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| Name | value |
|---|---|
| year | 1997 |
| area code | EU,UK,FR,NL,AR,FG,GR,IT,NR,SD,SP,ST |
| frame range | ZX900B 038001 - ZX900B 999999 |
| engine range | ZX900BE 000001 - ZX900BE 999999 |
The machine that changed everything, the first modern Sports Super bike and the first to top 160mph! The ZX900 Ninja and GPZ900 raised the bar considerably; much like the Z900 did a decade earlier! By liquid cooling and using four valves per cylinder, power was up to a mighty 115 @9500 rpm. This combined with 54.40 ft lbs of torque allowed the fastest standing quarter time ever recorded by a production machine of 11.01 seconds, this was the kind of times set by drag bikes just a few years earlier!
It seems Kawasaki have a habit of innovation, standard leading ideas and thoughtful design that coax the other big three out of their sometimes self congratulatory torpor!
The GPZ900 certainly did that, and is a valuable classic machine today. A good end for a motorcycle that changed the face of sports Bikes forever.