2011 Kawasaki Z1000 Base

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2011 Kawasaki Z1000

Super Futuristic, Super Fast, Super Fun

A thrill to look at, a thrill to ride. The Z1000 – carving a powerful line as it cuts through the atmosphere and even as it stands still – is one of those rare motorcycles that balance a distinctive aesthetic with an engine that pumps out arm-straightening power.

Completely redesigned two years ago, the Z1000's aggressive bodywork reveals the design team's attention to detail. The aesthetic showcase begins with a low-mount front cowl that slopes back radically, highlighting the Z’s prow and, behind it, an adjustable instrument cluster featuring a multifunction LCD display covered by a trick-looking orange lens. The line-beam headlight's guts are integrated nicely into that angled cowl. Moving rearward, you come to a shapely fuel tank that’s flared on the sides to let you grab it with your knees and that’s trim at the back for a snug fit. The seat is low and narrow at the front to make ground contact easy, and flows beautifully rearward to end in a futuristically retro LED tail light behind a red lens. It’s a thoroughly athletic shape, one sure to garner attention wherever it’s ridden.

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Highlights

  • Clarksville, Indiana
  • 2011
  • Kawasaki
  • Z1000 Base
  • Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
  • 6-Speed
  • Available

Specifications

  • 2011
  • Kawasaki
  • Z1000
  • Base
  • Sport
  • Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
  • 1043 cc
  • 77.0mm
  • 56.0mm
  • 11.8:1
  • DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles
  • TCBI Digital Advance
  • 6-Speed
  • X-Ring Chain
  • Aluminum Backbone
  • 24.5 deg. / 4.1 in.
  • 120/70 ZR17
  • 190/50 ZR17
  • 41 mm inverted cartridge fork with stepless compression and rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 4.7 in.
  • Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload / 5.4 in.
  • Dual 300mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount four-piston calipers
  • Single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper
  • 4.0 gal.
  • 32.1 in.
  • 481 lbs.
  • 82.5 in.
  • 31.7 in.
  • 42.7 in.
  • Candy Lime Green / Ebony, Ebony
  • 12 months
  • 12, 24, 36 or 48 months