Bold new wings

The 2026 kawasaki zx10.... some wingless and other minor upgrades. Nothing ground breaking

https://www.kawasaki.eu/en/Motorcycles/Supersport_Sport/Ninja_ZX-10R_2026.html

 

How does it compare to the new Suzuki GSXR litre bike?

@Steeltoe ???

 

Couldn't find one of those.

 

Yeah, I got excited and looked too. The 600 mostly lacks those stupid things. But just under the headlights looks sort of wing-ish

 

I like the blue. Reminds me of the mid 90's bikes... though maybe they were accented with purple but I like the bit of color.

 

The proper term is leader bike, Bro. Leader Bikes.

 

I dig the graphite / satin / whatever, just because of the fade stripe.

-T

 

At least it still has a "powerful engine". I wonder how much fun Euro compliance sucked out. As a kwak fanboy, I like the green.

 

Same here. Love green kaws…….almost as equally as yeller yams

 

frame/swingarm still looks exactly the same. I bought a 2025 for this year, and I'm glad. I don't really like the look of the '26 at all, and it seems to be just the same bike under all the plastic.

 

Might as well be the same bike since 2013. 16 got a cylinder head update, then another in 19. 21+ got an oil cooler, and the swing arm is 8mm longer. Think they’ve moved the swingarm pivot around a little in there somewhere as well. BNG or BN dash, even the TC and wheelie control are still linked, and basically the same. Still the most economical leader bike imo, but man is it getting old.

 

Do ya'll call them leader bikes ironically, or what? I thought that was a joke

 

This wing thing is outta control...

 

It's because they are always the leader

 

I thought that was honda?

 

Pretty sure swingarms are the same. I have both. Front triple clamp is different by 1mm though.