KAWASAKI Ninja ZX-10R ABS (2018-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2018, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer released the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R ABS, a motorcycle developed with feedback from the World Superbike Championship-winning Kawasaki Racing Team.

The 2018 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R ABS and the standard model were available in Metallic Matte Fusion Silver with Metallic Flat Spark Black livery, but also in Lime Green with Ebony and Metallic Graphite Gray, which was the Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) inspired color and graphics package.

The bike featured the Sports Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC) system that used a complex analysis, which calculated when traction conditions were about to become unfavorable and acted to maintain optimal traction with enhanced acceleration.

The ram air intake duct was positioned close to the front of the bike for optimum efficiency, with a large capacity 10-liter airbox that boosted the engine response and low-mid range power for enhanced racetrack acceleration.

The 2018 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R ABS featured an upper cowl that resembled the World Superbike machine, with a design that reduced drag and provided optimum wind deflection and strategically-placed vents that prevented negative pressure in the cockpit.

In the power department, the bike took its soul from a 998cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 200 hp with a peak at 13,000 rpm and 114 Nm (84 lb-ft) of torque available at 11,500 rpm.