Kawasaki Z1000 R Edition vs Norton Commando 961 Cafe Racer MK II

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Technical Specifications

Fuel	Petrol	Petrol
Engine Displacement	1043.00 cc	961.00 cc
Engine	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four	In-house developed parallel twin with dry sump lubrication
Engine Starting	Electric Push Start	Electric Start
Engine Lubrication	Forced lubrication, wet sump	--
Clutch	Wet multi-disc, manual	Wet multi-plate
Fuel System	Fuel injection: Ø38 mm x 4 (Keihin) with oval sub-throttles	--
Ignition	Digital	Crank fired electronic fuel injection.
Cooling System	Liquid Cooled	Air/Oil
Maximum Power	140.7 bhp @ 10000 rpm	80 Ps @ 6500 rpm
Maximum Torque	111 Nm @ 7300 rpm	90 Nm @ 5200 rpm
Transmission	6-Speed Manual	Constant Mesh 5-speed
Gear Shift Pattern	1-N-2-3-4-5-6	1-N-2-3-4-5
Frame	Twin-tube, aluminium	--

Tyres

Front	120/70ZR17M/C (58W)	120/70 x 17
Rear	190/50ZR17M/C (73W)	180/55 x 17
Wheel / RIM	--	Polished Aluminium Rim

Brakes

Front	Dual semi-floating 310 mm Brembo discs. Caliper: Dual radial-mount, Brembo M50 monobloc, opposed 4-p	Twin Brembo 320mm fully-floating high carbon stainless steel discs & Brembo 4 piston
Rear	Single 250 mm disc. Caliper: Single-piston	Single Brembo 220mm disc & Brembo 2 piston calliper.

Suspension

Front	41 mm inverted fork with top-out springs, stepless compression and rebound damping and spring preload adjustability	43mm Ohlins upside down forks, adjustable for preload, compression and rebound damping.
Rear	Horizontal Back-link, Öhlins S46DR1S gas-charged shock with rebound damping and remote spring preload adjustability.	Ohlins twin shocks with remote reservoir – fully adjustable.

Colors Available

Colors

Metallic Spark Black and Metallic Graphite Gray

Galactic Black with Gold Pinstripe, Titanium Grey with Black Pinstripe, Royal Red with Gold Pinstripe, Manx Silver with Red/Black Pinstripe, Steel Green with Black Pinstripe and English White with Black Pinstripe

Physical Specs

Length	--	--
Width	790 mm	--
Height	1055 mm	--
Wheelbase	1435 mm	1400 mm
Ground Clearance	125 mm	--
Fuel Tank Capacity	17 litres	--

Overview

About	Kawasaki R Edition is technically the same Z1000, but with some added R Edition styling element Read More	--
Features	-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	--

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