New Japanese MotoGP bike sounds awesome

Here’s a short clip of MotoGP rider Anthony West showing off the new “screamer” powered Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR in a post-race test session at Jerez. Sounds awesome.

TECH TALK A “screamer” engine fires its cylinders at regular intervals, whilst a regular, “Big Bang” engine fires its two cylinders close together, followed by a break, then the other two cylinders in close succession.

“My time aboard the screamer version of Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-RR was quite short, but it was also very interesting,” said West after the test. “The bike is really loud, and it sounds like you’re travelling at 330km/h everywhere because of the pitch of the exhaust note! I’m really looking forward to testing this bike again in the future, because it’s was great fun to ride.”