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2010 Kawasaki ZX-6R Modified Comparison Photo Gallery

With a target firmly on its back, the 2010 Kawasaki ZX-6R enters this test as the reigning middleweight champion. Can it retain its crown in modified form? Read the full story in our 2010 Modified Supersport Shootout.

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Big numbers on the dyno from the modified Kawasaki ZX-6R: 117.94 hp and 45.97 lb-ft of torque.
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A full titanium with carbon tipped Leo Vince exhaust was responsible for a lot of the horsepower gained by the ZX-6R.
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Drive Systems USA sprockets updated the Kawasaki ZX-6R's gearing to 15/45.
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Corner-exit acceleration for the modded Kawi was the best of the bunch without question.
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Atlas slams the hopped up Kawasaki ZX-6R on its side during the modified supersport comparison.
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So far this is the only view most of the competition has seen of the Kawasaki ZX-6R.
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Corner-entry into mid-corner the Kawasaki's BPF front end works extremely well.
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Scramble time after the Kawasaki blew an engine halfway through Day 2 at Streets of Willow. Quite the strange deal...
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Atlas posted the best time of the Superpole shootout at Big Willow on the ZX-6R, clocking a lightning-fast 1:27.36.
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Neuer felt most comfortable on the Kawasaki and ranked it as his top pick so far.
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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Hot tires make for safer and faster track riding. MotoUSA practices it at all of our racetrack-based shootouts and you should too.
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Superpole time baby! Let's get ready to rumble...
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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Hensley and the Kawasaki didn't mesh well. So far he has been unable to get along with the highly-praised BPF front end. Maybe Stage 2 will change that?
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While corner-entry is solid for the ZX-6R Ninja, the stock shock on corner-exit is the bike's limiting factor. It comes off in Stage 2.
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Yamaha and Suzuki both chipped in to help Kawasaki make Superpole at Streets with its B-bike after the engine of the A-bike let go.
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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Leo Vince pipe plus Kawasaki kit ECU equals big HP from ZX-6R.
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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2010 Kawasaki ZX6R Modified Stage 2
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