2023 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | On The Road In Portugal
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- we decided to escape the cold weather and head to Portugal to ride the updated Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. Amazing roads on a great bike, days don't get much better than this!
#kawasaki #kawasakininja #zx10r
Agree 100% Bikers aged, and as a group started chasing comfort and trends, but bikes like this are why we rode back in the day. This bike is the culmination of all those great bikes from the 80s and 90s. I am 64 and I have two sportbikes and two streetfighters in the garage; I refuse to go into my twilight on an ADV; rock and roll to the end 🙂
Right on brother!
There is always room for one more in the Garage 🧑🦼🏍🛵🦽
Well Done that man👏👏👏
*laughs in 1290 Super Adventure*
I’m 50 and three of my 5 bikes are sportbikes., a GSXR1000k5, an R1M, and an EBR1190RS Carbon Edition….. and I’m pretty much done buying any more of them. I still like riding the GSXR, and the EBR, being a street legal AMA superbike is amazing to ride but not something to spend a weekend riding. The R1M is so far out of it’s element on the street that you have to ride it so fast on a public road that the thought of crashing it is frankly, terrifying. It makes no midrange power like the K5 or EBR has so you end up winding the tits out of it…. On a bike with a 106mph first gear… there are no small mistakes on a bike like that.
A few of my riding buddies got supernakeds and they were pretty cool but it wasn’t until I met my wife and she replaced her BMW with a Street Triple that I really understood that superbikes really aren’t fun on the road anymore. I hurt after riding my bikes and I Don’t after 4 hours in the saddle on her Triumph. I I get a fuel light at less than 100 miles on the yamaha, and 1800 miles on a set of tires… her Triumph will almost do our entire 160 mile loop on a fill up and the tires last 7k miles…. And I can go almost as fast as I want on it-it’s only the 120mph+ sweepers that I wish it had a little more, but I can lead our riding group of very fast guys and not hold anyone up.
So now I’m shopping for a super naked. You should try one.
I’m 54 years old and still riding sports bikes. I’ve got a couple of GSXR 1000’s. I pray to God every night that I don’t wake up and want an adventure bike!! 😂
U have 6 more years 🤣🥲
Total opposite here. I'm 27 and ride adventure bikes. I hope I don't fall for sportsbikes. They suck offroad 😉
I've got both. Nothin wrong with a tourer or adventure bike. But defo wouldn't give up my sports bike
It’s ok to be wrong. S1000xr will wax about every streetbike on the road. I’ve owned plenty of both.
@@adamniswonger8015 totally dependant on the rider, you wont ‘wax’ me no matter what you’re riding
4:44 perfect timing for the “lycra clad cyclist climbing up the hill” to enter the shot 😂. Another great review … and how about those clear smooth roads 👌🏻
Oh the irony, a middle aged man wearing half a cow leaning over like hes in a race. Works both ways mate. I love both by the way. Two wheel people need to respect each other.
Pretty positive that was scripted, but still funny all the same.,
@@filipbunalti It wasn't scripted, just good timing!
@@paulcullum1473 oh the irony of you saying that people should respect each other while in the same comment having a go at someone.
Insult and request for respect? @@paulcullum1473
I love that you don’t just parrot what all the other bike reviewers say. Your reviews are always thoughtful and in depth with your own spin on things. My favorite motorcycle reviewer on RUclips!
Fantastic video! Reinforces why I’m riding the ZX10R and always will. Such a well mannered beast. I like your idea of bringing the excitement of the sportbike back
Kawazaki is to be congratulated for the technological power it possesses, it is one of the few brands that is not only interested in producing only "big road trail bikes".Is a brand that continues to produce motorbikes that leave you with a smile on your face after riding them, and that deserves respect, Kawazaki does not bow to the fashions of the moment. I am a happy owner of a 2021 Ninja 1000 SX, which, in relation to a ZX-10, is a better road bike, the engine is fuller at medium and low engine speeds and it has a "sporty comfortable" riding position, but it is still a very agile bike, with that Ninja front end full of feedback. Congratulations on the test of the green ZX-10R, I am a fan of yours, I enjoyed seeing a green being tested on the roads of my country.
