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{{Motorcycle | |||
|name = Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr | |||
|photo = Kawasaki-Zephyr-1100-92.jpg | |||
|aka = ZR 1100 Zephyr | |||
|manufacturer = Kawasaki | |||
|parent_company = | |||
|production = 1992 - 1994 | |||
|model_year = | |||
|predecessor = | |||
|successor = | |||
|class = | |||
|engine = Four stroke transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | |||
|bore_stroke = | |||
|compression = 9.1:1 | |||
|top_speed = 219.6 km/h / 136.4 mph | |||
|power = | |||
|torque = | |||
|fuel_system = | |||
|ignition = Analogue CDI (Capacitive Discharge Ign.) | |||
|spark_plug = {{sparkplug|NGK CR9E}} | |||
|battery ={{battery|YUASA YTX16-BS}} | |||
|transmission = 5 Speed | |||
|final_drive={{chain|530x116}} | |||
|front_sprocket=16T | |||
|rear_sprocket=48T | |||
|frame = Steel, Single cradle frame | |||
|suspension =Front: 43mm Telescopic forks <br> | |||
Rear: Dual shocks adjustable preload and compression rebound damping | |||
|brakes =Front: 2x 310mm discs 2 [[piston]] [[calipers]] <br>Rear: Single 240mm disc 2piston caliper | |||
|front_tire = {{tire|120/70-18}} | |||
|rear_tire = {{tire|160/70-17}} | |||
|rake_trail = | |||
|wheelbase = 1435 mm / 56.5 in | |||
|length = | |||
|width = | |||
|height = | |||
|seat_height = 795 mm / 31.2 in | |||
|dry_weight = 243 kg / 535.7 in | |||
|wet_weight = 266 kg / 586.4 lbs | |||
|fuel_capacity = 19 Liters / 5.0 gal | |||
|oil_capacity = | |||
|oil_filter = K&N KN-401 | |||
|recommended_oil=K-tech 10W-40 | |||
|fuel_consumption = | |||
|turning_radius = | |||
|related = | |||
|competition = | |||
}} | |||
The Kawasaki ZR1100A was a retro styled motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1992 to 1994. | |||
It could reach a top speed of 219.6 km/h / 136.4 mph. | |||
==Engine== | |||
The engine was a Air cooled cooled Four stroke transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder.. The engine featured a 9.1:1 [[compression ratio]]. | |||
==Drive== | |||
Power was moderated via the Wet, multiple discs. | |||
==Chassis== | |||
It came with a 120/70-18 front [[tire]] and a 160/70-17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via 2x 310mm discs 2 piston calipers in the front and a Single 240mm disc 2piston [[caliper]] in the rear. The front suspension was a 43mm Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Dual shocks adjustable preload and compression rebound damping. The ZR1100 Zephyr was fitted with a 19 Liters / 5.0 gal fuel tank. The bike weighed just 243 kg / 535.7 in. The wheelbase was 1435 mm / 56.5 in long. | |||
== Photos == | |||
[[File:Kawasaki-Zephyr-1100-92.jpg|600px|Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr]] | |||
[[File:Kawasaki-Zephyr-1100-92--1.jpg|600px|Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr]] | |||
[[File:Kawasaki-Zephyr-1100-92--2.jpg|600px|Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr]] | |||
== Overview == | |||
Kawasaki were the first Japanese | |||
company to look back on their own history for inspiration when designing new | |||
bikes. The result was the Zephyr range, introduced in 1991. The 550 and 750 | |||
Zephyrs, both styled like Kawasaki's muscle bikes of the 'seventies, sold | |||
well to people who were attracted to the simplicity and spirit of a | |||
'seventies bike, but who wanted 'nineties reliability and a warranty. The | |||
'retro' movement was born. But what real muscle bike fans wanted was the | |||
true successor to the hairy-chested Zl and the later Z1000. | |||
They got it in 1992, with the | |||
Zephyr 1100. | |||
In stark contrast to the firm's | |||
other flagship 1100, | |||
the ZZ-R, the Zephyr is a model | |||
of simplicity, | |||
consisting of little more than an | |||
engine, two wheels | |||
and just enough other equipment | |||
to hold them | |||
together. Visually, the Zephyr | |||
takes its styling cues from the Zl. But not a standard Zl. What Kawasaki did | |||
was to build a bike that incorporated all the modifications people made to | |||
their old Zeds as technology moved on and parts from later bikes became | |||
available. | |||
