Cycle World is a motorcycling magazine in the United States. It was founded in 1962 by Joe Parkhurst, who was inducted to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame as "the person responsible for bringing a new era of objective journalism" to the US. As of 2001 Cycle World was the largest motorcycling magazine in the world. The magazine is headquartered in Irvine, California . Regular contributors include Peter Egan and Nick Ienatsch . Previous or occasional contributors have included gonzo journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson , journalist and correspondent Henry N. Manney III , and professional riding coach Ken Hill .
25-1602: Sport bike Type of motorcycle ZZ-R1200 [REDACTED] Manufacturer Kawasaki Also called ZX-12C Production 2002–2005 Predecessor Kawaski ZX-11 Successor Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 Class Sport Touring Engine 1,164 cc (71.0 cu in) four-stroke , liquid-cooled , 16-valve DOHC , inline-four Bore / stroke 79 mm × 59.4 mm (3.11 in × 2.34 in) Top speed 169–186 mph (272–299 km/h) Power 160 hp (120 kW) at 9,800 rpm 145.2 hp (108.3 kW) (rear wheel) Torque 92 lb⋅ft (125 N⋅m) 87.1 lb⋅ft (118.1 N⋅m) (rear wheel) Transmission six-speed, chain drive Suspension Front:43mm Cartridge fork with preload adjustment. (Rebound added '04 onwards) Rear: Uni-Trak , remote reservoir, with preload adjustment Brakes Front: Dual semi-floating 320 mm discs with four-piston calipers Rear: Single 250 disc with twin-piston caliper Tires Front 120/70-17 Rear 180/55-17 Rake , trail 25.0°,4.16 in (106 mm) Wheelbase 1,506 mm (59.3 inch) Dimensions W : 754 mm (29.7 inch) H : 1,245 mm (49.0 inches) Seat height 800 mm (31.5 inch) If adjustable, lowest setting. Weight 235.9 kg (520.0 pounds) ( dry ) 270 kg (595 pounds) ( wet ) Fuel capacity 23 L (5.1 imp gal; 6.1 US gal) The ZZ-R1200 or ZX-12C ,
50-743: A European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team and any other motorcycle racing activities Kawasaki may enter in the future. For the first time since Kawasaki returned to the premier class of motorcycle racing, the team became a complete 'in house' factory team. On January 9, 2009, Kawasaki announced it had decided to "... suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently". The company stated that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race oriented consumers. Kawasaki's involvement in
75-523: A factory dedicated exclusively to motorcycle production and bought Meguro Motorcycles . Kawasaki's first ATV was the three-wheeled KLT200, which debuted in 1981. Its first four-wheel ATV, the Bayou 185, was introduced in 1985 and in 1989, its first model with four-wheel-drive, the Bayou 300 4x4. Today, Kawasaki's ATV line-up includes a wide range of recreational and utility ATVs. Kawasaki's MULE (Multi-Use Light Equipment) utility vehicle combines an ATV with
100-705: A flag within a wing. Work continued on the Meguro K1, a copy of the BSA A7 500 cc vertical twin and on the W1 . The K2 was exported to the U.S . for a test in response to the expanding American market for four-stroke motorcycles. At first it was rejected for a lack of power. By the mid-1960s, Kawasaki was finally exporting a moderate number of motorcycles. The Kawasaki H1 Mach III in 1968, along with several enduro -styled motorcycles to compete with Yamaha , Suzuki and Honda , increased sales of Kawasaki units. 1974 saw
125-458: A pick-up truck. The first MULE was produced in 1988. Kawasaki now calls their utility vehicles "side-by-side" vehicles. In 1973, Kawasaki introduced a limited production of stand-up models as designed by the recognized inventor of jet skis, Clayton Jacobson II . In 1976, Kawasaki then began mass production of the JS400-A . JS400s came with 400 cc two-stroke engines and hulls based upon
150-612: A step-through seating area. In 2003, Kawasaki celebrated the Jet Ski brand by releasing a special 30th anniversary edition of its current stand-up model, the SX-R, which has seen a revival of interest in stand-up jetskiing. The X-2 has also been updated, based on the SX-R platform and re-released in Japan . Kawasaki continues to produce three models of sit-downs, including many four-stroke models. The four stroke engines have come on since
175-643: A subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries , and is rooted in the motorcycle, boat, and engine businesses. In 1953, they began manufacturing engines for motorcycles and have since produced products such as the Mach and Ninja series in motorcycles and the Jet Ski , which has become a generic term for personal watercraft . Until 2021, it was a division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, known as the Kawasaki Aerospace Company ( 川策重工業汎用機カンパニー ) and later
200-403: A support program developing amateur motocross racers. Kawasaki's first title was with Dave Simmonds in 1969 when they won the 125 cc World Championship. Kawasaki dominated the 250 cc and 350 cc grand prix classes from 1978 to 1982 winning four titles in each category. With the introduction of the four-stroke engines into MotoGP in 2002 , Kawasaki decided to take part in