Amen Chris well said. I've tried living like a grown up these past 2 years without a superbike in my life. Figured between my 690 enduro supermoto and superduke gt that itch would be scratched, but it isn't. There is something special about riding a super bike that just can't be replicated with anything else
I am extremely fortunate to own a ZX10R. Although it is a 2018 I ride it often and
it puts a smile on my face every single time. I am also incredibly fortunate enough
to live 20 minutes from the local race track and now that I've "discovered" track days
my bike gets to occasionally run free where is was meant to be.
Thanks and keep yourself safe! 😃👍❤🏍
Randy
Well said: Kawasaki sport bikes always 'kick ass'.
Enjoyed the vid!!
I lived in the Algarve for 7 years and the Portuguese drivers are some of the most biker friendly drivers about. Great roads, just got to watch out for loose stuff like sand, mud and gravel. It can be anywhere.
Lucky man you 👍
These roads look magnificent, I would love to ride on them😍
The zx10 and zx6 look so sweet , that kinda front down tail up look
I recently bought a 1998 ZX-9R, its in incredible condition, and its my first ninja. What a well mannered missile it is. The power delivery is so smooth, the handling is wonderful, even by todays standards. Mine has braided hoses and has been dynojetted, and after just 100 miles on it its totally won me over. My daily is an MT-10, and its a practical beast with lots of character, but I agree with you Chris, bring back superbikes.
Wow. You could have been riding in Australia looking at that. Incredibly similar looking scenery.
Exactly what we though, amazing place.
Such a great job explaining Chris! I finish my 21 ZX10R rebuild in a few weeks and can't wait to experience it for myself! Cheers mate
hi mate! i see all your vids! very good job on the kawa! next bike Ninja h2 ok? :D
I love my 09 ZX10R. I love the way the '23 looks. My goal is get a '23 KRT (like in the video) for occasional street/track and make the 09 a dedicated (but well sorted) track bike
Couldn’t agree more.. sports bikes have the best riding position.. no wind blast or buffeting (adventure bikes) look beautifully in a way a naked can’t. If I could squeeze another bike into my life it would be an 08 blade, k5 gixxer or underrated 09 zx10. Thanks for keeping the sport bike torch burning bright 😊
The Master at work. Love it
Nice vid & decent real world impression of a really good, dare I say underrated bike. It's definitely grown on me, especially this latest version. I've always thought it an odd criticism that having all it's power up top is a disadvantage for the road. Low down torque is great but if you're buying an i4 1000 for low down grunt you've missed the point & the ZX10R's still not slow. Plus having to work the engine just a little bit is part of the fun of an i4 engine surely. It also makes it very manageable & unintimidating on the road at legal speeds too. Which is seemingly seen as an advantage of the BMW S1000RR. Some may say it's a boring engine characteristic but 200+bhp from 2000rpm just isn't practical or useable on the road so seems a bit redundant to me personally.
I always got fed up of people telling me that riding riding sports bikes is pointless because you can't access all of the performance on the road. I love how you put it here. Better words than i could find
One of my most favourite bikes ❤❤❤
I am 40 and i still ride my FZR 1000 every year I try to improve it and is a blast.... sport bikes for ever!!!
I had a 2012 ZX10r back about 8 or 9 years ago …. It was fantastic, more than fast enough but also very comfortable & useable … it is one of the few bikes I wish I had kept, I still check the ads to see if a very low miles minter comes up for sensible money so I can have one again, great super bike for riding anytime
Please, please come to Germany and experience the B14!!!In the summer after 3pm and at weekends this road is filled with superbikes, and sports bikes of all kinds going up and down this wonderful curvy 11.8km road with some of the best corners I've ever experienced. I live a stone's throw away from the garage where all the bikers meet up before attacking this amazing road and if I'm not riding my zx14, I can hear the glorious sounds of those R1, V4s exhaust notes whinnied up as they ascend and descend the valley road. It's a road that really makes you feel on top of the world!!! its a road that would suit the ZX-10R no doubt!!
Amazing video ! Love it !
Thank you!!
Great test and I agree sports bikes evoke something no other type of bike can.
thx for the breakdown brody , love the detail
Hell yeah, Sportsbikes! Heart over head!
Excellent review, and I'm not just saying that because I quite literally just purchased mine! I am picking it up next week and going to get the basic mods done pretty soon (no rush here since it's actively snowing).