So, the Zephyr has an alloy | |||
box-section swinging arm at the rear, operating remote reservoir twin shocks | |||
with adjustable damping. At the front, huge twin brake discs and four-piston | |||
calipers from the ZZ-R1100 are a far cry from the Zl's single front disc and | |||
single-piston caliper. Alloy wheels fitted with wide, sticky tires complete | |||
the picture. | |||
The result of all this attention | |||
to the running gear is a bike that's superbly balanced, with plenty of | |||
ground clearance for fast back-road riding, and impeccable low-speed | |||
manners. The Zephyr is a heavy bike, but it carries its weight low, making | |||
for good manoeuvrability The low seat and upright riding position help here, | |||
too - a relief for many after the race crouch of most modern sports bikes. | |||
But it's the engine that gives | |||
the Zephyr its real character. The air-cooled unit is based on the old | |||
GPzllOO - strong, almost over-engineered, and still a favourite with drag | |||
racers and tuners. Freed from the need to produce awesome peak power figures | |||
for maximum speed, the engine designers were able to concentrate on getting | |||
smooth, strong, useable power from as little as 2,000rpm all the way up to | |||
the relatively lowly 9,500rpm red line. | |||
The only concession to the | |||
technological advances made since the 'seventies is the air-cooled motor's | |||
twin plug set-up. The use of two spark plugs per cylinder helps improve | |||
combustion efficiency and beefs up an already fearsome midrange power curve | |||
-there are few bikes that give the same impression of arm-tugging | |||
acceleration as an 1100 Zephyr. In the real world, the Zephyr's power | |||
characteristics make it easy to drive off the line fast, or power hard out | |||
of turns without worrying what gear you're in. | |||
If the midrange is impressive, | |||
the Zephyr's high speed manners are less so. Flat out at around 140mph, the | |||
combination of old-tech chassis and suspension components, and a | |||
riding position that turns you into a sail, means the Zephyr weaves and | |||
wobbles along seemingly on the very edge of control. Unless you want to lie | |||
flat on the tank, 130mph is a more realistic top speed, and the lack of a | |||
fairing means anything over 90mph is uncomfortable for long distances. | |||
But paradoxically, it's this very | |||
aspect that makes the Zephyr so popular. Not everyone wants a bike that can | |||
do 170mph and handles so well you have to be a budding racer to take it to | |||
its limits. There's definitely a place for the Zephyr's low tech, low cost, | |||
high fun factor approach, as Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha have since proved by | |||
following Kawasaki's lead and producing their own contributions to the retro | |||
revolution. | |||
Source of overview: Super Bikes by Mac McDiarmid | |||
==1992== | ==1992== | ||
[[Image:1992-kawasaki-zr1100-a1.jpg|left|thumb|1992 Kawasaki ZR1100-A1]] | [[Image:1992-kawasaki-zr1100-a1.jpg|left|thumb|1992 Kawasaki ZR1100-A1]] | ||
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*1062 mL | *1062 mL | ||
*4-stroke, 4-cylinder, [[DOHC]], Air-cooled | *[[4-stroke]], 4-cylinder, [[DOHC]], [[Air-cooled]] | ||
*Color : Candy Atlantic Blue, Luminous Vintage Red, Pearl Greenish Black | *Color : Candy Atlantic Blue, Luminous Vintage Red, Pearl Greenish Black | ||
*Beginning Engine No. : ZRT10AE000001 | *Beginning Engine No. : ZRT10AE000001 | ||
*Beginning Frame No. : ZRT10A-000001 | *Beginning Frame No. : ZRT10A-000001 | ||
*Parts Catalog No. : 99917-1525-03, ( | *Parts Catalog No. : 99917-1525-03, (Europe)99917-1524-03, | ||
**( | **(US)99917-2 523-03, (Japan)99911-1217-03 | ||
*Owner's Manual No. : 99922-1614-01, ( | *Owner's Manual No. : 99922-1614-01, (West Germany)99923-1310-01, | ||
**( | **(France)99947-1083-01, (Japan)99921-1422-01 | ||
*Service Manual No. : 99924-1152-01, ( | *Service Manual No. : 99924-1152-01, (Japan)99925-1110-01 | ||
==1993== | ==1993== | ||
[[Image:1993-kawasaki-zr1100-a2.jpg|left|thumb|1993 Kawasaki ZR1100-A2]] | [[Image:1993-kawasaki-zr1100-a2.jpg|left|thumb|1993 Kawasaki ZR1100-A2]] | ||
