Manufacturer Kawasaki Production 2002–2005 Successor Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 | Also called ZX-12C Predecessor Kawaski ZX-11 | |
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Class Sport Touring/Supersport | ||
The Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 motorcycle was built by Kawasaki. Identified by its model number ZX1200-C1, it is the successor to the ZX-11. Considered a sport tourer, it features a twin-spar aluminum frame with four-stroke, DOHC, four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine. It has double fans, double fuel pumps, and double headlights. Additionally, hard touring bags can be added as an option. With factory rear wheel horsepower of 145HP; it is widely regarded to be the most powerful production motorcycle ever built with carbureted induction.It was even more powerful than the fuel injected Honda CBR1100XX. It has been said it was more powerful than any other production motorcycle carbureted or not @9800rpm were it made peak power except the Suzuki Hayabusa or ZX-12R.With a quarter-mile time of 10.12 seconds at 136.9 mph.