8/27/23
Inline-four supersport bikes were all the rage in the late ’90s and early 2000s. Roadracing fueled constant development as Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha vied for the podium on race weekends. Every two years there was a new supersport model from the Big Four. Now, the traditional inline-four supersport as we knew it is down to just a precious few models that don’t get the R&D resources they once did as manufacturers—and buyers—have focused on more versatile, lower cost machines, particularly ones powered by the now ubiquitous parallel-twin platform.
Even so, does the inline-four supersport deserve more attention? Kawasaki thinks so; there’s a heavily updated 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R arriving soon. Kawi is giving its 636cc machine new bodywork, a slew of changes to the engine, intake, and exhaust, and a new IMU-based lean-sensitive traction control system. And we are going to ride it and review it in the near future.
CW’s In-Market Editor Bradley Adams is signed up for the job of testing the 2024 ZX-6R, so he decided he had best get some laps in on the track and mountain roads on a 2023 model to refresh his Ninja memory banks. It’s also a great opportunity to bring you up to speed on Team Green’s supersport. Check out his review of the 2023 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R here.
As always, there’s more than we can fit into this email. Check out cycleworld.com for additional tests, reviews, and news.
Ride on,
Justin Dawes
Executive Editor
