Kawasaki GPZ900R Wallpapers

The Kawasaki GPZ900R (also known as the ZX900A or Ninja 900) is Kawasaki's motorcycle from 1984 to 2003. It is the earliest member of the Ninja family of sports bikes. The 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R was a revolutionary design that became the immediate predecessor of the modern-day sportbike. Developed in secret over six years, it was Kawasaki's and the world's first 16-valve liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder motorcycle engine.

Before its design, Kawasaki envisioned producing a sub-liter engine that would be the successor to the Z1. Although its steel frame, 16-inch front, and 18-inch rear wheels, air suspension, and anti-dive forks were fairly standard at that time, the narrow, compact engine was mounted lower in the frame, allowing it to take Japanese superbike performance to a new level. Six months after being unveiled to the press in December 1983, dealers entered three works of Kawasaki GPZ900R bikes in the Isle of Man Production TT, finishing in first and second places.

Technical advances included water cooling and 16 valves, allowing additional power, and a frame that used the engine as a stressed member for improved handling and reduced weight, as a result of testing that showed that the standard downtubes carried virtually no weight could be eliminated. Its top speed gave it the title of the fastest production bike at the time and standing quarter-mile times of 10.976 seconds, or 10.55 seconds recorded by specialist rider Jay "Pee Wee" Gleason. The 1984 Kawasaki GPZ900R was the first Kawasaki bike officially marketed (in North America) under the Ninja brand name.

Despite its performance, the Kawasaki GPZ900R was smooth and rideable in urban traffic, owing to the new suspension and a crankshaft counter-balancer that nearly eliminated secondary vibration. The fairing's aerodynamics combined with good overall ergonomics enabled comfortable long-distance riding.

The Kawasaki GPZ1000RX was the replacement for the Kawasaki GPZ900R in 1986, but the Ninja 900 continued alongside the GPZ 1000RX. In 1988 the GPZ 1000RX was replaced by the ZX-10, yet still, the Kawasaki GPZ900R remained. With the release of the ZZ-R1100 in 1990, the Kawasaki GPZ900R lost its status as Kawasaki's flagship model. Still, it continued, with some revisions of the fork, wheels, brakes, and airbox, until 1993 in Europe, until 1986 in the US and until 2003 in Japan.

The Kawasaki GPZ900R was featured in the movie Top Gun, becoming a cultural icon.

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