I have a ZX6 that I am going to use as a track bike and this as my fun daily.
Great piece Chris , nothing like riding a sports bike on the road . I’m 55 and have had all different types of bikes over the years and enjoyed them. But the pull back to sports bikes is still there, I’ll keep riding them for as long as possible.
Thanks for an intelligent, thoughtful review.
Best review on the Ninja, mate. Way to go. I really appreciate your perspective.
Hell yeah! Well said! I’m still that guy. I still ride nothing but true sport bikes. They are the best bikes on the planet . And nobody can tel me different . And nope I’m not talking about a faired mt-07 made to look like a supersport. I’ll take either one of my R6 over that thing
Great video as always. For someone like me with a 765 naked looking to move up in class this would be the bike of choice for sure.
Great review! So many saying sports bikes are are no good on road, I’m 58 and just got a 2022 BMW S1000RR and it’s a fantastic road bike. I owned 80s and 90s sports bikes then an adventure bike then a naked so glad I’m back on a sports bike great brakes handling tech and so easy to ride👍
Bough my first Ninja in 2021. It was a 21 zx6-R. It was nice but just didn't have that feel I was looking for. A month ago on Nov 1st 2023, I bought the new ZX10-R, the green one just like the one you have in this video & it was the perfect bike I was looking for. I couldn't be happier. Best bike I've ever bought.
I see you didn’t get the model with the blurry dashboard… you should try that one. I hear it’s a lot faster.
Love your reviews Chris, can't wait to see you and 44 teeth go at it in the BMW Cup races 👍👍
@The Lone Ninja 82 Against them .. . should be awesome! 👍
Thanks for the info been waiting for Chris vs the 44 for ages should be a good one 👍
Glad you like my wonderful county roads, there's much more to discover here
Love it, Chris is still there with the BWM Off Road School.
Nice bike
Beautiful bike
I have little "Ks" in my blood. I've loved them since I rode my 1st one, in 1971. Great review as always.
I have had an 05 ZX6 and it’s as quick on the roads, it’s the fact I only do 600 to 750 miles a year, rest of the time I’m on my S1000 XR.
Thank you for a top notch video, you have now made my mind up to get the new zx10r over the new zx6r 👍
Wish I was twenty one again and in Portugal on any bike looks awesome
always great to see your reviews
Been on sport bikes since 76 and still have the 76-Z1 in the garage. Been on the ZX14R since 2017 and still have the need for speed in the corners. For some of us we never gave up on the street sweeping, welcome back
I'm 60 this year. Already owned 5 Hayabusa's and a 2020 ZZR1400. Just taken delivery of a 2023 'Busa. I ain't ready for a Gold-Wing any time soon...
I love the look of the front end ❤
Totally agree, I have had a Ducati 1200 Multistrada for last 2 seasons, but just enquired about a Ducati 848evo and I will turn 56 in May 🙌🏻😉🏍🏴
Hope for more Awesome Carwow vs Bike World drag races this year
More coming soon!
@@BikeWorldTVshow I'm so excited 🎉 💛 🤗 💖 ♥ 💛
@@BikeWorldTVshow" if possible" get TTS Superbusa for dragrace against Car wow .
@@mysteriousvictorious18 we will be, all planned!
@@BikeWorldTVshow wowww 🤩. That's a great news.
I agree,bring back sportsbikes!
God I miss Superbike magazine too😥
That Kwak is stunning too😍
Love the lycra clad cyclist who appeared right on cue!
These roads are gold
Loved my 14 ZX10-R - I had a Ventura rack on it, would putt off to the track, throw it round for a couple hours and then take her home again.
Sad letting her go but times were tight.
I like Kawasaki has keep the electronics simple and keep the bike well dialled. Maybe I will consider another one down the track but until then the old 1KRR 04 Fireblade will have to suffice. Love banking through a set of tight corners and then rolling off the throttle on exit and putting down the straight. 😂
Nice! I think the old model looked better, and seemed a better spec ( SEmodel had electric suspension)
Great review of a much maligned and under appreciated super-bike!
Also the best-looking super bike.
Such a shame you guys can’t ride tuned bikes with full systems anymore 😢. Give this a tune a decent suspension and they are sooo much better in the mid range and absolutely awesome top end. Good video bud 👍
Chris is the GOAT!
