The refresh of the 2023 Kawasaki ZX-10RR is not visible to the naked eye. It is a detail that goes unnoticed, but it is an essential improvement to offer Jonathan Rea, 6 times WSBK world champion with her, the opportunity to fight against Álvaro Bautista and his Ducati Panigale. It is neither more nor less than the regulation of the variable height of the admission of the injection.
In addition to incorporating the aforementioned improvement, it has a slightly more evolved engine, which allows it, for example, to reach its 4-cylinder in-line engine 400 rpm more. It is also equipped with ultralight Marchesini wheels and a single-seater tail. Although the latter are “minor” details, since all the juice is located in the engine.
Variable-height intake ducts, called VAI after the Akhasi brand, involve servomotors moving the top and bottom of the intake ducts in or out based on speeds set in the control unit. in the CID. In this way, a long length configuration is achieved up to a certain speed, and a short configuration beyond.
This improvement is actually nothing new. Many brands have been applying it to their sports bikes for a long time, but Kawasaki has stayed away until now.
Thanks to this refresh of the 2023 Kawasaki ZX-10RR, the bike will be delivered with the trumpets in a “short” configuration with a kit to install the variable air intake. Regarding the ZX-10R 2023, the “street” version, there are no improvements announced. Just the change in graphics and decoration.
