Kawasaki ZX12R Review (2000)

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  • Jeff Stone provides an insightful analysis of the lightning-fast Kawasaki ZX12R, delving into its exceptional aerodynamic features that contribute to its outstanding performance and impeccable handling.
    Jeff's review offers a detailed examination of how the ZX12R's aerodynamics elevate its overall capabilities, creating a thrilling and responsive riding experience.
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  • @Kralja1992
    @Kralja1992 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    My dad rides ZX12R 2003. & I ride ZX12R 2000.
    We love that bikes,not thinking of selling it!Every single ride with that monster is awesome,love it!!After 16 freaking years,she is still sick,full of power & beautiful to ride!!

    • @atillaadn
      @atillaadn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      which is better..2000 or 2003

    • @travissearles23
      @travissearles23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The 2000 ZX-12 unrestricted was my very first motorcycle! Absolutely loved it!

    • @zspence77
      @zspence77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not getting rid of mine either! Its just badass! Had it since new..2003

    • @volkergustedt9797
      @volkergustedt9797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A bike for real man , i still love it after 7 years 👍 legendary bike

    • @volkergustedt9797
      @volkergustedt9797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      2003 ZX 12R , high speed 305 km/h on german A63 highway , sunday morning 0600 summer time 😁👌🏁

  • @arthurwoodhouse2620
    @arthurwoodhouse2620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I’ll never sell my green 2000 ZX12. 22 years on and still looks and rides like a new bike.

    • @iamconstantine5392
      @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

    • @arthurwoodhouse2620
      @arthurwoodhouse2620 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Don’t ride like an idiot. Give it the respect it deserves and stay safe.

  • @71rcode72
    @71rcode72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm the second owner of a persimmon red 2000 model ZX12R. I can assure you they are as beautiful and brutal and graceful as Jeff eloquently described!

  • @Facewest
    @Facewest ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The 2000 ZX-12R was not restricted to 186mph. It was unlimited. The 2001 and later models were limited to 186mph. Cylinder head and other parts from the year 2000 model will not work on 2001 and later ZX-12R’s
    The stock year 2000 ZX-12r did 1/4 mile at 152mph in 9.47 seconds.
    199mph at the end of a mile and still accelerating.
    I bought mine in June 2000 and a still ride it today in 2023. I have never been beaten by a Hayabusa.
    Now days younger riders ask me if the bike is new I guess they are too young to know about the ZX-12R

    • @owensmith1258
      @owensmith1258 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am looking at a red one for sale and saving my money up for it. It is stock and in mint condition. I hope I get it before someone else does.

    • @iamconstantine5392
      @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

  • @peterkwakman7440
    @peterkwakman7440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    These blokes are down to earth,unlike that crowd at fast bikes,they tell you how it is, ok there's the odd mistake bikers recognize,but they are genuine at heart,i enjoy their presentations

  • @travissearles23
    @travissearles23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I had the 2000 ZX-12 unrestricted red as my very first motorcycle! I learned to ride it in the mountain canyons outside of Denver, CO and i lived to tell you about it! Luckily! 190 mph on 2 wheels is crazy fun!✌

    • @w.heisenberg9660
      @w.heisenberg9660 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is the zx12r abs

    • @travissearles23
      @travissearles23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@w.heisenberg9660 That was in 2000 but if I recall correctly the answer is "Yes"!

    • @iamconstantine5392
      @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

  • @tornadosteve1
    @tornadosteve1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Best bike i have owned.... i love it

    • @EEEBA1
      @EEEBA1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +paul Willis Do you still own yours? I'm looking for one but they are hard to find.

    • @GhostHunterWV
      @GhostHunterWV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +paul Willis By far the best bike!!! I agree. I just bought one with only 3,759 miles

    • @LPRandomshit
      @LPRandomshit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why d‘‘you sell it then lad?

    • @shornandkenny
      @shornandkenny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, 10 years i had, it sold it last year.

    • @tornadosteve1
      @tornadosteve1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shornandkenny i still have mine...

  • @nathandennis998
    @nathandennis998 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love this bike. Had to ride it at 4am winter mornings a few years ago as commuter. Flocking hurts. Chiropractic treatment etc. Bought a car after a month.
    Nowadays, still riding her. A real beast. Such that I may walk with posture post ride; like other sport bikes, I find easier to squat on pegs with tense legs. Ride her like a horse. Strong legs +warm body = no back or wrist hurt + legs that enjoy burn of many days post sunny Sundays.
    She's easy to maintain and she flys.

    • @ufcker915
      @ufcker915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SO DOES MY GTO WITH THEM RECARO SEATS AND WORKING HEATER..WANNA TRADE?

