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{{ | {{Motorcycle | ||
|name = Kawasaki | |name = Kawasaki ZR550 Zephyr | ||
| | |photo = Kawasaki-Zephyr-550.jpg | ||
|aka = Zepher 550 | |aka = Zepher 550, ZR 550 Zephyr | ||
|manufacturer = [[Kawasaki]] | |manufacturer = [[Kawasaki]] | ||
|parent_company = | |parent_company = | ||
|production = | |production = 1991 | ||
|model_year = | |model_year = | ||
|predecessor = | |predecessor = | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|class = | |class = | ||
|engine = | |engine = Four stroke Transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | ||
|bore_stroke = | |bore_stroke = | ||
|compression = | |compression = 9.5:1 | ||
|top_speed = | |top_speed = | ||
|power = | |power = | ||
|torque = | |torque = | ||
|fuel_system = | |||
|ignition = | |ignition = | ||
|spark_plug = {{sparkplug|DR9EA}} '91 | |spark_plug = {{sparkplug|DR9EA}} '91 | ||
|battery = {{battery|YB12A-A}} '91 | |battery = {{battery|YB12A-A}} '91 | ||
|transmission = | |transmission = 6 Speed | ||
|frame = | |frame = | ||
|suspension = | |suspension =Front: 39mm Telescopic forks <br> | ||
|brakes = | Rear: Dual Kayaba shocks with preload and rebound adjustments | ||
|front_tire = {{tire|110/80-17}} | |brakes =Front: 2x 300mm discs 2 [[piston]] [[calipers]] <br>Rear: Single 245mm disc 1 piston caliper | ||
|rear_tire = {{tire|140/70-18}} | |front_tire = {{tire|110/80-17}} | ||
|rake_trail = | |rear_tire = {{tire|140/70-18}} | ||
|wheelbase = | |rake_trail = | ||
|length = | |wheelbase = | ||
|width = | |length = | ||
|height = | |width = | ||
|seat_height = | |height = | ||
|dry_weight = | |seat_height = | ||
|wet_weight = | |dry_weight = 179 kg / 394.6 lbs | ||
|fuel_capacity = | |wet_weight = | ||
|oil_capacity = | |fuel_capacity = 15 Liters / 3.9 US gal | ||
|fuel_consumption = | |oil_capacity = | ||
|turning_radius = | |fuel_consumption = | ||
|related = | |turning_radius = | ||
|competition = | |related = | ||
|competition = | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Engine== | |||
The engine was a Air cooled cooled Four stroke Transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder.. The engine featured a 9.5:1 [[compression ratio]]. | |||
==Chassis== | |||
It came with a 110/80-17 front [[tire]] and a 140/70-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2x 300mm discs 2 piston calipers in the front and a Single 245mm disc 1 piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a 39mm Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Dual Kayaba shocks with preload and rebound adjustments. The ZR550 Zephyr was fitted with a 15 Liters / 3.9 US gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 179 kg / 394.6 lbs. | |||
== Photos == | |||
[[File:Kawasaki-Zephyr-550.jpg|600px|Kawasaki ZR550 Zephyr]] | |||
[[File:Kawasaki-Zephyr-550-1.jpg|600px|Kawasaki ZR550 Zephyr]] | |||
== Overview == | |||
The Zephyr 550 was the smallest of the Zephyr | |||
range, and in some ways ahead of its time. Launched in 1991 as a stylish | |||
naked retro roadster, it occupied a niche later made very successful by | |||
Suzuki's Bandit. It used the air-cooled engine from the GPZ550, de-tuned for | |||
mid-range power, with minor cosmetic changes. The elderly engine was | |||
installed in a good-looking rolling chassis. A box-section aluminum | |||
twin-shock swingarm used sports-style eccentric chain adjusters, while a | |||
classically styled fuel tank and chrome-plated exhaust system rounded off | |||
the handsome design. The Zephyr's straight-line performance was | |||
disappointing though: the engine that produced 48kW (65bhp) in the GPZ550 | |||
was retuned to make just 37kW (49bhp). | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Make Model | |||
|Kawasaki 550 Zephyr | |||
|- | |||
!Year | |||
|1991 | |||
|- | |||
!Engine Type | |||
|Four stroke Transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | |||
|- | |||
!Displacement | |||
|553 cc / 33.7 cu-in | |||
|- | |||
!Bore X Stroke | |||
|58 x 52.4 mm | |||
|- | |||
!Cooling System | |||
|Air cooled | |||
|- | |||
!Compression | |||
|9.5:1 | |||
|- | |||
!Induction | |||
|4x 30mm Keihin carburetors | |||
|- | |||
!Ignition | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
!Starting | |||
|Electric | |||
|- | |||
!Max Power | |||
|49 hp / 37 kW @ 10000 rpm | |||
|- | |||
!Max Torque | |||
|40 Nm / 29.5 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm | |||
|- | |||
!Transmission | |||
|6 Spee | |||
|- | |||
!Final Drive | |||
|Chain | |||
|- | |||
!Front Suspension | |||
|39mm Telescopic forks | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Suspension | |||
|Dual Kayaba shocks with preload and rebound adjustments | |||
|- | |||
!Front Brakes | |||
|2x 300mm discs 2 piston calipers | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Brakes | |||
|Single 245mm disc 1 piston caliper | |||
|- | |||
!Front Tire | |||
|110/80-17 | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Tire | |||
|140/70-18 | |||
|- | |||
!Dry Weight | |||
|179 kg / 394.6 lbs | |||
|- | |||
!We -weight | |||
|206 kg / 454 lbs | |||
|- | |||
!Fuel Capacity | |||
|15 Liters / 3.9 US gal | |||
|} | |||
The '''Kawasaki ZR550B''' is a [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Kawasaki]] in 1991. | The '''Kawasaki ZR550B''' is a [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Kawasaki]] in 1991. |