In the garage next to the previously posted Future Classic is this retired heavyweight world champ. For 1988-90 the fastest production motorcycle capable of 165 mph, the ZX-10 was the Kawasaki flagship between the 1984-2006 GPZ-900R “Top Gun” and the 1990-1995 ZX-11. Updates from the GPZ-900R include semi-downdraft carburetors and 11:1 compression. 137 hp and…
Just a quick post this time. This is a 1989 Kawasaki ZX7 Ninja H1. This is the 2nd generation of Kawasaski 750cc ZX/Ninja bikes and the slightly hotted-up version of these (the 750R) would be used as the basis for the bikes ridden by Scott Russell in 1990 to win hat won the AMA 750…
Location: Reno-Sparks, Nevada Mileage: 7,461 Price: Auction, no reserve Back in the 80’s the Ninja was a groundbreaking machine for the sportbike world. The GPz900 of Top Gun fame lead to the Ninja 600 that was a first for the inline four, water cooled 600cc sportbike. People may not think much of them now, but…
Now here’s what I call a once in a lifetime oppourtunity – not a Desmosedici, not a RC30 or RC45, not even a NR750 (although it’s close) – but a true British Superbike front runner race bike, Simon Andrews’ ZX-10 and only for 25,000 pounds (around US$40,000): Update: Nov 20, 2010 – Simon Andrews came…