Kawasaki Ninja 1000

The Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX is a sport touring motorcycle in the Ninja series from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki, sold since 2011 and marketed in some countries as the Ninja 1000, Z1000S or Z1000SX. It is not related to the earlier Ninja 1000R of 1986 to 1989. It is essentially a fully faired sibling of the Z1000 streetfighter, sharing its 1,043 cc liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, 16-valve four-cylinder engine and aluminium twin-tube backbone frame, with a more upright riding position, a larger fuel tank, an adjustable windscreen and luggage-friendly equipment. Kawasaki described it as a sport bike for the real world and did not intend it for racing homologation. Revisions came in 2014 with traction control, in 2017 with a six-axis IMU, standard ABS and Euro 4 compliance, and in 2020 with a colour TFT dashboard, quickshifter, cruise control and electronic throttle, while a 2025 model moved to a 1,099 cc engine.