Kawasaki Z1-A (1974) vs Honda GLX 1800 Gold Wing (2007) vs Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV (1973) vs Kawasaki KLX 250 D-Tracker (2009-) vs Kawasaki KDX 200R (2003-06) vs Kawasaki VN 800 Drifter (2004-06) vs Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja (2014)

Comparison technical specifications

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Make:	Kawasaki	Honda	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki
Model:	Z1-A	GLX 1800 Gold Wing	H2 750 Mach IV	KLX 250 D-Tracker	KDX 200R	VN 800 Drifter	ZX-6R Ninja
Years:	1974	2007	1973	2009-	2003-06	2004-06	2014
Engine:	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 2 valve per cylinder.	Four stroke, opposed boxer six cylinders, SOHC, 2-valve per cylinder	Two stroke, transverse three cylinder	Four stroke, single cylinder, DOHC, 4 valve	Two stroke, single cylinder, reed valve	Four stroke, V-Twin, SOHC, 4 valves per cylinder	Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity:	903 cc / 55.1 cu-in	1832 cc / 111.8 cub in.	748 cc / 45.6 cu-in	249 cc / 15.2 cu-in	198 cc / 12.0 cu-in	805 cc / 49.1 cu-in	636 cc / 38.8 cub in
Bore x Stroke:	66 x 66 mm	74 x 71 mm	71 х 63 mm	72 х 61.2 mm	66 x 58 mm	88 x 66.2 mm	67.0 x 45.1mm
Cooling System:	Air cooled	Liquid cooled	Air cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled	Liquid cooled
Compression Ratio:	8.5:1	9.8:1	7.1:1	11.0:1	9.4:1	9.5:1	12.9:1
Induction:	4 x 28mm Mikuni VM28SC	PGM-FI electronic fuel injection, 40mm throttle bore with automatic choke	3 x 30mm Mikuni VM30SC carburetors	Keihin CVK34 carburetor	Keihin PWK35 carburetor	Keihin CVK36 carburetor	DFI® with four 38mm Keihin throttle bodies and oval sub-throttles
Ignition:	Battery and coil	Computer controlled digital	CDI	Digital CDI	Electronic CDI	Digital K-TRIC	TCBI with digital advance
Starting:	Electric & kick	Electric	Kick	Electric	Electric	Kick	Electric
Max Power:	82 hp / 59.8 kW @ 8500 rpm	86 kW /118 hp @ 5500 rpm	74 hp / 55.1 kW @ 6800 rpm	27 hp / 22.3 kW @ 8500 rpm	37 hp / 27 kW @ 8000 rpm	56 hp / 40.8 kW @ 7000 rpm	97.7 kW / 131 hp @ 13500 rpm
Max Torque:	73.5 Nm / 54.3 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm	167 Nm / 17.03 kgf-m / 120.9 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm	77.4 Nm / 7.9 kgf-m @ 6500 rpm	2.6 kgf-m / 18.5 lb-ft @ 7500 rpm	34.3 Nm / 25.2 lb-ft @ 7000 rpm	64 Nm / 47.2 lb-ft @ 3300 rpm	71 Nm / 7.2 kgf.m / 52.4 lb-ft @ 11500 rpm
Transmission:	5 Speed	5 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed	6 Speed	5 Speed	6 Speed
Final Drive:	Chain	Shaft	Chain	Chain	Chain	Chain	520 series X-ring chain
Front Suspension:	36mm Telescopic forks	45mm fork with anti-dive system	Telescopic forks non adjustable	43 USD cartridge fork with 16-way adjustable compression damping	43mm Telescopic forks 20-way compression damping	41mm hydraulic telescopic fork.	41mm inverted Showa BP-SFF fork with top-out springs, stepless compression and rebound damping, adjustable spring preload
Rear Suspension:	Dual shock, 5-way preload adjustment	Pro Arm single-side swingarm with Pro-Link: electronically controlled spring preload adjustment with two memory presets	Dual shocks preload adjustable	Bottom-Link UNI-TRAK with gas-charged shock, adjustable preload, 16-way rebound and compression damping	Single shock adjustable preload, 20-way compression damping and 18-way rebound damping	Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with 7-way preload adjustment	Bottom-link Uni-Trak® with gas-charged shock, top-out spring and pillow ball upper mount, stepless compression damping, 25-way adjustable rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload
Front Brakes:	Single 296mm disc 2 piston caliper	2 x 296 mm discs, 3 piston calipers	Single 295mm disc	Single 250mm disc 2 piston caliper	Single 250mm disc 2 piston caliper	2x 300mm discs 2 piston caliper	2 x 310mm petal rotors with dual radial-mount, Nissin four-piston, monobloc calipers and available KIBS ABS
Rear Brakes:	200mm drum	Single 316 mm disc, 3 piston caliper	203mm drum	Single 230mm disc 1 piston caliper	Single 230mm disc 1 piston caliper	130mm drum	Single 220mm petal rotor with single-piston caliper and KIBS ABS
Front Tyre:	3.25 H19	130/70 R18	8.25-19	110/70- 17	80/100-21	130/90-16	120/70 ZR17
Rear Tyre:	4.00 S18	180/60 R16	4.00-18	130/70- 17	100/100-18	140/90-16	180/55 ZR17
Wheelbase:	1498.6 mm / 59.0 in	1689 mm / 66.5 in	1410 mm / 55.4 in	1480 mm / 56.3 in.	1435 mm / 56.5 in	1615 mm / 63.6 in	1395 mm / 54.9 in.
Seat Height:	812.8 mm / 32.0 in.	740 mm / 29.1 in	795 mm/ 31.25 in	880 mm / 35 in	919 mm / 36.2 in	760 mm / 29.9 in	830.5 mm / 32.7 in.
Fuel Capacity:	18 Litres / 4.7 gal	25 Litres / 6.6 gal	16.7 Litres / 4.4 US gal	10 Litres / 2.6 US gal	11 Litres / 2.9 US gal	15 Litres / 3.9 US gal	17 Litres 4.5 US gal