Admin Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Kawasaki marks a milestone with this special Lime Green/Pearl Crystal White/Blue livery on the 2024 Ninja ZX-14R 40th Anniversary Edition ABS. The supersport will return to dealership floors just for this special 40th anniversary celebration; MSRP is $17,249. (Kawasaki/) Last summer, Kawasaki was quick to point out it had been making motorcycles since 1962 with a series of events around the world. Now, it’s time for Team Green to party like it’s 1984, with a new celebration that fetes the brand’s American-born Ninja model on its 40th anniversary. In marking the milestone of what’s clearly been a highly successful run in the powersports industry, Kawasaki has announced the 2024 Ninja 40th Anniversary Edition motorcycles. The lightweight, track-ready 399cc ZX-4RR ABS will also be available in the anniversary color, with an MSRP of $10,299. (Kawasaki/) In the 40 years since its inception—when Kawasaki officially rebranded the famous GPz900R in 1984—Ninja has become one of the most recognizable nameplates in the biz. In the late 1980s, you couldn’t crack open a race report without seeing Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-7 somewhere on the pages, and the slippery racer became the brand’s most reliable track weapon in the FIM Endurance World Championship, finding its way to the top of the podium in 1991, 1992, and 1993. It was much the same story in the US, with Kawasaki ripping through the competition in AMA Superbike on its way to four additional titles in 1990, 1992, 1996, and 1997, for a total of nine overall championships in the series. With a record like that, it’s understandable that Kawasaki is releasing special Ninja ZX-7-inspired colors for the Ninja ZX-4RR ABS, Ninja ZX-6R ABS, Ninja ZX-10R ABS, and Ninja ZX-14R ABS in addition to the standard colors, for a small premium over the base model MSRP. Sure, Kawasaki is kinda jumping the gun a bit here, but the brand is quick to clarify that it’s rolling out the bubbly for model year 2024—-which is the actual 40th anniversary of Ninja. The 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 40th Anniversary Edition ABS with the special three-color livery and gold fork tubes; MSRP is $12,649. All the anniversary bikes also receive a unique Kawasaki logo on the fairing. (Kawasaki/) With so-called “anniversary bikes,” you don’t expect to see much divergence, mechanical or otherwise, from the standard models, and so it is with these Kawasakis. Each of the anniversary bikes does, however, get a special three-color livery, with a large “Kawasaki” logo on the fairings and specially painted lime green wheels. Kawasaki says the logos are faithfully reproduced from original drawings, with various other elements specially designed to evoke “memories of the Ninja ZX-7″ series’ historic wins. That includes things like a special 40th Anniversary emblem designed to resemble a championship sticker atop the fuel tank, and displacement numbers on the tail cowl based on fonts used in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Ninja ZX-10R, Ninja ZX-6R, and Ninja ZX-4RR get silver-painted frames and swingarms, while the gold fork outer tubes on the Ninja ZX-10R and Ninja ZX-6R are meant to give off a throwback vibe. The Ninja ZX-10R 40th Anniversary Edition in Lime Green/Pearl Crystal White/Blue with silver-painted frame. MSRP is $19,149. (Kawasaki/) The Ninja definitely deserves a celebration after a historic four decades; we called it “a hard-core performance motorcycle aimed directly at the hard-core performance rider” for our 1984 Ten Best list. Each anniversary model gets a special 40th Anniversary emblem designed to look like a championship sticker on the fuel tank. (Kawasaki/) View the full article 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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