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Kawasaki Ninja vs Yamaha YZF-R1

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The Kawasaki Ninja and Yamaha YZF-R1 are two of the most iconic Japanese sportbikes ever built. The green Ninja name has defined the class since the 1980s and spawned the supercharged H2; the 1998 R1 revolutionized liter-bikes with its compact, race-ready inline-four.

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🥷 Kawasaki Ninja

Maker
Kawasaki
Class
Superbike

🏍️ Yamaha YZF-R1

Debut
1998
Engine
1.0L inline-4

Kawasaki Ninja

#61 / 89

1500 ELO

Yamaha YZF-R1

#62 / 89

1500 ELO

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