ZZR' has "meant just one thing to most motorcyclists since the beginning of the 1990s", when Kawasaki launched its ZZR1100, says Kevin Ash in The Daily Telegraph. At the time it was the world's fastest motorcycle, with "an extraordinary 170mph top speed". This ZZR1400 is the latest model, an improvement on the 2006 version, with a 89cc hike in engine size, 207bhp on tap, and some sophisticated electronics.
There is a manufacturers' agreement to limit all bikes' top speeds to 186mph (300kph), but what's impressive about this bike is "the acceleration and ease with which it achieves its wild velocities". And it is "ferociously fast" the fastest road motorbike in the world.
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