Front Suspension:41 mm inverted fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
Rear Suspension:orizontal Back-link, gas-charged, with stepless rebound damping and cam-style spring preload adjustability
Front Brake:Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs, Nissin
Rear Brake:Single 250 mm petal disc
dimension specs
Overall Length:82.9 in OR 2106 mm
Overall Width:31.1 in OR 790 mm
Seat Height:32.3 in OR 820 mm
Wheelbase:56.9 in OR 1445 mm
Ground Clearance:5.3 in OR 135 mm
Weight:503 lbs OR 228 kg
Fuel Capacity:5 gallons OR 18.9 L
tyres specs
Front:120/70 ZR17
Rear:190/55 ZR17
power system specs
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