Description
Click here for an VINData Motorcycle History Report on this 2015 Kawasaki ZX-14R. 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.
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.
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.
This example is VIN: JKBZXNF11FA011095. The seller purchased the bike from the original owner in 2020. He states, “I always loved the ZX-11 when they were new. Always wanted one. I ran across this motorcycle from the original owner when the bike had 1,886 miles on it. The gentleman was about my age (early 50s) and we struck up a conversation. I had recently sold my FZR1000, YZF100R and ZX12R (mini collection). To me the 2015 green color scheme was the best I’ve ever seen and so this was the bike for me.”
During his ownership the seller has covered approximately 1,760 miles. The odometer shows 3,328 miles.
Maintenance:
The seller states, “Performed all scheduled maintenance. Performed oil/filter changes yearly. New tires. Documentation for tires. All maintenance performed myself. The original owner told me how he painstakingly followed the instructions and the owner’s manual and the dealership and broke this girl in very by the book. He was meticulous as I am about my motorcycles and so I could not resist. She’s been garage her entire life. Today she’s absolutely mint as the day I got her.”
Modifications:
Yoshimura pipes.
Zero Gravity windscreen.
Lowering pegs.
Bar risers.
Frame sliders.
Inside of the tank:
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Power 2CT tires with date codes of 3718 and 2319.
The sale includes two key, original exhaust, and all factory documents.
Cosmetic Blemishes:
According to the seller there are no blemishes.
Currently located in Flower Mound, Texas, this Kawasaki is offered on a clean Texas title. Have any ZX-14R stories or questions about this listing? Let us know in the “Comments” tab!
