1989 Kawasaki

ZX-10 ZX1000-B "Tomcat"

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1989 Kawasaki

ZX-10 ZX1000-B "Tomcat"

Highlights

  • Hard to Find Low Mileage ZX10 "Tomcat"
  • Under 5k Original Miles on this Example
  • The ZX10 was Kawasaki's Flagship Sportbike Model
  • 997cc DOHC producing 135hp
  • With a Top Speed of 165mph, this was the Fastest Production motorcycle in 1988
  • Kawasaki's first EBox Aluminum Perimeter frame design
  • This example Runs, Rides and Performs wonderful!
  • 1 older repaint that looks shows extremely well
  • Upgraded Corbin Seat and Vance and Hines Slip On Muffler
  • Classic Sportbikes are appreciating quickly and examples like this rarely hit the open market

Description

Evolution of the motorcycle during the 1980's was elevated to new heights. Manufactures were taking the leap and pushing the limits of performance, speed and style and Kawasaki was at the forefront of this movement. The ZX10 was hailed as the new flagship performance bike for Kawasaki and took the world by storm in 1988 by building the world's fastest production motorcycle for the 1988 model year. 135hp, 165mph top speed, quarter mile under 11 seconds, the ZX10 "Tomcat" was the bike everyone wanted to own, but never wanted to line up against. Cycle World Reported in 1988, “A motorcycle visually, mechanically and functionally awash in velocity, it is the new Sultan of Speed, a sportbike insuperable…. Nothing else mass-produced on two wheels even comes close. Now we have entered the Starship Enterprise era: "So radical is the engine's intake-port angle that the tops of its canted Keihin carbs actually sit higher than the uppermost part of the cylinder head…" That engine's now confined inside Kawasaki's first aluminum perimeter frame, proclaimed "e-box" on the fairing because of "its egg-like oval shape when viewed from above." Radial tires—17 inch front, 18 rear—and twin-piston brakes let the big Ninja stop in 107 feet from 60 mph, the shortest we'd ever recorded.”
This example with under 5k miles is an extremely nice example for any collector, rider or enthusiast. Bang for the buck and appreciating classics like this don't last long, you won't want to miss this one.

Specs

Basic

Year
1989
Make
Kawasaki
Auto Model Name
ZX-10
Sub Model
ZX1000-B "Tomcat"
Miles
4,672
Vin
JKAZXCB11KA017570
Stock
7570

Engine

Engine Size
997 cc (60.8 cu in) four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 16-valve DOHC, inline-four
Engine Type
Gasoline
Transmission Type
Manual

Body

Body Or Basic Color
Black, Grey, Red
Body Style
Sport Bike

Interior

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