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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By John Cantlie on 29/03/2008 16:46:13
NOW WITH 36cc EXTRA FREE! If you can't beat 'em, cheat. Works for us and there's a decent chance it'll work for Kawasaki as they wheel out their new oversquare 636cc ZX-6R. Any good or dead horse flogged?
turbine-like whistle from the airbox and as crisp an exhaust note as you could ask for in road-silenced form. Nice. Very nice indeed. But difficult to tell if it's actually any nicer than before.Click to continue the Kawasaki ZX-6R review
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R 636
By Visordown on 12/07/2002 09:38:30
Make it bigger and better is the order of pedigree. In 2001 Kawasaki, despite the fact that their bike was probably the oldest on the grid, won the World Supersport Championship - as vindications go, it doesn't get much better than that really!
this throughout the day, as everyone usually does."One thing for me that 600s lack is midrange,"says Niall. "Apart from the Suzuki, which has got something in the middle. But compared to the old ZX-6R, you could feel a bit more in the midrange on the 636. Nicer
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Second Chance: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Tim Dickson on 02/12/2010 15:55:26
Overlooked when new, the second-hand metal that's got us thinking, 'Now that's a good idea...'
What were they thinking, we wondered, way back in 2002 when Kawasaki launched the 636cc ZX-6R A1P. Simply boring out the previous J-model's motor by 36cc seemed like a lazy man's way to better performance.It was, as far as many of us were concerned
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Niall's Spin: Kawasaki ZX-6R (1995 - 2005)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 10:25:12
Niall gives his verdict on a decades worth of Kawasaki ZX-6Rs
seemingly-dead crocodile, Kawasaki came to life with an evil snap of its jaws in late 2002. The result was this. The tiny, track-focused 636cc engined ZX-6R was nothing like its large road-orientated predecessor. And it's superb, incredibly fast with race
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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 after spending most of the day on the new ZX-6R I have to admit to being a bit apprehensive about how the big ol' ZX-9R would handle Pau's nadgery corners. True enough, on stock settings the 9R was a wobbler. Low and soft at the back end to make it more
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Sofuoglu signs for Indian Supersport team
By Visordown News on 08/11/2012 11:58:00
Cricketer MS Dhoni's rebranded Mahi Racing Team gets serious
third at Magny-Cours in 2012 – the team’s best result in its inaugural season.MRTI has also signed up Fabien Foret, who won the title in 2002 and finished fourth this year. The team will be riding Kawasaki ZX-6Rs.Dhoni has told Indian media that he has
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Road Test: Real World 600s
By Jon Urry on 03/06/2003 14:54:52
If pound notes are more important than lap times these 600s offer the best compromise of race replica handling with real world practicality. New and secondhand these still top the sales podium
miles. Which is why the F-1 has been kept in the range. Die-hard sports bike fans will consider it second-rate to the single-minded RR, but for real world riding it has its fans.It's a similar story for the 2002 ZX-6R. Despite it being the most road
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First Ride: 2004 Triumph Daytona 650
By Niall Mackenzie on 30/03/2008 22:17:28
The Daytona 600 has always had the legs; it's one of the best-handling 600s around. With an extra 47cc - and a load more mid-range - the Daytona 650 might nearly be the perfect middleweight.
When, in 2002 Kawasaki suddenly broke the rules and released the 636cc ZX-6R our British sense of organisation, not to mention fair play, was slightly offended. How can it be a supersport 600 when it isn't 600cc? That's just not cricket, surely that
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Living with a 2001 Kawasaki ZX-6R
By Gus Scott on 26/04/2002 11:45:59
Gus Scott the man, the legend, a ladies man and a very tight northerner indeed. And he was very fast on a motorcycle
VAT. However, if you're looking to sharpen the ZX-6R's road-orientated handling package, this may be the way to go. We shall certainly seeMarch 2002By Mark Shippey. While Gus was wallowing knee-deep in Thai lady-boys on his trip to the Macau road
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Living with a 2001 Kawasaki ZX-12R
By Mark Shippey on 26/05/2002 13:45:45
Too tall Mark goes for equally leggy ZX-12R. Match made in heaven?
August 2001First impressions of the ZX-12R were that it was huge, a beast, and would be far too much for me to handle. Once sat astride I found that it was actually me who dwarfed the 12 and thank God Gus got the ZX-6R. But then I am 6ft6in!For a 70
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