2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is Lighter, More Powerful and More...Forgiving?

 

You don’t need a PhD in physics to know that adding power to a vehicle will usually make it accelerate faster and give it a higher top speed. Reducing weight will improve acceleration, as well as braking and cornering ability. Do both to the same vehicle and you see a substantial increase in performance. Keep in mind this is as true with two-wheeled machines as it is with four-wheelers.

Armed with this knowledge, Kawasaki has revamped its most menacing crotch rocket – the Ninja ZX-10R – for 2011 by both putting it on a diet and toning its muscles. But that’s not all they’ve done to make this latest in the long line of bikes named for the shadow warrior better. What’s hiding under that aggressive new bodywork? Make like this thing’s tach needle when you give it the beans and jump!