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Living with a 2002 Kawasaki ZX-9R
By Mark Shippey on 12/07/2002 12:44:27
The Kawasaki ZX-9R didn't survive this long term test in the hands of Shippey
concept was meant to be new and exciting but as she was wheeled into the daylight she looked remarkably like Brittle Bowen's ZX-9R!As a large ball of blue-tac bounced off my head, I looked round to see the Evil one leering from the window cackling like
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Buyer Guide: Kawasaki ZX-9R
By Visordown on 05/10/2010 11:05:47
Comfy, ultra-reliable, cheap and 170mph fast. All the inside information on the cruelly underrated and too often overlooked Kawasaki ZX-9R from the people who own them
Click to view: Kawasaki ZX-9R owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Yesterday’s man. Always the bridesmaid. Give a bike a bad name and it sticks. The sports bike market in the UK is incredibly competitive and like animals on the African plains
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Used Review: Kawasaki ZX-9R (B1 - F2P)
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 16:32:53
Kawasaki built a Blade beater for 1998, just in time for Yamaha's R1 to trump the pair of 'em. But all was not lost - the ZX-9R drew a dedicated following.
Kawasaki's ZX-9R should always be considered a 'sporty' sports-tourer first and foremost, not a full-on sportsbike aiming to beat Honda's FireBlade or Yamaha's R1.Once you get this one very important fact straight then you can start to appreciate
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-9R
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 16:54:04
And so to the 2002 ZX-9R, also tweaked for this year and feeling distinctly healthier for it. The motor feels the same, but the handling (once adjusted) is definitely better...
And it looks heaps better, too. Kawasaki have re-designed the rear seat cowl so it looks swoopy and interesting instead of plain old dull, there's now a GSX-R-stylee swingarm with heaps of tough-looking bracing, and a smart new paintjob. The ZX-9R
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The Undertones - Hornet 900, 955i and ZX-9R
By Jon Urry on 15/01/2009 15:59:09
Sometimes bikes are launched that fail to excite and slip under the biking radar for one reason or another. We find three of the best.
market to come up with three bikes that for one reason or another slipped out of popularity. Triumph’s Daytona 955i was never the Japan-beating superbike that it promised to be, and neither was Kawasaki’s ZX-9R. Both fell foul of the R1, GSX-R1000
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Road Test: ZX-9R vs. VFR vs. 955i
By Warren Pole on 20/04/2008 22:06:20
On the face of it, this is a pretty odd bunch of motorcycles. Take the motors for instance - a 781cc V4, an 955cc inline triple, and an 899cc inline four. Hmm, not exactly the most comparable bunch on the planet.
But then these bikes are a bit of a mixed bag. There's the ZX-9R, whose normal habitat these days is being shot to pieces in a group test with the FireBlade, R1 and GSX-R1000, the VFR which can generally be found romping off with the sports touring
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Road Test: CBR954RR vs. ZX-9R v GSX-R1000 v YZF-R1
By John Cantlie, Warren Pole, Niall Mackenzie, Gus Scott on 21/04/2008 21:16:18
Another year, another choice selection of 1,000cc sportsbikes. But this year is a particularly good vintage as Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda try to close the gap on Suzuki's all conquering GSX-R1000 of 2001.
the opposition. Before that, the Yamaha R1 ruled the roost. It, in turn, stole the limelight from the FireBlade before it, who spent far too long in the top slot despite repeated efforts from Kawasaki's ZX-9R to dislodge it.So you see, these four bikes are old
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Road Test: Over the top
By Warren Pole on 20/09/2010 11:11:08
Welcome to the Road Racing Capital of the World. They cancelled the 2001 Isle of Man TT races, so we decided to have our very own production TT Test. GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1, FireBlade and Kawasaki ZX-9R thrashed around the 37-mile course.
the ulltimate test of the ultimate motorcycles. David Jefferies, Ian Lougher, Jim Hodson and John McGuiness were to race an R1, GSX-R1000, ZX-9R and FireBlade respectively at the TT this year.When the races were cancelled due to the hand to mouth crisis
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ZX-9 engine in Bedford Rascal
By mark forsyth on 02/08/2011 12:04:45
And a massive stoppie
Obviously, all this makes perfect sense...
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Litre Beaters: 2003 1000cc test
By Niall Mackenzie & Jon Urry on 19/05/2003 11:29:51
When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker?
of a bunker when he sees said missile coming.And in the 1000s class there is only one newcomer for 2003 - Suzuki's GSX-R1000. Honda's FireBlade, Yamaha's R1 and Kawasaki's ZX-9R remain unchanged, bar colour schemes while the Suzuki gets a new frame
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