Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR versus Yamaha R3
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR
Supersport
Yamaha R3
Supersport
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2024 bis 2025~
Built von 2015 bis 2025~
RRP 9.595 €
RRP 7.149 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Optics
- Sound
- Handling
- Brake
Pros:
- Willing to revving motor
- Precise chassis
- Comparatively suitable for everyday use
- Service
Cons:
- Not much going on down below
- Pillion - let it be
Cons:
- Only mediocre brake
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.380 mm
Length : 1.990 mm Height : 1.110 mm
Seat : 800 mm
Weight : 189 kg
Length : 1.990 mm Height : 1.110 mm
Seat : 800 mm
Weight : 189 kg
Wheelbase: 1.380 mm
Length : 2.090 mm Height : 1.140 mm
Seat : 780 mm
Weight : 170 (max: 329 ) kg
Length : 2.090 mm Height : 1.140 mm
Seat : 780 mm
Weight : 170 (max: 329 ) kg
Engine
Motor design: Four-stroke in-line four-cylinder 4 Cylinder
Displacement: 399 ccm
Hub: 39 mm
Hole: 57 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 399 ccm
Hub: 39 mm
Hole: 57 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: O-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Motor design: 2-cylinder series, 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 321 ccm
Hub: 44 mm
Hole: 68 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 321 ccm
Hub: 44 mm
Hole: 68 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 77 HP at 14.500 U/Min
Torque: 39 NM bei 13.000 U/Min Tank contents: 15 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 333 km
Maximum speed: 200 km/h
Performance: 42 HP at 10.750 U/Min
Torque: 29 NM bei 9.000 U/Min Tank contents: 14 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Performance: 42 HP at 10.750 U/Min
Torque: 29 NM bei 9.000 U/Min Tank contents: 14 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Chassis
Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
37mm upside-down cable (Showa SFF-BP) with adjustable spring base and top-out springs (120mm travel ) Rear suspension:
Horizontal back-link gas-filled shock absorber (Showa-BFRC-Lite) with adjustable rebound and compression damping as well as adjustable spring base and top-out springs (travel 124 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear tyres: 160/60ZR17M/C (69W)
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
37mm upside-down cable (Showa SFF-BP) with adjustable spring base and top-out springs (120mm travel ) Rear suspension:
Horizontal back-link gas-filled shock absorber (Showa-BFRC-Lite) with adjustable rebound and compression damping as well as adjustable spring base and top-out springs (travel 124 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
Rear tyres: 160/60ZR17M/C (69W)
Frame type:
Tubular bridge frame (steel) Front suspension:
USD fork (travel 130 mm) Tyres at the front: 110/70-17M
Rear tyres: 140/70-17M
Tubular bridge frame (steel) Front suspension:
USD fork (travel 130 mm) Tyres at the front: 110/70-17M
Rear tyres: 140/70-17M
Brakes
Front brake
Semi-floating 290 mm dual brake discs, radially mounted four-piston calipers (∅ 290 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake with double-piston caliper (∅ 220 mm)
Semi-floating 290 mm dual brake discs, radially mounted four-piston calipers (∅ 290 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake with double-piston caliper (∅ 220 mm)
Front brake
Single disc, double piston floating caliper (∅ 298 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, single-piston floating caliper (∅ 220 mm)
Single disc, double piston floating caliper (∅ 298 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, single-piston floating caliper (∅ 220 mm)
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Comparatively suitable for everyday use
Finally, let's get to the crucial question: Is the Yamaha R3 a super sportscar despite only 42 hp? Yes, it is. Anyway, if you didn't just look at the PS power. Thanks to the precise chassis, sporty engine characteristics and seating position, she is a true representative of this species.
It is also more: thanks to the variability of the seating position, it is a capable companion in everyday life, and this should make up the majority of its field of application.
The test bike was provided to us by Motorrad Ruser in Haseldorf.
