Kawasaki didn’t invent the modern superbike category, but when the Japanese company launched the 903cc DOHC four-cylinder Z1 in 1973, it ignited a powder keg of excitement for high-performance liter-bikes that has never abated. Today the Ninja ZX-10R stands among the highest-performance production bikes ever built, and it bristles with technologies like ram-air induction, three-mode traction control and ABS. Yet there are plenty more Kawasaki motorcycle choices appealing to virtually everyone interested in riding. For instance, the little KLX110 gets the kids going off-road.

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It’s got a claimed 310bhp (we saw 249.76bhp at the rear wheel on the dyno), a supercharger and can hit over 200mph with normal people like me and you riding it. Some will say the power is too much, it’s too fast, too expensive, too vicious, and yes – it’s all those things, but who cares? I wouldn’t if I had £41k to spend on an H2R. Thank you Kawasaki for being so brave – you promised it would be nothing short of epic, and you delivered. What more is there to say? It’s the ultimate top trump card; the fastest, most powerful production bike ever, and it works. Beautifully.

MCN