| KAWASAKI Z1000 | BMW R 12 |
|---|
| engine specs | |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four | Water-cooled, 2-cylinder, four-stroke boxer engine with four valves per cylinder operated by cam followers and two overhead camshafts per cylinder |
| Displacement | |
| 1043 cm3 | 1170 cm3 |
| Bore X Stroke | |
| 3.0x2.2 in OR 76 mm | 4.0x2.9 in OR 102 mm |
| Compression Ratio | |
| 11.8:1 | - |
| Horsepower | |
| 138/9600 KW(hp)/RPM | 95/6500 KW(hp)/RPM |
| Torque | |
| 81/7800 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/7800 Nm/RPM | 81/6000 lb-ft/RPM OR 110/6000 Nm/RPM |
| Fuel System | |
| Fuel injection: ΓΈ38 mm x 4 (Keihin) with oval sub-throttles | - |
| transmission specs | |
| Gearbox | |
|---|---|
| 6-speed, return | 6-speed |
| Clutch | |
| Wet multi-disc, manual | - |
| Final Drive | |
| Chain | Shaft |
| chassis specs | |
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| Aluminium twin-tube | Tubular space frame in steel, engine self-supporting |
| Front Suspension | |
| 41 mm inverted fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability | USD telescopic forks, 45 mm |
| Rear Suspension | |
| Horizontal Back-link, gas-charged, with stepless rebound damping and spring preload adjustability | Aluminium Paralever swinging arm, directly linked WAD spring strut, spring base and rebound damping adjustable |
| Front Brake | |
| Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs Dual radial-mount, opposed 4-piston | Twin disc brake, floating brake discs, 310 mm, 4-piston monobloc fixed calipers |
| Rear Brake | |
| Single 250 mm petal disc Single-piston | Single disc brake, 265 mm, 2-piston floating caliper |
| dimension specs | |
| Overall Length | |
|---|---|
| 82.5 in OR 2096 mm | 86.6 in OR 2200 mm |
| Overall Width | |
| 31.7 in OR 805 mm | 32.7 in OR 831 mm |
| Seat Height | |
| 32.1 in OR 815 mm | 29.7 in OR 754 mm |
| Weelbase | |
| 56.7 in OR 1440 mm | - |
| Ground Clearance | |
| 5.5 in OR 140 mm | - |
| Weight | |
| 481 lbs OR 218 kg | 500 lbs OR 227 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| 4 gallons OR 15.1 L | 3.7 gallons OR 14.0 L |
| Wheelbase | |
| 56.7 in OR 1440 mm | 59.8 in OR 1519 mm |
| tyres specs | |
| Front | |
|---|---|
| 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) | 100/90-19 |
| Rear | |
| 190/50ZR17M/C (73W) | 150/80-16 |
