2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport 600cc

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Editions

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red FOX

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Options

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R RED without vinyl

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

The 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport model year, enthusiasts of the middleweight Ninja are hoping for a new generation which would blow the competitors’ minds – such as Ducati with its Pikes Peak and Honda with its CBR – away, will be disappointed. Kawasaki announced that the 2012 ZX6-R will only get upgraded colors and graphics. Perhaps we should not hope too much, don’t you think?

2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
We still can’t figure it out why in the world Kawasaki doesn’t apply major changes for the2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R to Supersport it can compete with Ducati and Honda. So, no power increase and no redesigned styling elements for the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport 600cc. well, at least the characteristic of green color scheme is still in the picture with a different placement on the body.

You probably can’t distinguish the new color scheme and graphics at the first glance, which is why we have inserted two photos: the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport, and the second one with the current color scheme which lasts since 2009, for the sake of comparison.

2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport 600cc

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Editions

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red FOX

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Options

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R RED without vinyl

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

The 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport model year, enthusiasts of the middleweight Ninja are hoping for a new generation which would blow the competitors’ minds – such as Ducati with its Pikes Peak and Honda with its CBR – away, will be disappointed. Kawasaki announced that the 2012 ZX6-R will only get upgraded colors and graphics. Perhaps we should not hope too much, don’t you think?

2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
We still can’t figure it out why in the world Kawasaki doesn’t apply major changes for the2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R to Supersport it can compete with Ducati and Honda. So, no power increase and no redesigned styling elements for the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport 600cc. well, at least the characteristic of green color scheme is still in the picture with a different placement on the body.

You probably can’t distinguish the new color scheme and graphics at the first glance, which is why we have inserted two photos: the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Supersport, and the second one with the current color scheme which lasts since 2009, for the sake of comparison.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R competitive 600 supersport market

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Doft

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red FOX

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green FoX

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Ebony

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Yellow Colors

 Green Color Options of Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Color

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Edition

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Suspension, front
41 mm inverted fork with top-out springs
Compression damping: Stepless
Rebound damping: Stepless
Spring preload: Fully adjustable (0-15 mm)

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Suspension, rear
Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with gas-charged shock, top-out spring and pillow ball upper mount
Compression damping: Stepless, dual-range (high/low-speed)
Rebound damping: 25-way
Spring preload:Fully adjustable (5.5-15.5 mm)
Brakes

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Brakes, front
Dual semi-floating 300 mm (x t6 mm) petal discs
Dual radial-mount, opposed 4-piston (aluminium), 4-pad, Nissin

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Brakes, rear
Single 220 mm (x t5 mm) petal disc
Single-bore pin-slide, aluminium piston, Tokico
Dimensions

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Dimensions (L x W x H)
2,090 mm x 710 mm x 1,115 mm

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R competitive 600 supersport market

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Doft

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red FOX

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green FoX

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Ebony

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Yellow Colors

 Green Color Options of Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Green Color

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Red Color Edition

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Suspension, front
41 mm inverted fork with top-out springs
Compression damping: Stepless
Rebound damping: Stepless
Spring preload: Fully adjustable (0-15 mm)

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Suspension, rear
Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with gas-charged shock, top-out spring and pillow ball upper mount
Compression damping: Stepless, dual-range (high/low-speed)
Rebound damping: 25-way
Spring preload:Fully adjustable (5.5-15.5 mm)
Brakes

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Brakes, front
Dual semi-floating 300 mm (x t6 mm) petal discs
Dual radial-mount, opposed 4-piston (aluminium), 4-pad, Nissin

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Brakes, rear
Single 220 mm (x t5 mm) petal disc
Single-bore pin-slide, aluminium piston, Tokico
Dimensions

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Dimensions (L x W x H)
2,090 mm x 710 mm x 1,115 mm

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition packs

2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2010 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2011 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2012 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2013 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Power. Speed. Handling. Dominance. The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition packs all this and more underneath its 599cc engine, twin spar aluminum frame and advanced Showa suspension. Whether you're a street rider or a racer, this bike packs the kind of potent strength that will satisfy even the most discriminating enthusiasts.

The 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition carries on the tradition of middleweight dominance – started back in 1985 with the revolutionary ZX600-A1 – to a staggering level. And in today’s ultra-competitive 600 supersport market, where technology, racetrack success and streetbike acumen can change dramatically year by year, that’s saying a lot. Don’t believe us? Then ask the many top-level magazines and web sites that picked the current-spec Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R as Best Middleweight. It was an absolutely dominating 600 shootout performance – and one sure to be replicated in 2012 due to the ZX-6R’s track-honed DNA and seamless all-around capability.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition packs

2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2010 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2011 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2012 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

2013 The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R

Power. Speed. Handling. Dominance. The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition packs all this and more underneath its 599cc engine, twin spar aluminum frame and advanced Showa suspension. Whether you're a street rider or a racer, this bike packs the kind of potent strength that will satisfy even the most discriminating enthusiasts.

The 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Performance Edition carries on the tradition of middleweight dominance – started back in 1985 with the revolutionary ZX600-A1 – to a staggering level. And in today’s ultra-competitive 600 supersport market, where technology, racetrack success and streetbike acumen can change dramatically year by year, that’s saying a lot. Don’t believe us? Then ask the many top-level magazines and web sites that picked the current-spec Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R as Best Middleweight. It was an absolutely dominating 600 shootout performance – and one sure to be replicated in 2012 due to the ZX-6R’s track-honed DNA and seamless all-around capability.

2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is 599 cc engine capacity

Instrumentation is lifted from the ZX-6R parts catalogue; it works well enough, but given this bike’s intended purpose, the addition of a full functioned trip computer would have been a nice touch. The mirrors are superb.
In my opinion, a bike like this without affordable factory sorted accessories is half baked. Thankfully, Kawasaki agree and offer colour coded Givi luggage specially designed for the Z1000, rounding out the package. The rear sub-frame of the Ninja 1000 was designed with luggage in mind and is much more robust than that seen on its nakedbike sibling. A $699 set of pannier brackets are required to fit the $660 panniers and the tubular brackets will prove an eyesore when the panniers are not mounted. This does reduce the amenity of the design somewhat; an integrated mounting solution that works with the machine’s styling when not mounted would have been a much smarter approach.

At $16,999 plus on road costs Kawasaki’s Ninja 1000 is not a budget sports-tourer in the vein of the capable Suzuki GSX1250FA and the like. Instead the Kawasaki straddles an affordable line between the bargain bikes and the much larger sports-tourers, like their own ZX-14.

The Ninja 1000 is another good option in the marketplace and well worth throwing a leg over at your local Kawasaki dealer if you are in the market for a sports-touring motorcycle or a semi-naked bike with an added does of real world practicality.

It's more fun that most of the bikes in this style of motorcycle, not as epically laugh out loud in your helmet entertaining as KTM's brilliant 990 SMT, but certainly a lot more larrikin than most. I reckon it’s a bit of a winner.

Ninja ZX-6R Specifications: 599 cc engine capacity
supported 16 valve with six-speed transmission, maximum speed 200 km / h with a maximum torque reached 65.68 Nm at 10,000 rpm spin