{"id":39267,"date":"2020-11-23T16:41:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T11:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/?p=39267"},"modified":"2020-11-23T16:41:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T11:11:52","slug":"comparison-of-2020-kawasaki-zx-10r-with-2021-zx-10r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/comparison-of-2020-kawasaki-zx-10r-with-2021-zx-10r\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparison of 2020 Kawasaki ZX-10r with 2021 ZX-10r"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">At the start of November 2020, we did say Kawasaki isn&#8217;t sitting ideal. Correct we are talking about the new\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/2021-kawasaki-zx-10r-and-zx-10rr-are-on-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2021 ZX-10R and ZX-10RR<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And a couple of days ago we did saw Jonathan Rea testing the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/sneak-peek-into-2021-ninja-zx-10-rr-winter-test-model\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2021 winter test ZX-10RR model at Jerez<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/desmo-dovi-talks-about-his-future\/\"><strong>Desmo Dovi talks about his future<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/jorge-prado-tests-covid-19-positive\/\"><strong>Prado tests Covid-19 positive<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/yamaha-taiwan-uncovers-125cc-vinoora-scooter\/\"><strong>Yamaha Taiwan uncovers 125cc Vinoora scooter<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39271 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The logo on the new ZX-10R<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now we did see the first photos of the new 2021 Kawasaki ZX-10R.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">998c 2020 2021 ZX-10R calibrates 200hp at 13500 rpm\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2020 ZX-10RR comes with 201 hp at 13500rpm<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The sleek fuel tank of the new 2021 ZX-1R<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From the pictures, the callipers and forks are similar to the current variants, which are<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Brembo callipers and Shows balance free front fork.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The front gets compact compared to the current 2020 version.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Frame too looks very similar. Different weight remains the same compared to the current variant, which is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0427.7 pounds which is 194kg.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, there are rumours the conventional road variant of 2021 ZX-10RR may get less firepower.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39269 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Comparison of the 2020 ZX-10R with 2021 ZX-10R<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The new 2021 ZX-10R comes with a more lengthy exhaust and has the magnesium finish.<\/li>\n<li>The front is definitely a change the new ZX-10R comes with more compact twin headlight compared to the current 2020 variant.<\/li>\n<li>The new 2021 ZX-10R will come with the Euro5 engine, and we feel the exhaust is elongated for the same reason. Will Kawasaki drop the power is the question?<\/li>\n<li>While both the shapes are aerodynamic, we see there is a bit of change at the rear.<\/li>\n<li>The windshield in the new ZX-10R looks to be more straight compared to the curvy windshield of 2020 ZX-10R.<\/li>\n<li>Although the rear swingarm of 2021 ZX-10R hides behind the exhausts, we do feel there may be a change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39280\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3.20ZX1002E_201BK1DRS1CG_A.20200626165133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>2020 ZX-10R<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-4-e1606128120556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>2021 ZX-10R<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For other specs, we may still have to wait\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">till November 23<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-1024x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39275\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/?attachment_id=39275\" class=\"wp-image-39275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-7.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The sleek 2021 ZX-10R<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-1024x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39274\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/?attachment_id=39274\" class=\"wp-image-39274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-1024x534.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-595xh.jpg 595w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/livingimage.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-2021-kawasaki-Ninja-ZX-10R-6.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The rear of 2021 ZX-10R<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,39],"tags":[22011,22010,61],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39267"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39283,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39267\/revisions\/39283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingwithgravity.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}