Chris, I really like your reviews!! It is quite staggering the difference it makes that you are a proper racer. You talk about what we riders on the real world wanna hear. Not nerdy techy crap!! I’ve been a fan since you joined “Superbike magazine” loooooooonng time ago...cheers from Australia 🍻🍻👌🏻👌🏻🇦🇺🇦🇺
Chris is someone who know what he's talking about, an experienced rider who not only reading the brochure like most, and he's obviously love motorcycle. that's why we enjoy his review
Such a great journalist, entertaining personality and so natural. Majority are very knowledgeable but they're like robots with no personality at all, not engaging at all. Great content!
Proud owner of the last gen. Bought over a beemer and a Ducati.my first litre bike also and what a bike, smooth, smooth and smooth then you fit some pipes into it and it just explodes, pops and keep your teeth grinding while you smile like a hooligan. I just dig their engineering and it is comfy on top of it all (as far as super sport bikes are comfy). I presume the new one is only better. Chris’s your content is just above the rest, but you knew it :}
The aesthetics on this one are understandably quite subjective, but I gotta say, its one of those which you have to see in person to truly get what it's all about. When I first saw pictures, I was more than just skeptical, I was disappointed in the new styling, and the fact they didn't change the ugliest rear section of all litre class bikes. But when I saw the bike in person for first time, I fell in love instantly
Once this bike gets a proper ECU flash, pipe etc. it’s going to be interesting how it stacks up against heavy competition...Imagine, stricter euro emissions and same hp?
l d say the feel of bike is most important because lets be honest any L bike is fast like hell no matter who makes it . lf it doesn t feel right it won t be .
I haven't had a sports bike since my first 1997 900cr Ducati, I have a Z900rs unrestricted ecu / no cat. Looking for another bike torn between this and a Z H2. Thinking I already have a naked so ZX-10r would be the better purchase. But I'm older with bad wrists so afraid my geezer body would say no. Torn.
Horsepower, brake-horsepower, pferdestarke, chevaux vapeur, kilowatts : Manufacturers simply can’t agree on which measurement of an engine’s power to use, leaving you to decipher a confusing cluster of acronyms. pferdestarke :-- Most quote their engines' power using the German term PS (pferdestarke, the literal translation of 'horsepower'), though some use the French term CV (chevaux vapeur). One metric horsepower is slightly more than one brake-horsepower.
Mmm... Not sure it's enough tho. 2023 and still messing around fuses to disable an abs that shouldn't really be disabled if it was as good as the competitors.... Nah. I understand your points but it's just too difficult to buy a bike that feels 10 years (or more) older than the competitors, from day 1.
As Chris fondly puts it accross , Kawaski draws the line between being too technical and giving the rider a smooth ride on the track 🔥 - Great review Chris
I think the ZX10R would have been a cool Inline4 to pair with your S1000XR 😎. The learning curve of the engine wouldn't take as long. I think the Speed Triple RS you ended up with was cool also though. Keep up the post on your channel 👍 Can you do a Long Term Tire review on your S1000XR also?
Chris is a superlative rider and presenter, he's got that great "biker you meet on the pub car park" relatable persona, combined with a full on professional rider ability. Great review on this Kwak.. 👏 top notch Bike World.. excellent quality as always. 😉👍👍👍👍
@@nickn7939 The zx10r most likely beats its off the line but the supra catches up since doesn't matter how fast a bike is the displacement practically restricts top speed. which is why even with the speed limiter removed the zx10r still cant keep up with the H2 since the supercharger adds more displacement of air and fuel.
Cruise Control is absolutely brilliant, sometimes you need to sit up straight or relax your hands, us old guys still love to ride, this absolutely helps!! Thank You Kawasaki!!!
My first was a ZX-6R (2003-2004 model). It was very uncomfortable on the road, but the thrill of acceleration was amazing. I wish I could afford a bike like ZX-10R now. It seems amazing.
great review - love your relaxed 'rider's view' style, and I love the look of the new ZX10R - I had a 2012 model, wish I'd kept it really - great bike !
Me too! 😎 I really like the front end that many people find ugly. It seems to be a bike with a design that you love or hate. At least it doesn't go unnoticed. 😁
"Look, it's a balloon!" 😂 I really like these "wings"! Much better integrated in the bike design, than those other pieces of plastic floating around at the bike side.
