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There is on;y 18 pounds difference between Gen 1 and Gen 2, and its all in the exhaust!
Look how Huge the new pipes are!

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just a quick question, how come you only take the 2011 to 11.000 rpm? looks like you redline the 2o12.

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Well WHEE u need to look at it again the 011 was never let to rev to the limiter like the 012 even tho it might no have made too much diff, i will keep my 06zx14 with very little modes on pumpgas and no power adders,1417cc street and strip it will still stomp the 012 in the hp and tq department, ,not being neg but after u have ridden a 215+ zx14 for 5 yrs this is kinda boring, congrats Kawasaki u finally had the balls to make the 14 what it should have been in the first place it only took 6yrs it took me 2yrs.and by the way that 011 in the vid is my younger brothers bike.

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Well WHEE u need to look at it again the 011 was never let to rev to the limiter like the 012 even tho it might no have made too much diff, i will keep my 06zx14 with very little modes on pumpgas and no power adders,1417cc street and strip it will still stomp the 012 in the hp and tq department, ,not being neg but after u have ridden a 215+ zx14 for 5 yrs this is kinda boring, congrats Kawasaki u finally had the balls to make the 14 what it should have been in the first place it only took 6yrs it took me 2yrs.and by the way that 011 in the vid is my younger brothers bike.

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There is on;y 18 pounds difference between Gen 1 and Gen 2, and its all in the exhaust!
Look how Huge the new pipes are!

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shawnski,

You are beating a DEAD HORSE to death!

It’s only math.

Let’s assume your numbers are correct. 30 additional pounds makes nearly no impact on 30 HP.

Old 14 @ 555 lb + 180 lb rider = 735 lb:
735/165 = 4.45 lb/hp

14R @ 584 lb with the same rider:
764/195 = 3.92 lb/hp

The 14R is going to KILL the 14, all other factors being equal.

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There is on;y 18 pounds difference between Gen 1 and Gen 2, and its all in the exhaust!
Look how Huge the new pipes are!

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either this is correct or someone's scale was off!


Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14
Manufacturer Kawasaki
Also called ZZR1400 (Europe and Japan)
Production since 2006
Predecessor Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R
Class Sport bike
Engine 1,352 cc (82.5 cu in) four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valve per cylinder, inline-four
Bore / Stroke 84.0 x 61.0 mm
Power 190 hp (201 with ram air effect at 120mph [1]
Torque 113.5 ft·lbf / 153.9 Nm @ 7,500 rpm. (123.5 with ram air effect @ 120mph)[citation needed]
Transmission 6-speed, X-ring chain
Suspension Front: 43 mm inverted cartridge fork with adjustable preload, stepless rebound and compression damping adjustments / 4.6 in travel
Rear: Uni-Trak with adjustable preload, stepless rebound and compression damping adjustments, adjustable ride height / 4.8 in travel
Brakes Front: Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs with dual radial-mounted four-piston calipers
Rear: Single 250 mm petal disc with twin-piston caliper
Rake, Trail 23 degrees / 94 mm (3.7 in)
Wheelbase 57.5 in (1,461 mm)
Dimensions L 85.4 in (2,169 mm)
W 29.9 in (759 mm)
H 46.1 in (1,171 mm)

Seat height 31.5 in (800 mm)
Weight 474 lb, 215 kg / 485 lb, 220 kg (2008) (dry)
555 lb, 251.7 kg (wet)
Fuel capacity 22 L (4.8 imp gal; 5.8 US gal)
Related 1400GTR (Concou




2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R Specifications/Technical Details
MSRP Price: $ 14,699.00 USD
ENGINE

Type 4-stroke, In-Line Four
Displacement 1,441cc
Bore and Stroke 84.0 x 65.0 mm
Cooling Liquid
Compression Ratio 12.3:1
Valve System DOHC, sixteen valves (4 valves per cylinder)
Fuel System DFI with 44 mm Mikuni Throttle Bodies (4)
Ignition Digital
Lubrication Forced lubrication (wet sump with cooler)
DRIVETRAIN

Transmission 6-speed, return, certain neutral finder
Final Drive Sealed chain
Primary Reduction Ratio 1.556 (84/54)
Gear Ratio: 1st 2.611(47/18)
Gear Ratio: 2nd 1.947 (37/19)
Gear Ratio: 3rd 1.545 (34/22)
Gear Ratio: 4th 1.333 (32/24)
Gear Ratio: 5th 1.154 (30/26)
Gear Ratio: 6th 1.036 (29/28)
Final Reduction Ratio 2.471 (42/17)
Clutch Wet multi-disc, manual
FRAME

Type Monocoque, aluminium
Wheel Travel: Front 117 mm (4.6 in.)
Tire: Front 120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Wheel Travel: Rear 124 mm (4.9 in.)
Tire: Rear 190/50ZR17M/C (73W)
Caster (Rake) 23º
Trail 93 mm (3.7 in.)
Steering Angle (Left/Right) 31º / 31º
SUSPENSION

Suspension, Front 43 mm inverted cartridge fork. with tractable preload, stepless miscarry and application damping adjustments
Suspension, Rear Bottom-Link Uni-Trak and gas-charged startle with tractable preload, stepless miscarry and application damping adjustments
BRAKES

Front: Type Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs
Front: Calipers Dual radial-mount, against 4-piston, 4-pad
Rear: Type Single 250 mm petal disc
Rear: Calipers Opposed, twin-piston
DIMENSIONS

Overall Length 2,170 mm (85.4 in.)
Overall Width 770 mm (30.3 in.)
Overall Height 1,170 mm (46.1 in.)
Wheelbase 1,480 mm (58.3 in.)
Ground Clearance 125 mm (4.9 in.)
Seat Height 800 mm (31.5 in.)
Curb Mass** 265 kg (584.2 lbs.)
Fuel Capacity twenty-two litres (4.8 gal.)
Fuel Consumption N/A
PERFORMANCE

Maximum Power‡ N/A
Maximum Power with Ram Air‡ N/A
Maximum Torque‡ N/A
Source : 1 , 2

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30lbs has no impact? really that takes a way at least .10 if not .12 that 30 hp gets you, I don't care how you look at it.

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Well WHEE u need to look at it again the 011 was never let to rev to the limiter like the 012 even tho it might no have made too much diff, i will keep my 06zx14 with very little modes on pumpgas and no power adders,1417cc street and strip it will still stomp the 012 in the hp and tq department, ,not being neg but after u have ridden a 215+ zx14 for 5 yrs this is kinda boring, congrats Kawasaki u finally had the balls to make the 14 what it should have been in the first place it only took 6yrs it took me 2yrs.and by the way that 011 in the vid is my younger brothers bike.

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I'm curious to weather or not the new 14 will pick up as much hp as the first version does with aftermarket full exhaust, filter and tune. I'm betting not, being that it has such a good exhaust system out of the box. It seams like the new 14 is in a "higher state of tune" than gen 1 and defiantly the gen 2. The gen 2 gave up lots of hp up high due to the ritch air fuel mix to keep the catalyst from damage.

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