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First Look: 2015 Kawasaki ZX-14R ABS 30th Anniversary Edition

Only 300 will be made with exact same Firecracker Red/Metallic Graystone paint scheme as original 1984 Ninja 900

July 12, 2014

Gold pinstriping defines the ZX-14R 30th Anniversary Limited Edition's painted areas, and the radial-mount Nissin four-piston calipers are also finished in gold. Mechanically, the 30th Anniversary Edition ZX-14R will be identical to standard model, with the same monstrously powerful 1,441cc four-cylinder engine equipped with traction control and three different riding modes, and the same aluminum monocoque frame with fully adjustable suspension and ABS.

Kawasaki unveiled the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R ABS 30th Anniversary Edition today during the World Superbike Championship weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Only 300 units of this special-liveried ZX-14R will be built specifically for the American and Latin American markets according to Kawasaki (an additional 30 units will be built for the Canadian market), with each model featuring a unique numbered badge on the fuel tank, along with the exact same Firecracker Red/Metallic Graystone paint used on the paint scheme of the original 1984 Kawasaki Ninja 900. Gold pinstriping defines the painted areas, and the radial-mount Nissin four-piston calipers are also finished in gold. Mechanically, the 30th Anniversary Edition ZX-14R will be identical to standard model, with the same monstrously powerful 1,441cc four-cylinder engine equipped with traction control and three different riding modes, and the same aluminum monocoque frame with fully adjustable suspension and ABS.

Kawasaki says that the 30th Anniversary Edition will be available to order with a non-refundable $1,000 deposit starting July 15, 2014 at 9:00am PST from your participating Kawasaki dealer on a first-come, first-served basis via a time/date stamp. The MSRP for the 2015 ZX-14R ABS 30th Anniversary Edition is $15,899.

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Only 300 units of this special-liveried ZX-14R will be built specifically for the American and Latin American markets according to Kawasaki (an additional 30 units will be built for the Canadian market).

Each ZX-14R 30th Anniversary model features a unique numbered badge on the fuel tank, along with the exact same Firecracker Red/Metallic Graystone paint used on the paint scheme of the original 1984 Kawasaki Ninja 900.