    • @iamconstantine5392
      @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

  • @thecrimsonweasel1973
    @thecrimsonweasel1973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned how to ride on a 2000 ZX12R lmao

  • @GhostHunterWV
    @GhostHunterWV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    BUSA KILLER!

    • @jingaro0614
      @jingaro0614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah true.zx12 rival is busa during that days

  • @waynester71
    @waynester71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bought one last year, an A2 in green with the tiger stripes.. Only 4k mile from new, immaculate. Mine has a full Ti Akrapovic but I also have the original which I am considering refitting

  • @robertdell4021
    @robertdell4021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Had mine 15 years . Last of the land predators

    • @iamconstantine5392
      @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

  • @ancoloco
    @ancoloco 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Might just buy one. Thanks for the review.

  • @puy389
    @puy389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You had me at "90 in 1st"

    • @bladerunner900
      @bladerunner900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My 1995 cbr900rr did 115 in first though...

    • @davidstancu2963
      @davidstancu2963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bladerunner900 lollllll, dont even try to compare the 2

    • @GeorgeFafa
      @GeorgeFafa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It does more than 90 in first! The ZX9 does 120 in first...

    • @dylanh9435
      @dylanh9435 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bladerunner900 haha

    • @ashofficial790
      @ashofficial790 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@bladerunner90090mph not kph

  • @gregiespot3576
    @gregiespot3576 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review 👍

  • @NIKONOVICH1990
    @NIKONOVICH1990 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Too bad they discontinued it.. But we have the ZX-14R :)

  • @iamconstantine5392
    @iamconstantine5392 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I just bought a 2003 model, any tips or advices that you can give me?

  • @craigpennington1251
    @craigpennington1251 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very nicely done. A really great bike. Too bad they're not made any more. Kawasaki really had something but let it go way too soon. Thanks for a great show. And yes, you will loose your license extremely quick! And lost of money to boot.

  • @samb8996
    @samb8996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice trousers mate

  • @volkergustedt9797
    @volkergustedt9797 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12R the Legend 👍

  • @DaveBegotka
    @DaveBegotka 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I purchased one in 2000 and owned it for a few years.....NICE BIKE! I rode it at Road America in a few track days.......passin busa's 3 at a time!

  • @darkmage7280
    @darkmage7280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm a car guy, four wheels all the way.
    No bikes for me, thank you very much.... however... with this bike, I'll make an exception. Happily. :D

    • @kwakkers68
      @kwakkers68 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not a good place to start, for a 'car guy' ;-)

  • @markarelious4584
    @markarelious4584 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I want another one.it thrilled me every ryde

  • @user-sh1li9wb3y
    @user-sh1li9wb3y 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I heard best upgrade is a billet clutch?

  • @sikkstreets7858
    @sikkstreets7858 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So cool! The A1 looks like a sooped up guppy🤘🤘

  • @nigelnghtmare12r39
    @nigelnghtmare12r39 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love my 12!!

  • @solomonstemplers
    @solomonstemplers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    that was an excellent review is this guy still reviewing bikes and if not WHY!!!

    • @michaelj.kastner5165
      @michaelj.kastner5165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      solomonstemplers he is probably dead or 85 bye now !!!

  • @grego10r
    @grego10r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    best bike ever i miss my

  • @zero1strike
    @zero1strike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m contemplating this for my next bike, currently enjoying a 04 daytona 955i .. unsure how it’ll compare though .. 213 kgs vs 188 kgs ? 98 ft ibs of torque vs 74 ..
    Should i take the plunge ?

    • @reinhart482
      @reinhart482 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you get a zx12r? 955i is a butter knife compared to zx12r scalpel.

  • @84gssteve
    @84gssteve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Loved my 02' in Blue!
    Got it for $1000, (with a dropped valve)....easy fix.Sold it for $4000, running strong at 20K miles.
    If it had a better range, I might have kept her longer, but 100 miles just isn't far enough between fillups. My FZR1000 can double that mileage on the same 5 gallons and makes only 40 less hp.....sorry, but the 12 had to go!

    • @Krezo200
      @Krezo200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      1000$😳

  • @shornandkenny
    @shornandkenny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You dont need to see the numbers on a zx12r. You just know your over 200k when the pin is straight up and down lol. 10 years on one taught me that.

  • @rajeshmb6745
    @rajeshmb6745 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still feel this is the best ever machine built by Kawasaki. Okay apart from H2/H2R

    • @MrBioniclefan1
      @MrBioniclefan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s also better than the zx7r

    • @LINKchris87
      @LINKchris87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Along with ZZR 1200, 1400 and H2

  • @dman117zx6
    @dman117zx6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cool old guy

  • @joeljohnson3676
    @joeljohnson3676 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wished the ZX14 could've been based on the same bike!

