Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin vs Kawasaki Z1000 R Edition

Fuel	Petrol	Petrol
Engine Displacement	998.00 cc	1043.00 cc
Engine	liquid-cooled 4-stroke 8-valve Parallel Twin with 270° crank and Unicam	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four
Engine Starting	Electric	Electric Push Start
Engine Lubrication	--	Forced lubrication, wet sump
Clutch	Wet, multi-plate with coil springs, aluminum cam assist and slipper clutch	Wet multi-disc, manual
Fuel System	Fuel Injection	Fuel injection: Ø38 mm x 4 (Keihin) with oval sub-throttles
Ignition	--	Digital
Cooling System	Liquid cooled	Liquid Cooled
Maximum Power	99 ps @ 7500 rpm	140.7 bhp @ 10000 rpm
Maximum Torque	91.9 Nm @ 6000 rpm	111 Nm @ 7300 rpm
Transmission	Constant mesh 6-speed manual / 6-speed DCT with on and off-road riding modes	6-Speed Manual
Gear Shift Pattern	1-N-2-3-4-5-6	1-N-2-3-4-5-6
Top Speed	200 kmph	--
Battery	12V 11.2A-h	--
Frame	Steel semi-double cradle type with high-tensile strength steel rear sub-frame	Twin-tube, aluminium
Headlamp	LED with DRLs	--
Taillamp	LED Tail Lamp	--

Overall Mileage

18 kmpl

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Front	90/90-R21 tube type	120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear	150/70-R18 tube type	190/50ZR17M/C (73W)
Wheel / RIM	Alloy Wheels	--

Front	310mm dual wave floating hydraulic disc with aluminum hub and radial fit 4-piston calipers and sinte	Dual semi-floating 310 mm Brembo discs. Caliper: Dual radial-mount, Brembo M50 monobloc, opposed 4-p
Rear	256mm wave hydraulic disc with 2-piston caliper and sintered metal pads. Also Lever-Lock Type Parkin	Single 250 mm disc. Caliper: Single-piston

Front	Telescopic	41 mm inverted fork with top-out springs, stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
Rear	Pro-Link	Horizontal Back-link, Öhlins S46DR1S gas-charged shock with rebound damping and remote spring preload adjustability.

Colors

Dakar Rally, Digital Metallic Silver

Metallic Spark Black and Metallic Graphite Gray

Length	2334.2 mm	--
Width	873.7 mm	790 mm
Height	1475.7 mm	1055 mm
Weight	231.7 kg	--
Wheelbase	1574.8 mm	1435 mm
Ground Clearance	850.9 mm	125 mm
Fuel Tank Capacity	18.7 litres	17 litres

About	The CRF1000L Africa Twin is the motorcycle that leads the adventure segment of Honda Motorcycle Read More	Kawasaki R Edition is technically the same Z1000, but with some added R Edition styling element Read More
Features	-Torque Control System (HSTC-3 levels) -2 Channel ABS -Parallel Twin-Engine layout -Tapered Aluminium Handlebar -4 Piston calipers for powerful braking -Twin Air Intake -Unicam Engine Design -Adjustable Seat -43 degree steering lock -Biaxial counterbalance -Low center of gravity with compact mass -Dry sump engine	-Specially Designed Intake Howl -Ohlins Rear Suspension -Full Digital Instrumentation -High spec Brembo brake components -The cool air intake system -'Z' Embossed seat material -Separate Function Fork-Big Piston (SFF-BP) -Die Cast mirrors -Downdraft Throttle Bodies -LED Headlamp Lightweight Wheels