225-526: Is a sport touring motorcycle made by Kawasaki from (2002-2005). Identified by its model number ZX1200-C1, it is the successor to the ZX-11 (1990-2001). Considered a sport tourer , it had a twin-spar aluminum frame and a liquid-cooled, DOHC , four-stroke 1164cc inline-four engine . It has twin fans, fuel pumps, and headlights. Additionally, hard touring bags can be added as an option. With factory rear wheel horsepower of 145HP (158.8HP Claimed @9800 RPM. It
250-436: Is different from Wikidata Pages using infobox motorcycle with unknown parameters Kawasaki motorcycles Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. ( カワサキモータース株式会社 , Kawasaki Mōtāsu Kabushikigaisha ) is a Japanese mobility manufacturer that produces motorcycles , all-terrain vehicles , utility vehicles , watercraft , outboard motors , and other electric products. It derives its origins from Kawasaki Aircraft Industries ,
275-617: The Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company ( 川崎重工業モーターサイクル&エンジンカンパニー ) . In 2021, it was separated as Kawasaki Motors, Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Kawasaki Aircraft initially manufactured motorcycles under the Meguro name, having bought an ailing motorcycle manufacturer, Meguro Manufacturing with whom they had been in partnership. This eventually became Kawasaki Motor Sales. Some early motorcycles display an emblem with "Kawasaki Aircraft" on
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#1732791864979300-906: The World Superbike Championship started in 1990 with the US-based Team Muzzy Kawasaki , which managed the superbike activities until 1996 . Between 1997 and 2002 , Kawasaki gave factory backing to the Harald Eckl 's team, based in Germany, while Muzzy focused on the AMA Superbike domestic series. From 2003 to 2008, only privateer teams like Bertocchi and PSG-1 entered the world championship, with small factory support. In 2009 , Kawasaki officially returned to SBK with Paul Bird Motorsport , but after three seasons, in 2012 , Kawasaki switched
325-565: The 1990s, they also dominated the Endurance World Championship . Kawasaki machinery has been pivotal in the development of Supertwin racing. The racing machines are developed from the Kawasaki 650cc parallel twin commuter bike (ER6-n or ER6-f). The machines are then transformed through development into an 85 bhp race bike with top end speeds in excess of 150 mph. The KMR Kawasaki Racing Team are one of
350-455: The development of a motorcycle engine in 1949. The development was completed in 1952 and mass production started in 1953. The engine was an air-cooled , 148 cc, OHV , four-stroke single cylinder with a maximum power of 4 PS (2.9 kW; 3.9 hp) at 4,000 rpm. In 1954, the first complete Kawasaki Motorcycle was produced under the name of Meihatsu, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. In 1960, Kawasaki completed construction of
375-690: The establishment of a Kawasaki assembly facility in Lincoln, Nebraska , US, named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished motorcycles for the North American market. Kawasaki's engines division, housed in a single office complex in Grand Rapids, Michigan , consolidates research and development projects for engines. Kawasaki's Aircraft Company began
400-619: The factory support to the Spanish-based Provec Racing team. Kawasaki has won several superbike racing championships. They won the rider's Superbike World Championship in 1993 with Scott Russell , two decades later in 2013 with Tom Sykes , and six times consecutively in 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , and 2020 with Jonathan Rea . The manufacturer has also claimed nine AMA Superbike Championships with riders such as Reg Pridmore , Eddie Lawson , Wayne Rainey , Scott Russell , and Doug Chandler . During
425-552: The fuel tank. During 1962, Kawasaki engineers were developing a four-stroke engine for small cars. Then some of the engineers transferred to the Meguro factory to work on the Meg ro K1 and the SG, a single cylinder 250 cc OHV . In 1963, Kawasaki and Meguro merged to form Kawasaki Motorcycle Co., Ltd. From 1962 through 1967, Kawasaki motorcycles used an emblem which can be described as
450-542: The late 1990s; with the help of superchargers and the like the engines can output up to 300 horsepower (220 kW) as seen in the Kawasaki Ultra 300x. Jet Ski is the brand name of personal watercraft manufactured by Kawasaki. The name, however, has become a genericized trademark for any type of personal watercraft. Kawasaki's traditional racing colour is green. Many Kawasaki racing teams are called Team Green . The "Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green" provides
475-515: The leading race teams in the category, whose team members include Ryan Farquhar and Jeremy McWilliams . Kawasaki has enjoyed numerous successes at the Isle of Man TT Races . The marque has notched up a total of 34 victories which include 3 victories in the Sidecar TT . Notable achievements include Mick Grant's 1975 outright lap record of 109.82 mph (176.74 km/h), finally beating
