KAWASAKI Ninja ZX-6R (2010-2011) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2011, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, a sports motorcycle that carried on the tradition of Kawasaki's middleweight sport bikes and brought together an aggressive attitude and advanced technology for better performance.

The bike featured a lightweight and compact engine placed in the middle of a twin-spar aluminum frame for better feedback and centralized mass, which resulted in better balance and easier handling.

Also, the bike packed a Showa Big Piston Fork (BPF) on the front that ensured optimal adjustability and obtained the best possible grip on various surfaces, while the Ohlins steering damper came as standard equipment and dramatically improved both safety and riding pleasure.

In addition, the bike featured a highly evolved fairing that offered great wind protection, two position lamps like the ZX-10R, a one-piece fender that provided excellent aerodynamics, an inner fender above the swingarm that reduced turbulance, and an easy-to-reat instrument cluster similar in design with the one used by the ZX-10R.

In the power department, the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R had its heartbeat set by a 599cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 128 hp available at 14,000 rpm and 67 Nm (49 lb-ft) of torque with a peak at 11,800 rpm.

For stopping performance, the bike packed two 300 mm discs squeezed by two four-piston calipers on the front and a 220 mm disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.