Segment: Sport Touring
Production years: 2011, 2012
In 2012, Kawasaki launched the Ninja 1000 ABS, a fully faired sibling to the Z1000 Streetfighter, which shared the 1,043cc engine and aluminum backbone frame but with more orientation to the sport touring market.
The ABS version was identical to the standard model except for the added anti-lock braking system that offered improved rider safety and the bike's overall versatility. In the technical and performance department, the bike featured the same specifications and characteristics except for the added weight introduced by the extra bulk of the ABS modulator.
In the performance department, the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS had its heartbeat set by a 1,043cc four-stroke four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that delivered an output power of 138 hp with a peak at 9,600 rpm and 110 Nm (81 lb-ft) of torque available at 7,800 rpm.
All that power was converted into speed by a six-speed manual transmission and brought to a complete stop by two 300 mm discs with four-piston calipers on the front wheel and a 250 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.
For suspension, the bike packed a 41 mm adjustable inverted fork on the front and a back-link adjustable horizontal shock absorber on the rear.
The bike featured a sporty instrument panel based on the ZX-6R motorcycle with a large analog tachometer, a multi-function LCD screen, and original graphics and coloring design.
engine specs | Type: | Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four | Displacement: | 1,043 cm3 | Bore X Stroke: | 3.0x2.2 in OR 76 mm | Compression Ratio: | 11.8:1 | Horsepower: | 138/9600 KW(hp)/RPM | Torque: | 81/7800 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/7800 Nm/RPM | Fuel System: | EFI with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles |
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transmission specs | Gearbox: | 6-speed, manual | Clutch: | Wet multi-disc, manual | Primary Drive: | - | Final Drive: | X ring chain |
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chassis specs | Frame: | Aluminium twin-tube | Front Suspension: | 41 mm inverted fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability | Rear Suspension: | orizontal Back-link, gas-charged, with stepless rebound damping and cam-style spring preload adjustability | Front Brake: | Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs, Nissin | Rear Brake: | Single 250 mm petal disc |
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dimension specs | Overall Length: | 82.9 in OR 2106 mm | Overall Width: | 31.1 in OR 790 mm | Seat Height: | 32.3 in OR 820 mm | Wheelbase: | 56.9 in OR 1445 mm | Ground Clearance: | 5.3 in OR 135 mm | Weight: | 503 lbs OR 228 kg | Fuel Capacity: | 5 gallons OR 18.9 L |
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tyres specs | Front: | 120/70 ZR17 | Rear: | 190/55 ZR17 |
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power system specs | Power pack: | - | Nominal Capacity: | - | Maximum Capacity: | - | Charger type: | - | Charging time (normal): | - | Charging time (quick): | - | Range: | - |
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