We rode: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R SE
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: Kawasaki's ZX-10R isn't new, but for 2018 it's a new version of the SE that, in addition to a different, slightly less flashy color combination, offers Marchesini forged aluminum wheels, a clutchless quick-shift mechanism (KQS - Kawasaki Quick Shifter). ) and, premiering on Kawasaki, KECS (Kawasaki Electronic Control Suspension), which (so far exclusively for Kawasaki) is being prepared by Showa. Second: in both directions, only damping (compression and backlash) is electronically adjusted, not preload - this 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 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 preset road and track programs, but if he wants to adjust the damping himself, there are 15 levels for each of the variables via a digital display and a button on the steering wheel. wheel. Difficult? For a motorcyclist, the opposite is true - change 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 - you felt every bump in the other, making the ride 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. Except for the price.
