Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
	2000 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company
Parent company	Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Production	2000–2006
Successor	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14
Class	Sportbike
Engine	1,199 cc (73.2 cu in) four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 16-valve DOHC, inline-four
Bore / stroke	83.0 mm × 55.4 mm (3.27 in × 2.18 in)
Compression ratio	12.2:1
Top speed	312 km/h (194 mph)
Power	133.1 kW (178.5 hp) @ 9,500 rpm (claimed); 120.2–121.3 kW (161.2–162.7 hp) (rear wheel)
Torque	137 N⋅m (101 lb⋅ft) @ 7,500 rpm (claimed); 123.7 N⋅m (91.2 lb⋅ft) (rear wheel)
Transmission	6-speed sequential manual, chain-drive, wet-clutch (18/46 gearing)
Frame type	Aluminum monocoque
Suspension	Front: 43 mm KYB , Inverted telescopic fork, with adjustable preload, 12-way rebound and 12-way compression damping; (4.72 in.) wheel travel ; Rear: Bottom-Link with gas-charged shock: piggy-back reservoir, adjustable spring preload, 18-way rebound and 20-way compression (5.51 in.) wheel travel
Brakes	Front: Dual semi-floating 320 mm (13 in) discs with dual 6-piston tokico calipers; Rear: Single 230 mm (9.1 in) disc with opposed 2-piston caliper
Tires	Dunlop Sportmax II D207 ; Front: 120/70ZR17; Rear: 200/50ZR17
Rake, trail	23.5°, 93 mm (3.66 in)
Wheelbase	1,440 mm (56.69 in)
Dimensions	L: 2,080 mm (81.89 in); W: 720 mm (28.5 in); H: 1,185 mm (46.65 in);
Seat height	810 mm (31.9 in)
Weight	210 kg (463 lb) (dry); 247 kg (545 lb) (wet)
Fuel capacity	20 L; 4.4 imp gal (5.3 US gal)
Oil capacity	2,800 ml (2.96 US qt) oil & filter change; 3,600 ml (3.8 US qt) completely dry
Fuel consumption	7.3 L/100 km; 38.6 mpg‑imp (32.1 mpg‑US)
Turning radius	3.0 m (9.8 ft)
Related	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R; Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R; Kawasaki Ninja ZX-9R; Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R is a motorcycle in the Ninja sport bike series made by Kawasaki from 2000 through 2006. The 1,199 cc (73.2 cu in) inline-four engine produced 178 hp (133 kW) at low speed, and increased to 190 hp (140 kW) at high speed due to its ram-air intake, making it the most powerful production motorcycle up to 2006 and the release of the ZX-14. It was a contender to be the fastest production motorcycle, and played a role in bringing to a truce the escalating competition to build an ever-faster motorcycle. Its top speed was electronically limited to 186 mph (300 km/h), tying it with the Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 as the fastest production motorcycle on the market, after the 303–312 km/h (188–194 mph) 1999 Hayabusa was replaced with a speed-limited version as part of a gentlemen's agreement between motorcycle manufacturers that lasted until the 298–311 km/h (185.4–193.24 mph) 2007 MV Agusta F4 R 312.

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