Kawasaki ZX-10R v BMW S1000R - spec comparison
MCN’s chief road tester Trevor Franklin has just returned from the world launch of the new Kawasaki ZX-10R in Qatar. In this week’s MCN (out this Wednesday, November 24) he’ll reveal if he thinks it’ll beat the bike he’s been riding for the last 9 months – the BMW S1000RR.
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In the meantime, here are the bikes’ key specifications to ponder. The performance figures are claimed, and therefore have to be taken with a pinch of salt, and – yes – the claimed torque figures are exactly the same…
Read the full ZX-10R first ride report in this week’s MCN, on sale 24 November 2010.
2010 BMW S1000RR |
2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R |
Base price: £11,700 |
Base price: £11,699 |
Full spec price £12,995 |
Full spec price: £12,699 |
Claimed power 190.4bhp |
Claimed power: 197.3bhp |
Claimed torque: 82.7ft-lb |
Claimed torque: 82.7ft-lb |
Kerb weight: 204kg (ABS version 206.5kg) |
Kerb weight: 198kg (ABS version 201kg) |
Power to weight ratio: 1:1.085 |
Power to weight ratio: 1:1.019 |
ENGINE: 999cc inline four. Bore 80mm, stroke 49.7mm. Comp ratio: 13.0:1. |
ENGINE: 998cc inline four. Bore 76mm, stroke 55mm. Comp ratio: 13.0:1. |
Forks 46mm USD, fully adjustable. |
Forks: 43mm Big Piston |
Shock Sachs, fully adjustable |
Shock: fully adjustable |
Fuel tank: 17.5-litres. |
Fuel capacity: 17-litres. |
Wheelbase: 1432mm. |
Wheelbase: 1425mm |
Rake/trail: 23.9°/95.9mm. |
Rake/trail: 25°/107mm. |
Seat height: 820mm. |
Seat height: 813mm. |