KAWASAKI Z1000SX Tourer (2011-2012) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki Z1000SX was a sport-touring motorcycle manufactured from 2011 and continued production until the present (2023). In other markets, the bike was known as the Ninja 1000 SX, Ninja 1000, and Z1000S.

The bike was characterized as a fully faired sibling of the Z1000 streetfighter, both packing the same 1,043cc engine, fuel injection, and aluminum backbone tube frame, but with several touring-oriented features, such as ergonomics, storage, a larger tank, and other design elements.

The bike's visual department represented a full fairing with a dual-headlight system, a medium-sized windscreen, a two-piece dual seat with passenger grab handles, side-mounted panniers for extra storage, and six-spoke lightweight wheels.

The bike was built around an aluminum twin-tube frame with a 41 mm upside-down adjustable telescopic fork on the front and a horizontal back-link gas-charged adjustable shock absorber on the rear, delivering excellent suspension performance and handling.

The braking performance was handled by two 300 mm semi-floating petal discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm petal disc with a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel, offering excellent stopping power.

As for the power figures, the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000SX Tourer had installed a 1,043cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered 138 hp with maximum strength at 9,600 rpm and 110 Nm (81 lb-ft) torque at 7,800 rpm.