In 2018, Kawasaki set itself apart from Honda and Yamaha by upgrading the low-end sports bike’s displacement from 300cc to 400cc with the launch of the Ninja 400. Team Green took the competition down once again. with the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition 2023, a new race-focused sports car.
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At its heart is the new 399cc, liquid-cooled, 16-valve DOHC engine, which adds two more cylinders to the Ninja 400’s 399cc Twin-Twin engine. Developed with the Ninja 400 in mind. Input from Kawasaki’s super-sporty Ninja ZX machines, the engine is 57.0 x 39.2mm square in diameter and stroke and is said to deliver impressive power and claimed peak torque. claimed is 26.5 lb-ft at 11,000 rpm.
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The engine has fine sand cast intake ports, large intake and exhaust valves, a precision machined combustion chamber, forged camshafts, die-cast aluminum pistons and a 12.3:1 compression ratio but this engine runs on gas. conventional unleaded fuel.
The lightweight flywheel contributes to the Four’s quick revs, the large radiator contributes to efficient cooling, and the ram air ducts bring cool, high-pressure air into the engine.
Equipped with a throttle, the Ninja ZX-4RR has four riding modes (Sport, Road, Rain and Customizable Driver) that adjusts traction control (Mode 1-3 or Off) and a power mode. amount (Low or Full). It has a 6-speed transmission with a slide/assist clutch and up/down quickshifter. Up front is a 4.3-inch TFT color display that includes Circuit Mode for track and Bluetooth connectivity via Kawasaki’s Rideology App.
Designed with input from the efforts of the Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) during the World Superbike Championship, the Ninja ZX-4RR’s chassis consists of a high-tensile steel trellis frame with multiple Different pipe diameter thickness, swing arm shaft section and swing arm are made of high strength steel. Up front is a Showa SFF-BP (Separate Function Fork – Big Piston) fork with 37 mm reverse travel with adjustable preload and 4.7-inch travel, and a Showa BFRC shock absorber at the rear (Unbalanced rear cushion). equals) Lite fully adjustable cross-link with Lite shock absorber with 4.9 inch Travel.
Ninja ZX-4RR rolls on 17-inch 5-spoke cast aluminum alloy wheels with Dunlop Sportmax GPR-300 round tires (120/70-ZR17 front, 160/60-ZR17 rear). Its deceleration is a pair of 4-piston monolithic front brake calipers pressing 290 mm semi-floating discs and a single-piston rear caliper pressing a 220 mm disc.
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition 2023 has a bold design with a full LED lighting system and a Lemon Green/Ebony Blue color scheme. It has an MSRP of $9,699 and will be available this spring.
Specifications Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR KRT Edition 2023
- Cost: $9,699
- Website: Kawasaki.com
- Guarantee: 1 year, unlimited. mile
- Engine type: Liquid cooled, Four horizontal inline, DOHC w/ 4 valves per cylinder.
- move: 399cc
- Diameter x stroke of piston: 57.0×39.2mm
- horse power: do not apply
- torque: 26.5 lb-ft @ 11,000 rpm (claimed)
- Transmission process: Wet clutch / 6-speed slip assist, cable drive w / quickshifter
- Ultimate driving: Chain
- The standard long: 54.3 inches
- Rake / Trail: 23.5 degrees/3.8 inches.
- Seat height: 31.5 inches
- Wet weight: 414.5 lb
- Fuel quantity: 4.0 gallons.
