Although the scales say the ZX-12 needs a weekend or two with Jenny Craig, it doesn't shy away from canyon running.Unadulterated SpeedThe ZX-12R has been the flagship of the Kawasaki fleet since 2000 when it was commissioned to replace the legendary ZX-11 as the premier green machine. The new-age Ninja…

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Kawasaki threw away every piece of the old ZX-6R and replaced it with this clean-sheet design.2007 Kawasaki ZX-6RMSRP: $8,999 Weight: 413 lbs (empty tank)Weight Distribution: 49.8% F (w/full tank)Peak HP: 97.7 @ 12,800 rpmPeak Torque: 42.1 lb-ft @ 11,500 rpm1/4-mile: 10.77 @ 131.8 mphObserved Fuel Economy…

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…Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 19.306 9. 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 19.388 10. 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 20.981 11. 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.164 12. 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 21.994 13. 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 22.917 14. 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 27.218…

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…to make sense when we report that the new class lightweight CBR doesn't feel as proportionately slow as its 12-hp deficit would lead you to believe it is. That also helps explain how the ZX-10R continues to accelerate like a bat out of hell. The bottom feeders this year just happen to make up for the…

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…" It feels like a larger machine from the saddle, and its 12-lb weight gain is simply inexcusable for a top-line sportbike. Last year's version was a mind-blowing 31-lbs lighter than the CBR. This year, there's just a 4-lb difference."The ZX-10R is much more rider friendly this year," notes Becklin,…

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…CBR1000RR 1'44.170; 11. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.261; 12. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.425; 13. Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.546; 14. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.610; 15. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.704; 16. Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.108; 17. Nakano…

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…Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 14.470 6. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 14.685 7. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 26.822 8. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 32.694 9. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 33.817 10. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 34.801 11. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 35.286 12. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW…

…YZF-R1) +41.931 9. Shinya Nakano (Aprilia RSV4) +51.507 10. Matthieu Lagrive (Honda CBR1000RR) +59.921 11. Carlos Checa (Honda CBR1000RR) +1'04.285 12. Leon Haslam (Honda CBR1000RR) +1'04.313 13. Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) +1'19.822 14. Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000RR) +1'22.412 Misano World Superbike Race 1…

….535 12. Michel Fabrizio (Ducati 1098R) - 35.093 13. Leon Camier (Yamaha YZF-R1) - 35.441 14. Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati 1098R 39.034 15. Ruben Xaus (BMW S1000RR) - 41.067 16. Matthieu Lagrive (Honda CBR1000RR) - 46.452 17. Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9) - 47.924 18. Broc Parkes (Kawasaki ZX-10R)…

…and this year's he's making his return to the Superbike class on the new ZX-10R.But on this day, Tommy was toying with motojournalists on a stock ZX. The first I saw of him was when he blazed by me on the brakes into Turn 12 with impossible speed. Though I'm obviously not in the same league as he, I…

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