Born for the track, the new Ninja ZX-6R was designed to put its rider on the top step of the podium. What Kawasaki’s development team found was it needed to enable the new 6R to make a huge leap forward in circuit potential was a consummate blend of the power characteristics of a fully tuned 600 Supersport machine and the cornering performance of a lightweight, small-displacement GP-style racer. To incorporate this lightweight GP-racer cornering philosophy into the new 6R, Kawasaki appointed a former 125cc WGP racer as the Ninja ZX-6R’s chief development rider. The results? A meaty mile-wide powerband. Cornering prowess previously unseen on any Kawasaki middleweight supersport. And a man-machine synchronicity that yields precise, natural response to the rider’s slightest command. Then we loaded in features usually reserved for our limited-edition Ninja ZX-6RR. More so than any Ninja ZX-6R — or 6RR — to date, this evolution represents Kawasaki’s ideal 600cc-class circuit machine. The ultimate middleweight track tool, the new Ninja ZX-6R sets the standard to follow in 2007.