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2020 KAWASAKI ZX-10RR

The avid World Superbike fans amongst you will likely rank the Kawasaki ZX-10RR as one of the best litre sportsbikes money can buy, and understandably so, thanks to Jonathan Rea taking five WSBK titles on the bounce on said green machine. As a race bike they are phenomenal (look what Dean Harrison can do on his at the Isle of Man TT) but on the road, in standard trim, the ZX-10 isn’t the chart topper that it once was.

First of all, if you are going to own one of these things, you’re going to have to like green. Because it’s not just green, it’s very green. When I first clapped eyes on the Kwacker, in its full Kawasaki Green livery, a little bit of sick came up – it wasn’t loads and I managed to swallow it back down without pulling too much of a face – but the acrid taste certainly outstayed its

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