500-478: The new MotoGP World Championship. Kawasaki entered the championship in 2003 with 250 cc Grand Prix racer Harald Eckl 's Team Eckl . In 2003, the Kawasaki Racing Team was formed after Kawasaki had developed their new 990cc ZX-RR bike throughout 2002 and raced it in the last three races of the 2002 MotoGP season . The racing activities were managed by Harald Eckl 's team based in Germany. It
525-523: The previous limited release models. It became the harbinger of the success Jet-Skis would see in the market up through the 1990s. In 1986 Kawasaki broadened the world of Jet Skis by introducing a two-person model with lean-in "sport" style handling and a 650 cc engine, dubbed the Kawasaki X2 . Then in 1989, they introduced their first two-passenger "sit-down" model, the Tandem Sport (TS) with
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#1732791864979550-560: The previous record set by Mike Hailwood and which had stood since 1967 . Riders on Kawasaki motorcycles won races in the British Motocross Championship , Motocross des Nations , AMA Supercross Championship , Sidecarcross and Supermoto . Championship wins: Cycle World Parkhurst sold Cycle World to CBS in 1971. CBS executive Peter G. Diamandis and his associates bought CBS Magazines from CBS in 1987, forming Diamandis Communications , which
575-464: Was acquired by Hachette Magazines the following year, 1988. In 2011, Hachette sold the magazine to Hearst Corporation , which in turn sold Cycle World to Bonnier Corporation the same year. Bonnier also owned Sport Rider , a magazine that had "cover[ed] the sport bike market in the United States"; Bonnier shut it down in 2017 as part of a larger restructuring. Octane Media acquired
600-4098: Was even more powerful than the fuel injected Honda CBR1100XX . It has been said it was more powerful than any other production motorcycle carbureted or not at 9,800 rpm where it made peak power except the Suzuki Hayabusa or ZX-12R .With a quarter mile time of 10.12 seconds at 136.9 mph. Notes [ edit ] ^ Strong, Elliot (September 9, 2002). "Honda CBR1100XX vs. Kawasaki ZZ-R1200" . Motorcycle.com . Retrieved February 18, 2016 . ^ Edwards, David (July 2002), "World's Best Streetbike", Cycle World , p. 50 ^ Bentman, Jon (March 28, 2008). "Splitting Heirs: Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 v ZZR1400" . Visor Down . Retrieved February 18, 2016 . ^ Carrithers, Tim (November 9, 2009). "2002-2005 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200" . Motorcyclist . Retrieved February 18, 2016 . ^ "2002 Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 Motorcycle Test" . Motorcyclist . February 24, 2009 . Retrieved February 18, 2016 . ^ "Kawasaki ZX-6 and ZZR600 - Best Used Bikes" . Cycle World . September 3, 2010 . Retrieved May 31, 2017 . References [ edit ] "2002 ZZ-R1200 Road Test" . Motorcyclist magazine . Kawasaki ZZ-R1200 Service Manual . Kawasaki. External links [ edit ] Kawasaki official web site v t e « previous - Kawasaki motorcycle timeline, 1990–present Year Type 1990s 2000s 2010s 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Naked / Adventure touring W175 Estrella W250 W650 W800 W800 Versys-X 250 Versys-X 300 KLE500 Versys 650 Versys 1000 Z125 PRO Z125 Z250SL Z250 Z300 Z400 ER-5 Ninja 650/ER-6f/ER-6n Ninja 650/Z650 ZR750 Zephyr ZR-7 Z750 Z800 Z900 Z900RS Zephyr 400/550/1100 Z1000 ZRX1100 ZRX1200R Dual-sport KL250 Super Sherpa KLR250 KLX250S KLX450R KLR650 Sport Ninja 125 Ninja 250SL Ninja 250R Ninja 400 Ninja 300 Ninja 400 Ninja ZX-2R/Ninja ZXR250 ZXR400 EX500/GPZ500/Ninja 500 ZX600C-E/Ninja ZX-6 ZX600F-J/Ninja ZX-6R Ninja ZX750F ZXR750/Ninja ZX-7R GPZ900R Ninja 1000 ZX900/Ninja ZX-9R Ninja ZX-10R Ninja H2/H2R ZX-10 Tomcat Ninja ZX-12R Sport touring ZZR600 GPZ1100/ZX1100E ZZR1100C/Ninja ZX-11C ZZR1100D/Ninja ZX-11D ZZR1200/ZX-12C ZZR1400/Ninja ZX-14 Ninja H2 SX Touring GTR1000/Concours 1400GTR/Concours 14 Cruiser EL250 EL125/Eliminator 454 LTD Vulcan VN500C Vulcan EN500A Vulcan S Vulcan VN750 Vulcan VN800A/Vulcan Classic VN800B Vulcan VN900 Classic/VN900B Vulcan 800 / 1500 Drifter Vulcan VN1500 Vulcan VN1600 Vulcan VN1700 Vulcan VN2000 MotoGP Ninja ZX-RR Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kawasaki_ZZ-R1200&oldid=1229262977 " Categories : Kawasaki motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 2002 Products and services discontinued in 2005 Sport touring motorcycles Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Short description
625-483: Was not until 2004 that Kawasaki had two riders - Alex Hofmann and Shinya Nakano , who raced for the entire season. Nakano placed 3rd in Japan that year achieving Kawasaki's first podium finish in MotoGP. In 2007, Kawasaki split from Harald Eckl because of Eckl's involvement with a competitor's MotoGP activities, which forced Kawasaki to terminate the relationship immediately. Kawasaki formed Kawasaki Motors Racing ,
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