2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS - Coolness Factor = 63.6%

[totalmotorcycle]

2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS on the Total Motorcycle Cool Wall

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2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS

CALL OF THE WILD

Sculpted bodywork brings the aggressive and unique sugomi inspired Z design to the next level, stripping off all unnecessary flourishes to boldly highlight brutal functionality. Enhancing the riding impact, the new engine and chassis settings deliver a stiffer, more direct ride transforming the Z1000 into the market’s most radical Supernaked.


The "it" factor is hard to describe, but you always know it when you see it. Likewise, the new 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 has a hard-to-define "streetfighter" style that is impactful enough to ensure everyone knows they're seeing something special. In a significant departure from the concealing bodywork of its sportbike predecessor, the new Z1000 strips-off unnecessary covers and bodywork to expose the superior functionality of its parts.


The Kawasaki Z design language has been elevated to a higher level with the new Z1000's "Sugomi" styling. From its seductively sculpted shapes invoking a crouching predator and painstaking details like its special "Z" logo ignition keys, machined aluminum steering stem bolt, and intricately textured "Z" motif seat cover, to the tighter tolerances of its high-quality components and bodywork, the dramatic result has a very special feel that helps set the stage for the excitement to follow!


For 2014, Kawasaki engineers concentrated on making the Z1000 more potent and capable than ever!





2014 Kawasaki Z1000 ABS - Totalmotorcycle.com USA Specifications/Technical Details
US MSRP Price: $11,999 USD
Canada MSRP Price: $13,299 CDN

Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
Displacement: 1,043cc
Bore x stroke: 77.0 x 56.0mm
Compression ratio: 11.8:1
Fuel injection: DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles
Ignition: TCBI with digital advance
Transmission: Six-speed
Final drive: X-ring chain
Rake / trail: 24.5 degrees / 4.0 in.
Frame type: Aluminum Backbone
Front tire: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tire: 190/50 ZR17
Wheelbase: 56.5 in.
Front suspension / wheel travel: 41 mm inverted SFF-BP fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability / 4.7 in.
Rear suspension / wheel travel: Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping, remotely adjustable spring preload / 4.8 in.
Front brakes: Dual 310mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount four-piston monobloc calipers and ABS
Rear brake: Single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper and ABS
Overall length: 80.5 in.
Overall width: 31.1 in.
Overall height: 41.5 in.
Seat height: 32.1 in.
Curb weight: 487.3 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 4.5 gal.
Color choices: Golden Blazed Green / Metallic Graphite Gray

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[totalmotorcycle]

Thanks to montanalifter for suggesting (viewtopic.php?f=61&t=40774) to have the Z1000 on our Cool Wall this week!

Remember, as you can make any bike suggestions in our Suggest a Bike for our Cool Wall thread viewtopic.php?f=61&t=40774 and I'll put it up... (the only stipulation is we have to have that model/bike somewhere in our 1970-2015 model guide).

Mike

[BRUMBEAR]

Super solid Cool would have went awesome but I am not a super fan of I4 engines give that beasty a twin or a triple and BAM awesome all the way!!!!

[ZRex]

I love naked bikes and I love Kawasaki so I Voted Awesome.

[Grey Thumper]

Not exactly the prettiest of the open-class nakeds/streetfighter/hyperstandards/whatever this category is called, but it still merits a solid cool.

[Hanson]

The more I look at it, the more I dislike it.

[Shriker]

Great bike but that headlight nacelle is just too odd and low to be cool......

[ZRex]

Great bike but that headlight nacelle is just too odd and low to be cool......

I agree with you about the headlight. I wonder what it would look like with a round headlight that was in a more "standard" position or any headlight that wasn't so low.

[ceemes]

Sorry, while I am 110% sure its a great bike to ride and all, I have to go with fail. First, its not a naked bike, with that belly pan, side panels by the radiator and that goofy headlight, its at best a semi-naked, its just missing its windshield that's all. All in all, a rather stupid looking machine....one you would enjoy riding until you accidentally catch a glimpse of yourself atop of in while looking at your reflection off of some office buildings window.

[Grey Thumper]

First, its not a naked bike, with that belly pan, side panels by the radiator and that goofy headlight, its at best a semi-naked, its just missing its windshield that's all.

I was trying to figure out what exactly annoyed me about this bike. I think the side panels are it. Unscrewing the belly pan seems easy and harmless. But I assume the side panels are a lazy design way to hide even uglier pieces of plumbing.


Edit: No one's even mentioned the exhaust, but I guess most owners will replace it anyway.