The four-cylinder, small capacity, high power combination means the ZX-4R occupies a fairly lonely place in the market but it should be considered relative to the larger, but more docile Yamaha R7 and the faster, but similarly racing-themed Aprilia RS 660. Moreover, after replacing the original 250cc four-pot with a more efficient 399cc unit, Kawasaki has gone to the effort of making it more potent than its sibling, upping power from 50bhp to 76bhp via an audibly irresistible 15,000rpm red line. However, as it turns out, Kawasaki must have sensed our yearning because it has subsequently responded with a Euro5-friendly version, the Kawasaki ZX-4R. We always want what we can’t have and that was most certainly the case for us over here in emissions-restricted Europe when the Kawasaki ZX-25R was launched over in Japan.Ī welcome return for the hallowed four-pot sportsbike ‘screamer’ after years of steady decline in the segment, alas the ZX-25R in its original form just kicked out a few too many emissions to be considered for import here.
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