India Kawasaki
Motors has extended the colour palette for its litre-class supersport
motorcycle, the ZX-10R, which retails at INR 13,99,000 (ex-showroom-Delhi).
With the addition of the new colour, the bike can now select from two choices -
Lime Green/Ebony along with KRT edition. The new colour option doesn't command
a premium, and the deliveries of the units specified in it will start in
October 2019.
The new option
retains the KRT edition graphics, although the ZX-10R branding on the fairing
comes in a golden colour. The honeycomb graphics and the stripes feature a
similar shade. A similar graphic theme is seen on the 2020 Ninja 250. The Ninja
ZX-10R is a locally assembled model irrespective of the colour option selected.
Its styling will likely be revised along with the introduction of a
Euro-V/BS-VI compliant motor in 2020.
The motorcycle
continues to draw power from a track-focused 998 cc inline four-cylinder,
liquid-cooled, 16-valve, DOHC engine that delivers 203 PS of maximum power (213
PS with RAM air), which is 3 PS higher than its predecessor. The peak torque of
114.9 Nm comes at 11,200 rpm. The motor is tuned to offer a linear power
delivery right to its peak power. For reference, the previous model delivered
200 PS (210 PS with RAM air) at 13,000 rpm.
The feature list
includes a single 220 mm disc at the back with a single-piston calliper, 330 mm
discs at the front with dual Brembo M50 monobloc callipers, specially prepared
radial-pump master cylinder, steel-braided lines, 43 mm inverted Balance Free
Front Fork, horizontal back-link with BFRC lite gas-charged rear shock and
specially developed Öhlins electronic steering damper. The Kawasaki Ninja
ZX-10R features a single-seat setup.