I would love to see onboard stuff where Chris speaks about what he is feeling while riding. would make the videos longer and more chris stuff is always better than less. :)
My bike! I can tell ya it's so tuned down from the factory it's only making around 180BHP still feels quick tho but when we are able to Jailbrake the on board computer look out
@@Stratocasterhead51 it's not only the hp it's closing the gap on the qs dead zone it really falls on its face between shifts, and with the new exhuast I have it will smooth it out and run more efficiently. But do I feel like I'm on a slow bike as is no never but faster is better
Hi Chris, thank you for the honest assessment of the Kawasaki Ninja 10R...it is refreshing to listen to from a rider with your ability. God bless. Frbjr 😎🏖️🇺🇸🍀☘️
The new looks have definitely grown on me, took a little while but she's coming around haha And I couldn't agree more about the wheels looking very dated, but hey money has to be saved somewhere
Love the no cheese waffle!!... Amazing review, I mean, just seeing the ZX10 squirming its way into a corner under heavy breaking makes me want to go and do a track day!! So Chris, the ZX10, or the GSXR? ;-) I cannot wait for the next review whatever that may be! Love it! My fave Bike channel by far!!
to appreciate that 17% more downforce you need to be in those 0.17% riders category, which we usually find racing in motoGPs, and it's same for the the last few tens of years, the advancements in motorcycles electronics have become a X-Factor to increase sales or say gimmicks, they don't translate to usability majorly. Recent example is Hayabusa, coming with Track bike electronics now! i mean who need a cornering ABS in hayabusa, and those who are skilled enough to corner that bike, they actually don't need it!
Grrrrrr! I have to see if I can get a test ride on this thing now......... I used to think the old one didn't turn. Felt too long. Could never pin down why, but looking back after listening to your review, I bet the flatter bar on the new one will help it. I have a zx-6r, a 2013. Fantastic bike, and always feels shorter, easier and more natural than even the lightest liter bikes I have tried. And still plenty fast for any pace I'll ever ride. But I'm not getting any younger, and I do feel I should perhaps bite the bullet and experience one of these new techfest wonder-liters while I still can. "Easiest of them all to just hop on and ride" sounds like music to my ears, compared to bikes which have to bundle 2 years worth of introductory computer science material with their user manual. And coming from near 8 years on a trouble free zx-6, I like Kawasaki. Love the screamer scream as well! I don't expect the liter engine will reach quite the 16000rpm high C that 600s do, but they still sound great, even a step or so down.
I believe zx10r is one of the most reliable super bike , it cost a lot less , Feels great on the road , if vanity is not your priority , get this amazing machine Stock exhaustis pretty good but I will surely change those wheels to carbon fibre wheels
Chris, in the past you owned a GSX-R1000R, had a chance to watch your video. What is the difference between both bikes for tracking? A friend of mine owns a Kawasaki which to me felt like a cow! I own a 2020 GSX-R1000R, my bike also has held bars. My thought riding the canyons in San Diego, the Kawasaki felt like a long reach and not as agile as my GSX-R1000R. Grant you the Kawasaki is a very smooth engine but felt big compared to the GSXR. What is your thought on the 2 bikes. Do you still own your GSX-R1000R? Thank You
Jack out the ABS sensor cable? Not sure about the UK but in places like NL, B, D and DK I would expect that to be illegal now days. I myself stick to the old-school bikes: Nothing digital, all Analog and Carbed. No ABS, No traction control (ironically I am a mechatronics engineer, ex ASML). Too old to let a computer tell me how to ride. I own my gains and my mistakes. Its just Me, my Machines against Myself and I at the event horizon. Great riding and valued report!
Had to part with my ZX-10R Gen 4 last year but loved it and had a hoot with it on track. Back on my old 1KRR 04 which still gives me smiles as it heads to 100k kms on the clock. Was wondering watching this how the new one stacked against the Gixer 1K and lo and behold, Chris fills me in. Good, no B.S. review and some good riding there too. I like the fact that although it has all the electronics, Kawasaki has opted to keep it simple. Then there is the Euro 5 stuff, wonder if it is as easy to work with as the Gixer is....
Nice review, made my mind up for me. I was going for the H2 2018 MODEL but now I have seen this I have changed my mind. I would get this instead. Thank you.
I am not a real kawa fan but this bike looks astonishing ... just the red accents should be purple and it would have the old school Kawasaki colors which I love from my childhood when I saw bikers riding through the streets 👌🏼👌🏼