As always, fantastic review!
"Never ride faster than you can see". ~ Jack Burton.
this is gem for letting you ride it. not letting the bike ride you to the uncomfortable manner
I’m 71 years old and ride an R6. I like the seat position on this Kawasaki. When this Texas heatwave is over, I’m going for a test ride.
Portugal? That scenery could be eastern coast Australia in a heartbeat.
61yo this year still have a gsxr1000 and 848 to go carve apexes - never give up those sports bikes - never!
I've went from Zx6r to R1 to RSV4 and now on a powerful Multistrada which I love. I don't mind aging because motorcycles of today are pure dream fuel! I'm gonna buy a panigale or another RSV4 soon though 😅
The problem is, modern Superbikes have advanced so FAR more than our crappy roads and feeble human brains can handle, that they just aren't that enjoyable on the road any more, as we can never get anywhere close to their capabilities (track is another thing, but not everyone can hit their favourite track early on a Sunday morning!). The turning point for me is when I bought my 1199S Panigale brand new back in 2012, I still had the 1098 in the garage, as I didn't want to sell it until the Pani arrived, but my god, they were night and day up my favourite mountain road, and riding the Panigale actually scared me. NOT because of it's speed, but because of the lack of FEELING of speed! I was still only breaking the bike in, so only going easy, but I remember looking down at the speedometer going around one corner and seeing 80mph, yet on the previous Sunday on the 1098, I was doing 60, yet it felt no different to me. Now granted, I still have that Pani, but it was the last modern Superbike I ever bought, and since then I've added a 916, a Bimota SB6R, an MV Agusta 312 and an original 1990 FZR1000 Exup (the dream bike when I was a kid at 17!). Everyone of those bikes demands attention in different ways, and you are literally 'on it' the whole way, no matter how short or long the distance. I have no idea what speed I'm going any more, as I basically don't have time to look down any more, as you have to focus so much (though pretty much always feels like you are doing 2000mph everywhere!!!!!). When the 2022 V4S came out, I DID nearly finally relent and think fek it, sure I'm in my 50's now, why not? But after riding it - absolutely mindblowingly phenomenal as it was, I knew that it was just going to give me even more stress than my now ten year old 1199S, as no matter how much more capable this bike was - sheep, cyclists, walkers, BMW drivers and wayward tour buses are STILL going to be going the same speed, and I'm going to be approaching them 20% faster than I was before..... the bike may be good..... but I'm not, and so realised that a new V4S was only going to be another ego boost (it was actually after this I bought the Bimota..... and funnily enough, and old KTM Superduke 990..... but that's another story - yes, I do have 11 bikes now!!! 🤣)
been so looking forward to this..seeing what Chris thinks on the road with ZX10R
love every minute of it!! bring back the sportsbikes :)
I,m 55 years old, owned many top sports bikes. The ZX10r, along with all the other latest sport bikes look mint , but on UK roads, thats all. You dont need 200bhp to go fast on the road. If i was 30 years younger tho, i would still buy one.
I have a 2015 30th anniversary model and I absolutely love it 😍great edit 👌
I got one. Absolutely love it
I'm on my RSV4 and my friend on his ZX10R. we both love our front end feel and I'm biased so RSV4 is better. Joking aside, that ZX10 engine rev up so much faster. What a package!
Great review, as always.
I bought a Z H2 after my modded ZX14R. I eyed the black/grey ZX10R in the corner, I'm 61 with a crappy right hip, so I opted for the more "sensible" naked 😄. I enjoy the naked, but miss the fairings. At 120+, it's unpleasant for long. I think I may visit the stealership, having watched your review. Maybe there's an unsold '23?
Mentions Lycra @4:38 and wouldn't you know, a cyclist goes by in the background! Lol!
Brilliant video Chris, Total agree with your views on superbikes. Funny I am just thinking of getting a V Twin panigale not sure which CC yet . As my wife says red and two wheels.
@4:50 Agreed!!
#NinjaArmy
The 2023 ZX-10 RR with a manual Ohlins steering damper, ecu flashed, best all around bike ever!!!!!
