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The 1998 ZX9r C1 was the first stock production motorcycle to run a quarter mile in under 10 seconds with a 9.99 @ 136.8 mph time. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 2 ] [ 13 ] The 1999 C2 ran 10.06 @ 138.96 mph. [ 2 ] A California-only 1998 ZX9r C1, with "1 HP less power", ran a tested 10.28 @ 135.32 mph quarter mile time.
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
The ZZR1400 or Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 and ZX-14R (2006–present), is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki that was their most powerful sport bike as of 2006. [8] It was introduced at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show [9] and released for the 2006 model year as a replacement for the Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 (2002
The ZX-11 also had a ram air induction system. [4] [6] The 1989 ZX-11 C1 model got a ram-air intake, the very first on any production motorcycle. [9] [10] The 1997 ZX-11's quarter-mile time was 10.43 seconds at 211.45 km/h (131.39 mph). [5] In 2000 the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R was introduced. The ZX-12R was designed to be more of a pure sport bike.
After the 1999 Hayabusa sent shockwaves by exceeding the Honda CBR1100XX's record by more than 10 mph (16 km/h), and rumors and leaks from Kawasaki hinted that their upcoming 2000 Ninja ZX-12R would pass the 200 mph (322 km/h) milestone, some regulators and politicians in Europe called for an import ban against high speed motorcycles. [43]
Walden Miller (2018) Z-Max Dragway at Charlotte North Carolina. Sportbike motorcycle drag racing involves racing motorcycles, often imported from Japan. Many sportbikes such as the Suzuki Hayabusa, the Kawasaki ZX-14, or the BMW S1000RR can perform a 1/4-mile drag race in the 9-second range with little to no modifications. 1/8th-mile racing is also popular in some parts of the country.
It seems an old “Dog Man” can outearn new pics, as the DreamWorks Animation caper will lead the domestic box office for a second weekend in a row. Meanwhile, slasher “Heart Eyes” and Ke ...
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series made by Kawasaki from 2000 through 2006. The 1,199 cc (73.2 cu in) inline-four engine produced 178 hp (133 kW) at low speed, and increased to 190 hp (140 kW) at high speed due to its ram-air intake, [8] [9] [10] making it the most powerful production motorcycle up to 2006 and the release of the ZX-14.