Kawasaki Screamers...

[KungFooBob]

Are Kawasaki single-handedly keeping the four cylinder sportsbike market alive?

We (in the UK) might not get the 250/4 or the 400/4, but they're re-introducing the 600(636)/4!

Who said Super Sport 600's were dead?

https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/products/ ... VxcWVxRDV0

[The Spin Doctor]

That's interesting... it must be Euro5 compliant.

[KungFooBob]

To bring the model back, Kawasaki have put the Ninja’s 636cc, liquid-cooled engine through Euro5 homologation, something that did not happen for the Yamaha R6 nor the Honda CBR600RR. Despite making it through the stricter emissions regulations, Kawasaki still claim the ZX-6R will make just shy of 130bhp.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... nja-zx-6r/

[Skub]

I thought the 600 ss class was dead,but what do I know.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

My mate has put a deposit down on a 400, possibly be in the UK in October

[KungFooBob]

My mate has put a deposit down on a 400, possibly be in the UK in October

They're only showing the 400 twin on the webshite, are we getting the 4 pot in the uk?

[ChrisW]

My mate has put a deposit down on a 400, possibly be in the UK in October

They're only showing the 400 twin on the webshite, are we getting the 4 pot in the uk?

Yep, toward the end of the year:

https://www.kawasaki.co.uk/en/news/Kawa ... lpRXFlRWgs

https://colchesterkawasaki.co.uk/road-b ... nja-zx-4rr

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

My mate has put a deposit down on a 400, possibly be in the UK in October

They're only showing the 400 twin on the webshite, are we getting the 4 pot in the uk?

Apparently yes, the local Kawasaki dealer is accepting deposits for them.

[Bigyin]

My mate has put a deposit down on a 400, possibly be in the UK in October

They're only showing the 400 twin on the webshite, are we getting the 4 pot in the uk?

Yup...perhaps they realised there was still a large demand for them after losing lots of sales to Triumph who kept the 675 and 765 going putting out lots of BHP rather than the 650 Ninja and the Yamaha R7 which had shopping bike engines in a posh frock.

When my boy was bike shopping he wanted an inline 4 600 and after trying for an R6 couldnt find a decent one so bought a 2020 636 which was one of the last ones made. His mate wanted an R6, tried an R7 and ended up buying a 765 Street Triple

[JackyJoll]

Have we got the ingredients for a 600 shootout in Performance Bikes?

[KungFooBob]

Have we got the ingredients for a 600 shootout in Performance Bikes?

Not really.

There's the ZX6R which is 636cc, then you've got the MV F3 675cc and the unfaired Trumpet Street Triple which is now as 765cc.

I can't think of any other proper 'super sport' 600(ish) bikes.

[Yorick]

I suppose Big K want a decent bike in WSS

[MyLittleStudPony]

Have we got the ingredients for a 600 shootout in Performance Bikes?

Does it even exist anymore? When I look for magazines in the supermarket there's pick n mix sweets and seasonal produce (currently gardening stuff).

[JackyJoll]

Have we got the ingredients for a 600 shootout in Performance Bikes?

Does it even exist anymore? When I look for magazines in the supermarket there's pick n mix sweets and seasonal produce (currently gardening stuff).

Apparently no, that important ingredient is missing.

Performance Bike was amalgamated with another Bauer magazine and continues under the name Practical Sportsbikes.

[Skub]

Practical Sportsbikes mag was deleted earlier this year by Bauer and subscribers given subs to Classic Bike.

[MyLittleStudPony]

I did ten years on the old magazine game, man and boy. Hardest game in the world, the old magazine game.

The days of our kind are number'd. The one God comes to drive out the many gods. The spirits of wood and stream grow silent; it is the way of things.

[wull]

I thought the 600 ss class was dead,but what do I know.

In racing it’s very much alive albeit it’s full of imposters all waving their larger dicks about

[weeksy]

[Mr. Dazzle]

I assume this really is a case of "bringing back" than a "new 600" though? So sorta half effort.

[weeksy]

Yeah basically... it's the old ZX6R in a new frock mostly from what we can see, most bits look pretty damn close.