Engine: Kawasaki Reliability, Bimota Character

142 hp from 1,043 cc—this is the inline-four from the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 SX, and nobody should mistake that for a compromise. This engine has proven itself over decades as one of the most reliable four-cylinders in the segment, with hundreds of thousands of units running in the Z1000 and Z1000 SX. Kawasaki provides the foundation; Bimota builds something new upon it. The identical powerplant feels fundamentally different in the KB4 RC than it does in the Ninja because weight, wheelbase, and chassis geometry change everything.

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