Kawasaki ZX-10R world launch

Updated: 17 January 2016

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Kawasaki’s all new ZX-10R is about to be launched at Sepang, Malaysia and MCN Senior Road Tester Adam ‘Chad’ Child is the lucky man to be riding the bike in the scorching 38-degree heat.

The ZX-10R has already been launched at a small track in Australia back in December (we printed the full report in the December 2 issue), but Chad will get the opportunity to ride the new ZX-10R on race slicks on a much faster and more demanding track with former WSBK Champion Tom Sykes as an instructor – and answer more qustions about the bike’s performance.

Sykes played a pivotal role in developing the new bike, and Kawasaki claim this is the closest thing to a factory world superbike. The new 2016 may appear slightly similar but there’s been a huge amount of changes to the engine, chassis, suspension, fairing, electronics, brakes and exhaust. Every part of the bike has been examined in fine detail. The new ZX-10 now complies with tight new Euro 4 regulations.

The first batch of bikes will be arriving in the UK very shortly, prices start at £13,649 for a standard bike, £13,799 for the KRT Edition, and £14,399 for the Winter edition. You will be able to read Adam’s impressions this Wednesday’s MCN, with an extensive group test following shortly.

By Adam Child

Former MCN Road Tester with 15 years road testing experience on all kinds of bikes