[[Image:1993-Kawasaki-ZEPHYR-Maroon-0.jpg|left|thumb|1993 Kawasaki ZEPHYR ZR1100-A2 in Maroon]] | |||
[[Image:1993-Kawasaki-ZEPHYR-Maroon-1.jpg|left|thumb|1993 Kawasaki ZEPHYR ZR1100-A2 in Maroon]] | |||
<br style="clear: left"/> | <br style="clear: left"/> | ||
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*Beginning Engine No, : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Beginning Engine No, : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
*Beginning Frame No. : ZGT10A-025001, | *Beginning Frame No. : ZGT10A-025001, | ||
**( | **(US)JKAZRBA1()PA025001 | ||
*Parts Catalog No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Parts Catalog No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
*Owner's Manual No. : 99920-1604-01, ( | *Owner's Manual No. : 99920-1604-01, (Europe)99922-1651-01, | ||
**( | **(Japan)99921-1469-01, (6)99923-1329-01, | ||
**( | **(France)99947-1105-01 | ||
*Service Manual No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Service Manual No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
==1994== | ==1994== | ||
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*Beginning Engine No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Beginning Engine No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
*Beginning Frame No. : ZRT10A-040001, | *Beginning Frame No. : ZRT10A-040001, | ||
**( | **(US)JKAZRBA1()RA040001 | ||
*Parts Catalog No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Parts Catalog No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
*Owner's Manual No. : 99920-1661-01, ( | *Owner's Manual No. : 99920-1661-01, (Europe)99922-1687-01, | ||
**( | **(West Germany)99923-135241, (France)99947-113241, | ||
**( | **(Japan)99921-1469-01 | ||
*Service Manual No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | *Service Manual No. : Same as ZR1100-A1 | ||
==Specifications== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Make Model | |||
|Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 / ZR 1100 | |||
|- | |||
!Year | |||
|1992 - 93 | |||
|- | |||
!Engine Type | |||
|Four stroke transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder. | |||
|- | |||
!Displacement | |||
|1062 cc / 64.8 cu-in | |||
|- | |||
!Bore X Stroke | |||
|73.5 x 62.6 mm | |||
|- | |||
!Cooling System | |||
|Air cooled | |||
|- | |||
!Compression | |||
|9.1:1 | |||
|- | |||
!Lubrication | |||
|Wet sump | |||
|- | |||
!Engine Oil | |||
|Mineral, 10W/40 | |||
|- | |||
!Induction | |||
|4x Keihin CVK34 | |||
|- | |||
!Ignition | |||
|Analogue CDI (Capacitive Discharge Ign.) | |||
|- | |||
!Spark Plug | |||
|NGK, CR9E | |||
|- | |||
!Starting | |||
|Electric | |||
|- | |||
!Max Power | |||
|93 hp / 67.8 kW @ 8000 rpm | |||
|- | |||
!Max Torque | |||
|89 Nm / 9 kg-m @ 7000 rpm | |||
|- | |||
!Clutch | |||
|Wet, multiple discs | |||
|- | |||
!Transmission | |||
|5 Speed | |||
|- | |||
!Final Drive | |||
|Chain | |||
|- | |||
!Frame | |||
|Steel, Single cradle frame | |||
|- | |||
!Front Suspension | |||
|43mm Telescopic forks | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Suspension | |||
|Dual shocks adjustable preload and compression rebound damping | |||
|- | |||
!Front Brakes | |||
|2x 310mm discs 2 piston calipers | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Brakes | |||
|Single 240mm disc 2piston caliper | |||
|- | |||
!Front Tire | |||
|120/70-18 | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Tire | |||
|160/70-17 | |||
|- | |||
!Dimensions | |||
|Length 2080 mm / 81.9 in Width 755 mm / 29.7 in Height 1095 mm / 43.1 in | |||
|- | |||
!Wheelbase | |||
|1435 mm / 56.5 in | |||
|- | |||
!Seat Height | |||
|795 mm / 31.2 in | |||
|- | |||
!Dry Weight | |||
|243 kg / 535.7 in | |||
|- | |||
!Wet Weight | |||
|266 kg / 586.4 lbs | |||
|- | |||
!Fuel Capacity | |||
|19 Liters / 5.0 gal | |||
|- | |||
!Consumption Average | |||
|15.1 km/lit | |||
|- | |||
!Braking 60 - 0 / 100 - 0 | |||
|13.5 m / 38.8 m | |||
|- | |||
!Standing ¼ Mile | |||
|11.3 sec / 177.4 km/h | |||
|- | |||
!Top Speed | |||
|219.6 km/h / 136.4 mph | |||
|} | |||
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