2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R User Ratings

Riding the new ZX is initially an experience similar to the old model, with a riding position virtually identical to the '05. It fires up with a throaty roar and promises the same intense thrill ride as we've come to love from the ZX Grande. It's a raspy, nasty sounding motor, erupting in a symphony of high performance when shredding the atmosphere down California Speedway's banked front straight. It doesn't take long to realize the geeks in the R&D lab achieved their objective of making the Zixxer's powerband more linear. Its power delivery is electric, putting its torque production to work similar to that of the CBR1K. Its lack of spikiness made it feel more docile.