2017 Kawasaki ZX-10RR (gallery)

Rennie Scaysbrook | October 7, 2016
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Kawasaki took the wraps off its brand new ZX-10RR at the Intermot Show in Cologne, recently. The race replica streetbike will get a bunch of new updates to take the fight to bikes like Ducati’s Panigale R, the new Honda CBR1000SP2 and the recently announced new range of Suzuki GSX-R1000s.

This is at this stage, however, a European-only release; Kawasaki USA has said they will be unveiling their new range for the local American market later this month.

Limited to 500 models only in the winter test edition color scheme, making it an automatic collector’s item, the ZX-10RR gets a modified cylinder-head to accept the longer-lift racekit cams that are part of the Kawasaki race catalogue. Diamond-Like-Coating has been used on the tappets to reduce noise and friction.

The chassis gets beautiful new Marchesini, seven spoke forged aluminum wheels, Brembo M50 calipers and new discs and master-cylinder, and the Kawasaki Quick Shift (KQS) system now allows for up and down shifts without using the clutch.

Kawasaki has also fitted the six-axis Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit to the RR, something which now seems like a must feature for any superbike worth its salt.

No word yet on if we’ll get a RR in the U.S., but here’s hoping…

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