  • @rosesmith5135
    @rosesmith5135 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Correct me if I’m wrong but did he say something about aircraft technology ??

    • @reinhart482
      @reinhart482 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Multiple times lol. As student pilot that caught my attention. Can't quite understand the parallels he was making.

    • @hondacbx1975
      @hondacbx1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@reinhart482 and we know why you are a student ..

    • @jonathanbeckwith5617
      @jonathanbeckwith5617 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kawasaki make aeroplanes as well as motorcycle's. They used their wind tunnel division to make the 12R as aerodynamically efficient as possible .

  • @Land-Shark
    @Land-Shark 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The pun at the end was b'a'a'a'a'a'a'd. :)

    • @MrBioniclefan1
      @MrBioniclefan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LandShark503 - ZX-14R Motovlogs lol

  • @vogrigoutdoor7284
    @vogrigoutdoor7284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have one for sale. Spokane Washington Usa. 2900 miles. Like new!
    $6500

    • @user-ep6my3vj2d
      @user-ep6my3vj2d ปีที่แล้ว

      What a pitti is to far from España

  • @zx12roffthechain78
    @zx12roffthechain78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have an 04 ZX12R. The Beast. Posted on TH-cam "Superbikes burnouts and wheelies"

  • @mladenpuzigaca381
    @mladenpuzigaca381 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is this the love?

  • @GeorgeFafa
    @GeorgeFafa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Grab rails?!?! That is NOT what you want to be holding when the going gets going!!

    • @MrBioniclefan1
      @MrBioniclefan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let me guess the passenger would fall right?

    • @GeorgeFafa
      @GeorgeFafa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrBioniclefan1 Very high risk of that happening if you twist the throttle...you want to be holding on to the driver. Even when driving normal, ideally passenger and driver should be as close as possible, otherwise the passenger is to far back and upsets the balance of the bike quite a lot.

    • @MrBioniclefan1
      @MrBioniclefan1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GeorgeFafa Thank you

  • @CptSlow89
    @CptSlow89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1st gen with the most power?

  • @GeorgeFafa
    @GeorgeFafa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    90 in first, 120 in second?!?! Not a single number right there! :-) When the ZX9 does 120 in first and 160 in second...

    • @alancushnie2816
      @alancushnie2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is talking mph

    • @GeorgeFafa
      @GeorgeFafa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alancushnie2816 it doesnt do 90 in first either my friend, think before you write...

    • @alancushnie2816
      @alancushnie2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What are you on about mate?

    • @GeorgeFafa
      @GeorgeFafa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alancushnie2816 What are YOU on about...you seem lost! The numbers are WRONG, weather in km or mph. Unless you take the revlimiter out and rev it to oblivion. Its NOT that hard really to understand, what are you struggling with? Not even the ZX14 does 145kmh in first (that is 90 mph for you).

    • @alancushnie2816
      @alancushnie2816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You seem quite angry 🤷‍♂️
      I have seen 140 on the dial of my zx9r, it hadn't hit the limiter at that point (I wasn't risking a longer look). That's as near as damn it to 90mph as not to matter.
      I would have thought the 12r would be something similar.

  • @joseotero7052
    @joseotero7052 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2000 kawasaki zx 12 revoluciones suben y bajan

  • @mohammd2809
    @mohammd2809 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Take a shot every time he says aircraft technology

  • @alzakany1453
    @alzakany1453 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    *

  • @ItsShane79
    @ItsShane79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The top speed description is bullshit, and only done for political reasons. actuall top speed of these things is wel over 200 mph. Saw a GoPro video of a guy testing a 2001 model, and he managed to reach 213mph (340 km/h) in 6th gear doing 12.000 rpm on one of these bikes. lol

  • @ufcker915
    @ufcker915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CALL ME CRAZY AND ALL THEM OTHER STUPID ASS NAMES BUT I'D GLADLY SELL MY 04 GTO FOR AN 00 ZX12 R.. WOULDN'T HESITATE FOR A BIT!! ANY OFFERS?

  • @ufcker915
    @ufcker915 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ANYONE OUT THERE LOOKING TO TRADE A 2000 ZX12R FOR A DECENT LS1 5.7 LITRE GTO?? LETS TALK!! SOUNDS CRAZY BUT I REGRET GETTING RID OF MY GSXR SRAD 750 TO GET CAUGHT UP ON CHILD SUPPORT..LOL😁

  • @ivicabaksa2375
    @ivicabaksa2375 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    SAVE THE WHALES! +

  • @jingaro0614
    @jingaro0614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Honestly .this bike is an evil.I had mine mod to the Max..I will never sell this bike until my last breathe. can beat hayabusa easily.

  • @flyingdutchy01
    @flyingdutchy01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This presenter can even make a ZX12R sound boring and dull. What a bore