Kawasaki VN 800 Drifter (2004-06) vs Kawasaki 550 Zephyr (1991) vs Kawasaki GTR 1400 Concours 14 (2009-10) vs Honda GLX 1800 Gold Wing (2001) vs Kawasaki Z-X10R Ninja (2016) vs Kawasaki ZZ-R 1100 D (1998) vs Kawasaki KLV 1000 (2004)

Comparison technical specifications

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Make:	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Honda	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki
Model:	VN 800 Drifter	550 Zephyr	GTR 1400 Concours 14	GLX 1800 Gold Wing	Z-X10R Ninja	ZZ-R 1100 D	KLV 1000
Years:	2004-06	1991	2009-10	2001	2016	1998	2004
Engine:	Four stroke, V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Four stroke Transverse four cylinder. DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder.	Four stroke, transverse four cylinders, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Four stroke, opposed boxer six cylinders, SOHC, 2-valve per cylinder	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder.	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder.	Four stroke, 90°-V-twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity:	805 cc / 49.1 cu-in	553 cc / 33.7 cu-in	1352 cc / 82.5 cu-in	1832 cc / 111.8 cu-in	998 cc / 60.9 cu-in	1052 cc / 64.1 cu-in	996 cc / 60.7 cu-in
Bore x Stroke:	88 x 66.2 mm	58 x 52.4 mm	84 x 61 mm	74 x 71 mm	76 x 55 mm	11.0:1	98 X 66 mm
Compression Ratio:	9.5:1	9.5:1	10.7;1	9.8:1	13.0:1	76 x 58 mm	11.3:1
Induction:	Keihin CVK36 carburetor	4x 30mm Keihin carburetors	Fuel injection: ø40 mm x 4	PGM-FI electronic fuel injection, 40mm throttle bore with automatic choke	DFI® with four 47mm Keihin throttle bodies, two injectors per cylinder	4x Keihin CVKD40 carbs	Fuel Injection with 45mm throttle bodies
Ignition:	Digital K-TRIC		Digital	Computer controlled digital	TCBI with digital advance and Sport-Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC)	Battery and coil (transistorized)	Digital Transistorized
Starting:	Kick	Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric	Electric
Max Power:	56 hp / 40.8 kW @ 7000 rpm	49 hp / 37 kW @ 10000 rpm	114 kW / 155 hp @ 8800 rpm	86 kW /118 hp @ 5500 rpm	146 kW / 200 hp @ 13000 rpm	147 hp / 108 kW @ 10500 rpm	98 hp / 71.5 kW @ 7400 rpm
Max Torque:	64 Nm / 47.2 lb-ft @ 3300 rpm	40 Nm / 29.5 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm	136Nm / 102.0 lb-ft / 13.9 kgƒ-m@ 6200 rpm	167 Nm / 17.03 kgf-m / 120.9 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm	113.5 Nm / 83.7 lb-ft @ 11600 rpm	110 Nm / 11.2 kgf-m @ 8500 rpm	101 Nm / 78 lb-ft @ 6400 rpm
Transmission:	5 Speed	6 Spee	6 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	6 Speed	6 Speed
Final Drive:	Chain	Chain	Shaft	Shaft	Sealed Chain	Chain	Chain
Front Suspension:	41mm hydraulic telescopic fork.	39mm Telescopic forks	43 mm inverted fork with adjustable rebound damping and spring preload	45mm fork with anti-dive system	43mm inverted Showa Balance Free Fork, adjustable stepless rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability	43mm forks preload and rebound adjustable.	Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped 43mm forks
Rear Suspension:	Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with 7-way preload adjustment	Dual Kayaba shocks with preload and rebound adjustments	Bottom link Unit-Trek with gas charged shock, Tetra lever rebound damping	Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link: electronically controlled spring preload adjustment with two memory presets	Horizontal back-link with gas-charged shock, stepless, dual-range (low/high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload	Monoshock fully adjustable.	Swingarm, coil spring, oil damped, adjustable for preload and rebound damping
Front Brakes:	2x 300mm discs 2 piston caliper	2x 300mm discs 2 piston calipers	2X 310mm discs 4 piston calipers	2 x 296 mm discs, 3 piston calipers	2x 330 mm floating discs, dual radial-mounted 4-piston callipers	2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers	2x 310mm discs 2 piston calipers
Rear Brakes:	130mm drum	Single 245mm disc 1 piston caliper	Single 270mm disc 2 piston caliper	Single 316 mm disc, 3 piston caliper	Single 220mm disc with aluminum single-piston caliper	Single 240mm disc 1 piston caliper	Single 260mm disc 1 piston caliper
Front Tyre:	130/90-16	110/80-17	120/70- ZR17	130/70 R18	120/70 ZR17	120/70 VR17	110/80 R19
Rear Tyre:	140/90-16	140/70-18	190/50 -ZR17	180/60 R16	190/55 ZR17	180/55 VR17	150/70 R17
Fuel Capacity:	15 Litres / 3.9 US gal	15 Litres / 3.9 US gal	22 Litres / 5.8 US gal	25 Litres / 6.6 US gal	17 Litres / 4.5 gal	24 Litres / 6.3 us gal	22 Litres / 5.8 US gal