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Ninja ZX-10R

The ZX-10R brought Kawasaki fully into the modern litre superbike contest and became closely linked to repeated World Superbike success.

Kawasakimanufacturer
superbikecategory
998 ccengine capacity
Liquid-cooled inline fourengine

Museum plaque

Why this bike belongs here.

The core modern Kawasaki superbike, connecting showroom machinery and production-based racing.

The ZX-10R brought Kawasaki fully into the modern litre superbike contest and became closely linked to repeated World Superbike success.

Why it matters. The core modern Kawasaki superbike, connecting showroom machinery and production-based racing.

Technical identity

The engineering at a glance.

This first expansion records museum-level specifications rather than pretending every year and market used one immutable specification.

EngineLiquid-cooled inline four
Capacity998 cc
Production era2004–present
CategorySuperbike
TransmissionAdd by variant/year
Final driveAdd by variant/year

Research starting point

Built to improve, not freeze.

Model-year specifications can vary. The museum keeps the stable historical interpretation here and leaves room to add exact variants, racing derivatives, engine codes and source-specific specifications later.

Kawasaki source / heritage starting point
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