We rode: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R SE with electronically controlled suspension
When was the last time you knelt on a motorcycle before or after riding on the road (and we leave the race track aside, there are a few others who really master all the possible “screws” on the suspension) and decided to adjust the performance? pendants with a screwdriver in hand? I thought it was.
Since we don't have much space, we try to be efficient - point by point. First off: Kawasaki's ZX-10R isn't new, but it's new for 2018. derivative SEwhich, among other, slightly less vibrant color combinations, offers Marchesini forged aluminum wheels, Kawasaki Quick Shifter (KQS) and, for the first time in Kawasaki, KECS (Kawasaki Electronic Control Suspension) suspension for the suspension. now exclusively for Kawasaki) Seva is preparing.
Second: Electronically, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R only adjusts damping in both directions (compression and backlash) and not preload – that still needs to be adjusted manually. Third, the system is said to change the setting in just a millisecond using sensors (which measure the position and speed of the suspension) an additional processor and data on the speed and change in speed of the motorcycle (acceleration or deceleration) and a solenoid valve (not a stepper motor). The goal was to create a natural feel without being late. Fourth, the mechanical suspension components are the same as on the ZX-10RR. According to the two gentlemen at Showa, the additional electronics shouldn't make suspension maintenance difficult, and maintenance recommendations are the same as for a classic suspension.
Fifth, the driver can choose between the preset programs "road" and "track", but if he wants to adjust the damping on his own, this is available via the digital display and a button on the steering wheel. 15 levels for each of the variables.
Difficult? For a motorcyclist, the opposite is true - changing clothes is easy. And also efficient. Sixth, when we drove the same stretch of relatively good, fast, twisty road in road or racing mode, the difference was huge - in the second, you could feel every bump on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, which made driving a lot less comfortable. And vice versa: on the race track, the bike was more stable, more relaxed in the race track program, with less seating when braking… In short: faster and safer, whatever you put in the first place.
If I had preferred, this time (through the eyes of an amateur rider) I did not find a single flaw. Besides the price: 23.485 euro would have to be deducted for such a car.
