This year while attending the 2014 U.S. round of World Superbike at Laguna Seca Raceway, Kawasaki unveiled it's 30th anniversary model of the Ninja ZX-14R. Only 300 of these 2015 Ninja's with ABS will be offered. It is the exact same shade of Firecracker Red and Metallic Graystone paint as the 1984 Ninja 900. 30th anniversary logos will be on the fairings with a numbered badge on each gas tank. An original 1984 Ninja 900 was also on display at the track.
It is hard for me to believe that the Ninja is 30 years old - I remember wanting a Ninja when I was first shopping for a street bike. At the time, all I wanted was a Ninja. Since it was my first street legal motorcycle, a Ninja was a little optimistic, so I settled for the EX-500 with the extra fairings. It was really nice to see kawasaki putting in the extra effort for fans with this unveiling, participating in the track Marketplace, and hosting a Ninja Nights fan party.
I have attend many racing events, and being a Kawasaki owner, always felt left out of the hospitality tents offered by other manufacturers like Ducati and Honda. I am proud of the hard work and determination Tom Sykes has, and am glad he is able to put the Kawasaki in the spotlight, and hopefully win another world championship for them.
On Saturday, Tom Sykes of Kawasaki Racing Team thrilled fans by scorching the track by setting a new World Superbike Championship track record of 1’21.811. Sykes’ time was .582 seconds shy of the 1’21.229 track record set in 2012 by MotoGP Repsol Honda Team rider Dani Pedrosa. Very impressive!
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