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Kawasaki ZZR400 Models History: As most of you know the motorcycle brand Kawasaki is one of the 4 big Japanese motorcycle brands. In the year 1990 after their wildly successful GPZ 400 they built the first ZZR models.The first model to hit the road was the K model,because of Japanese restriction laws the bike had somewhere in the region of 58-63HP.In 1993 the ZZR 400 underwent a major makeover.It became the N model. The bike got a facelift.Kawasaki fitted a new,rounder,body set, they gave it Ram Air intake and adjusted the suspension.Unfortunately the bike was restricted down to a measly 53HP because of Japanese law.In 2001 just before it retired the ZZR 400 went out with a bang,Kawasaki one again upgraded the bike,which became the ZZR 400 P model.This bike was strictly a Japanese model.The specs of this bike is unknown to me.

What is a ZZR: The Kawasaki ZZR is a Sports-Touring motorcycle the idea behind a sports-tourer is to have the speed of a sports bike and the comfort of a cruiser.The ZZR may not be as fast as his brother,the ZXR,but it is still fast.

What went wrong? Why did the ZZR 400 not sell as many units if it is such a great bike? Part of the ZZR series (400-600cc)shared a frame, they all had a 600cc frame and the 400cc ZZR was just a sleeved down version of the 600 making it a very heavy bike,although it was nice more and more people opted for the 600cc version.The engine was regarded as a high revving engine but somehow it had a love for bearing knocks and valve drops.That combined with the unexplained downfall of the 400cc bike led to the demise of the ZZR 400,500 and 250.The 600 became a very successful bike and is a great example of a sports tourer.

What Now? ZZR 400 motorcycles can be bought at great prices and a lot of people put a ZZR 600 engine in it. Other people take the slightly stronger K engine and put it into the Nice looking N model that has Ram Air intake. The theory behind this is that the 63 HP engine with the Ram Air Intake will make this the ultimate ZZR 400,a bike that would have survived the 400cc holocaust.

The Specs:

ZZR 400 K model(1990-1993) Water cooled, 398cc, Inline-4, DOHC Power: 65.26 HP (48 kW) @ 13000 rpm Final drive: Chain Top speed: 200 km/h Curb weight: 217 kg Category: Sports Touring

ZZR 400N(1993-2001) Water cooled, 398cc, Inline-4, DOHC Power: 53 HP @ 13000 rpm Final drive: Chain Top speed: 180 km/h Curb weight: 220 kg Category: Sports Touring

ZZR 400MOD(Specs might be inaccurate)(This is a pre-1993 engine with Ram Air) Water cooled, 398cc, Inline-4, DOHC Power: 70.34 HP @ 13000 rpm Final drive: Chain Top speed: 225 km/h Curb weight: 218.5 kg Category: Sports Touring

http://www.motorshopdemammoet.com/kawasaki_history.htm#1990s http://www.mbike.com/kawasaki/zzr400/1991