No Reserve – 2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14

Description

Click here for an CycleVIN Motorcycle History Report on this Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.

First unveiled at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show, the ZX-14R is a large sport tourer and Kawasaki’s modern-day answer to the Hayabusa. Successor to the earlier ZX-12R, the 14 became Kawasaki’s most powerful production sport bike model. It was introduced for the 2006 model year, and it featured a liquid-cooled, four-cylinder, 1,352cc, DOHC, inline-four with chrome composite plated aluminum cylinder bores, gear-driven dual-engine balancers, ram air induction, digital Mikuni fuel injection, and digital ignition. The 1.35-liter four was good for more than 113 ft-lbs of torque and a claimed 190hp.

Surrounding the engine was a monocoque aluminum chassis with cast aluminum sections around the steering head and swing-arm pivot. In addition to using the motor as a stressed member of the frame, the structure also housed the ZX-14R’s battery, airbox, and air filter. With a curb weight of just under 570 lbs and a 57.5-inch wheelbase, the ZX-14R is not only crazy fast in a straight line, but is also incredibly stable, largely thanks to a well-designed chassis and wind-tunnel-developed bodywork.

The ZX-14 is capable of clocking a 2.5-second 0-60 mph time — the same as a late-model Porsche 911 Turbo S or a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Top speed was electronically limited to 186 mph (or 299km/h), as per an gentlemen’s agreement between Team Green and the rest of the major Japanese manufacturers. Despite being capable of breakneck speeds, the ZX-14 has a surprisingly comfortable yet still fairly aggressive riding position, falling somewhere between your average superbike and sport-tourer. Motorcycle USA knocked out a quarter-mile in 9.783 seconds @ 147.04 miles per hour. Cycle World called it the Best Open Streetbike of 2006 and 2007.

Running gear on the big ZX consisted of beefy 43mm inverted forks and a gas-charged mono-shock — both adjustable or preload, compression, and rebound damping — while braking duties went to dual semi-floating 310mm discs bit by radial-mount four-pot calipers in front and a single 250mm disc with a dual-piston caliper in back.

Manufactured in March of 2006, this example is VIN: JKBZXNA116A003148.

The odometer shows 13,419 miles.

In preparation for the listing, the seller had us install a new battery and give it a detail.

Modifications:
ProGrip grips.

Aftermarket windscreen.

OptiMate battery tender lead.

Cosmetic Blemishes:

The sale includes two keys.

It is riding on Michelin Pilot Power 2CT tires with 2021 date codes.

Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Kawasaki is offered on a clean Iowa title. Have any ZX-14 stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!