// Generation · 2010 — 2013

THIRD GENERATION — 1043CC NEW ENGINE

Complete redesign. New 1043cc 136hp 4-cylinder, new aluminium twin-spar frame, standard ABS. Weight reduced to 218kg. Digital instrument cluster. Total break with ZX-9R era.

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Buyer score / 100
4
Vintages
7
Changes
4
Overhauls
0
Updates
3
Minor
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ENGINE
1 change
2010
New 1043cc 4-cylinder — 136hp @ 9,600rpm / 110Nm @ 7,800rpm
Major
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FRAME
1 change
2010
New aluminium twin-spar frame — 218kg — 10kg reduction vs gen2 — adjustable inverted fork
Major
A
AESTHETICS
4 changes
2010
Renewed radical design — digital instrument cluster — reworked lighting
Major
2011
New colour options — no mechanical changes
Minor
2012
Colour carryover — mechanicals unchanged
Minor
2013
Final colours before redesign — mechanicals unchanged
Minor
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SAFETY
1 change
2010
Standard ABS — first Z1000 with factory ABS
Major