|
The Kawasaki ZX-12R is a sport bike that was made from 2000 to 2006 by Kawasaki. In those years the ZX-12R at at low speed to 190 at high speed with Ram-air intake〔〔〔 had the most horsepower of any production motorcycle for sale.〔 It was known as a contender to be the fastest production motorcycle, and for its role in bringing to a truce the escalating competition to build a faster motorcycle. Its top speed of 187〔 made it the fastest production motorcycle for sale from 2000 to 2005. At its introduction the ZX-12R was Kawasaki's flagship sport bike and a competitor to the Suzuki Hayabusa. It was fuel injected with four 46 mm throttle bodies; Kawasaki's first fuel-injected sport bike since the 1981–1985 Kawasaki GPZ1100.〔 The displacement engine generated at the rear wheel.〔〔 Handling and braking matched the power of the engine resulting in a motorcycle that was docile at low speeds and very easy to handle in heavy traffic, but had strong acceleration. From the first production ZX-12R, in the 2000 model year, its top speed was restricted by a motorcycle manufacturer gentlemen's agreement.〔〔〔 This was due to a voluntary gentlemen's agreement that included BMW Motorrad and the Japanese manufacturers, amid fears of government regulation of motorcycle speeds mainly in Europe.〔 Prior to the agreement, Kawasaki had planned a world press event to launch their answer to Suzuki's Hayabusa, but the event was abruptly cancelled, and instead the ZX-12R with a revised engine control unit that limited speed to about 300 km/h was released with no fanfare or comment by Kawasaki.〔 ''Cycle World'' tested the ZX-12R's acceleration at 2.7 seconds, and at 10.04 seconds at .〔 They found an electronically-limited top speed of , a braking distance of , and fuel economy of .〔 The ZX-12R was discontinued in 2006 and followed by the ZX-14 (ZZR1400) in the same year. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|