2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
The Kawasaki was my early favourite. It steers beautifully, holds a line, is agile in the chicanes and has a storming amount of power. If we had left all the bikes on standard suspension settings, there's a good chance the Kawasaki could have taken the victory in this track test.
All the other bikes here are set up to be stable and reassuring on the road, with relatively soft set-ups and slow steering. It's not until you adjust them - speed up the steering and stiffen them up that they become useful on the track.
2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Just like the Yamaha R1 the Ducati takes a lot of ambience up to get it to plan about the track. You charge to get it on its adenoids so it'll beacon able-bodied abundant to change administration and authority a line. It aswell needs lots added damping to ascendancy the weaves and wobbles accomplished by the burning ability supply of the V-twin engine and accommodate the adherence to ascendancy the dive acquired by the angry Brembo Monobloc brakes.
Properly set up it's a admirable clue bike. You feel perched up top and it's a continued way down to get your knee down. It's still slow-steering, too abnormally compared to the R Blade and ZX-10R.
