KAWASAKI ZR-X 1200R (2001-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki ZR-X 1200R was a standard naked motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki in 2001 to replace the ZR-X 1100. The bike was sold in the US market until 2007, in the European market until 2007, and in the Japanese market until 2016.

The bike was manufactured worldwide in three variations, including the ZR-X 1200S, which featured a partial fairing, the ZR-X 1200C without a fairing, and the ZR-X 1200R, which had a bikini fairing.

The bike's appearance was represented by a front cowl with an integrated headlight, a small windscreen, a one-piece dual seat with passenger grab rails, a four-into-one exhaust system with a silencer on the right side, and three-spoke aluminum wheels.

The bike was built around a lightweight aluminum frame with a 43 mm fully adjustable telescopic fork on the front and dual side-mounted fully adjustable shock absorbers on the rear, providing excellent suspension performance and handling.

As for the braking power, the bike's wheels were fitted with two 310 mm discs tied to six-piston calipers on the front and a 250 mm disc with a dual-piston caliper on the rear wheel, offering excellent stopping power.

As for the power figures, the 2001 Kawasaki ZR-X 1200R had its heartbeat set by a 1,164cc four-stroke liquid-cooled four-cylinder engine that delivered an output power of 122 hp at 8,500 rpm and 113 Nm (83 lb-ft) torque at 7,000 rpm.