1990 Kawasaki ZX-11 Ninja - " 'Scuse me, did you pass a black motorcycle with my arms attached to it?"

ZX-11! On day one, Kawasaki's shimmering black bullet hammered the quarter-mile in 10.52 seconds at 132 mph. On day two, it pumped out 127 rear-wheel horsepower on the dyno. On day three, it went ful ballistic, rocketing across a dry lake at 175 mph. This machine is the speed freak's midnight fantasy, a ride on the blast wave of an endless explosion... Road Tests: Kawasaki ZX11 Ninja, BMW K1; Special Feature: Grand Prix Visions - reflections of a Goldman's eye; Feature: The Restoration Urge - those who can't forget history are doomed to rebuild it; more 1990 March Cycle Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com