Enjoyed this 2022 ZX10R review as well your 2015 YZF-R1M review (do you remenber that?)- what you say about how the mkt/superbike trend has evolved is so true. Enjoy them at 6/10 pace!
I went down the road of having "comfortable" bikes. I then sat on a ZX10R after watching this and bought one. Bye bye Tracer , my grin has returned 😀
Bought a 2015 Versys 1000 a few months ago. Great ergonomics and still has that sweet Kawi 1000 engine.
Those roads look like Aussie roads. 👍
Released today in Japan.
I can't wait for the delivery. ;)
Great vids Chris! Would love if you did a ZX10r vs GSXR 1000A (not the R) track comparison. Please!!
When the 2011 zx10r I wanted one so bad but didn't get one then 2016 zx10r came out new and I was really in love and still couldn't make up my mind then the 2021 zx10r came out and I didn't love it so all my friends got a r1 and the 21 zx10r and new gsxr 1000 and I got my dream bike 2020zx10r black and so glad I did the 2020zx10r is one of the best 👌 bikes you can buy I won't ever get rid of it it's truly amazing I wouldn't trade it for a BMW or r1 or anything it's so raw love the dash there is not one thing I Don't love about it if you ever want a great sport bike 2020zx10r is the best and I got it for 15,000 brand new in love forever 2020zx10r best 👌 👍🏻 😍
Great video m8! Cheers
Always had sports bike had a tuono v4 now a superduke love it things mad 😂
You guys should try the north of f Portugal in the mountains " Serra da Estrela" ( star mountain) amazing roads up there!!!
Chris, the best reviewer of bikes on RUclips
Those roads look like the central coast of California. Great review.
For me sportsbikes should be comfy, road geared & full of low to midrange torque. Why not make a VFR1200R or GSXR1300. My old VFR750 (&CBR1000f) have plenty of speed & power for most people. WSB/motoGP has ruined road bikes. And don't get me started on 1200cc adventure bikes. The most fun road bikes I ever had was an NC30, RD500 & Blackbird. The worst a 2008 R1 so gave up & went back. Thinking of getting a nice standard 2001 R1 in blue. Good video all the same.
Nobody sees an adventure bike and says “dang that thing is sick”
Love my ZX10R .
Nothing beats Portuguese Winter weather last few weeks :)
I would move to Portugal tomorrow if Portuguese wasn't such a difficult language to learn. 😉
@@WolfgangVonKempelen838 I learned it as a baby, so it's not that difficult 🤪 italian (my guess from your name) it's not easy also
@@rodrigosimoes185 Italian is a lot easier as is Spanish. Portuguese is the most difficult one of the Romance languages. I work with a few Brazilian guys and they say that they do not have a problem understanding Italian, Spanish. French a bit more difficult but the opposite is not so evident, so they say. My ancestry on my dad side is Italian, I understand and speak only a very little Italian I'm afraid, my French is pretty good though ;)
@@WolfgangVonKempelen838 in that case, here are a few must have words (that you will not find on a translator) for holidays in Portugal: wheelie = cavalo, stoppie = égua, saúde = cheers, gota = gas, fino/imperial = small pressure beer. Tell me the same in your language?
@@rodrigosimoes185 I can not, you are too clever fella. I just love riding bikes, that I can say ;)
I think I’d enjoy my ZX10 more if my local roads looked more like these race track smooth ones than the pot holed shite I have to face every day.
Great review, I agree sport bike are awsome. The problem is they are so expesnive in the prices keep rising but incredible machine.
Going to Portugal to shot this video says it all, I love sports bikes but in the UK there is just no point anymore maybe I need to move to Portugal lol
Prefer the look of the old model. Great review.
I think you make a great point that a lot of people miss. At the low end its a 600, in the middle its a 750 and at the top its nuts.
You don't usually run out of engine on a big sportsbike. You do regularly on a 600 and sometimes on a 750 but its rare on a thou.
One thing I would love to know though - where do they get the prices from? The new zx4rr is likely to have very similar spec to this but less size to everything and I'm not seeing that few extra kg of steel adding up to the bike costing (probably) close to double.
Over a 50% increase in prices in just a few years is pretty greedy.
i have this bike and I agree!!
Superbikes are the meaning of a happy life.
Are you guys getting a go on the zx-4r, before it hits the shops later this year ?