2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Review | MC Commute

Open-class superbikes are the ultimate representation of technical excellence. Each is built with everything needed to strive for the perfect lap time and nothing it doesn’t. They’re raw yet refined. It’s a category where manufacturers combine mass horsepower with knife-edge handling and top-tier electronics, then cut them loose to mere mortals as road-legal machines.
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The 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is at the forefront of superbike technology, as its six-consecutive World Superbike championships titles prove. But in an effort to evolve and make the Ninja easier to ride fast for all consumers, Team Green provided the 2021 model a list of evolutional updates.
In this episode of MC Commute, we sample the 2021 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R at Southern California’s Auto Club Speedway as part of its official US press introduction. The technical 2.4-mile, 21-turn layout offered a chance to put every aspect of the Ninja to the test via a blend of high-speed straightaways, challenging braking zones, and quick side-to-side transitions. Bridgestone Battlax V02 racing slicks were fitted to the Ninja, signaling Team Green’s intent.
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[@916chidori]

I'm in agreement for less things being labeled "MC Commute." Gets confusing.

[@PastowanyKaban]

folks in London, UK commute in their giant 4x4's 100 metres down the road to get toast bread, so i guess these days a "commute" means different things for different people. . .

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

Call these | MC Laps

[@leviefrauim1425]

That's a mighty strange commute.

[@joeykim3938]

I love how you don’t break and pause mid sentence like Adam does… also so calm and collected while blasting on track. Love it.

[@igbatious]

Casually peeling off high 30, low 40 lap times, making it look easy. My best there on my CBR 600rr was 1.48 and took every last bit of concentration and skill.

[@johpale]

“170PMH…geez Louis” 😂 Indeed!

[@abagent4767]

Both Adam and Micheal are Uber Pro Riders...love these videos🤩

[@AdamWaheed]

Thanks man.

[@megatron7862]

They even kinda sound alike lol

[@RipsawEV_2]

@@megatron7862 Ikr?

[@usafvet6766]

Yes Love the Track time. Really shows the machine in Action like it should be. Awesome Thank you. 👍👍🇺🇸

[@cain772]

I just got a 2023 Kawasaki ZX-10R. After my Gen 1 2004 Kawasaki ZX-10R engine blew. What a difference 20 years make.

[@peterday3253]

That was a lot of fun, Michael. Thanks for the ride. Great video. MC Track Rides? Sure. Why not?

[@piplup10203854]

Man this thing absolutely tears the track up! Now that’s what gets the blood pumping! Nicely done 😎

[@pittsburghchip4645]

Those hot laps were really fun to watch! Well done brother...🏍️❤️

[@SCOOPER3896]

Great vid & excellent riding.

[@dogrange]

Your enthusiasm is infectious!

[@tysoncott7402]

I have this identical bike in non-abs & cant say enough good about the bike, its comfortable, nothing seems out of place, & it handles stellar. Just waiting on the ecu flash to come available is my only gripe.

[@mrBIGego]

BrenTuning will have a flash in about a month!

[@epicmotorcyclechannel307]

Cool as a cucumber picking them off one by one! Epic riding!

[@tedwitus]

"a couple of journalists I'll let them go by.." hahahaha. and then run them down... I saw a flash of 165 on the back straight ... nice Michael !!

[@peterhird3542]

Awesome MC commute 👍🏍🏁.

[@EBthere]

Great video and riding!!

[@BluRide1979]

That looked super fun as hell🔥

[@j.moto3435]

Michael is a top 10 Motoamerica Superstock racer. He is the best journalist for the liter bike assignment!

[@LuisGGomezPhoto]

Great video! Awesome bike

[@shashwotmotovlogssf4646]

Love to see a road review.

[@MathewMorrill]

Gilbert's a beast on track

[@MartinMartinez-uq4gx]

The only time it's ok to say Jeeze Louise is when your going 170 mph on a super bike lol

[@proto7688]

More videos like this please

[@arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgghh]

Looks like an awesome track day! Ripping and tearing indeed! I wonder what it's like to ride to and from work through peak hour traffic, whats the wind protection like at highway speeds, is it comfortable for longer haul riding? If only someone did a commute style show... I'd watch that!

[@cijengeorge8186]

Fantastic Review 👏👏😍😍

[@sagarsarker6929]

Awesome bike amazing review 👌

[@drjones694]

This new Megatron design in so nice I love it Great review also even though most will ride it on the street I loved the track side seeing the bike in action in corners wonder if it holds a line like the cbr1000

[@SladeRenegade]

Adam Waheed's prodigy. Great motorcycle journalism, thank you.

[@anthonycavalliotis8736]

Kawasaki Heavy Industries should send you a cheque for such a great review of their bike.

[@abakedpotato1486]

bro you are insane at the track

[@964tractorboy]

Good review as always. Wouldn't mind a closer look at the display; only 4.3" though, seems a bit small these days?

[@DenturesDogsDrivebys]

Launch control. Yeah. That's a rocket there, alright.

[@God_is_in_the_details]

Perfect commute: lite traffic, no cager jags and no speed limit.

[@rockstar900]

Amazing

[@willyd4850]

What a bike......wow!

[@ronbailey8370]

I have a 98 zx9r and I love it.

[@jjastrzemski88]

This is how you commute if you own a ZX-10R

[@brandonbdl]

My local dealer has a few of these in stock, I think I need to pick one up !

[@amrelsherif]

Thanks for the awesome track experience. How is it different from a gsxr 1000r? Which is all rounder better ?

[@Jarib00]

Zx 10r ❤️😍

[@steveman1982]

Rip and tear, until it is done.

[@easyrider6969]

I love the zx10r but i prefer the old design

[@twanaqadir4945]

My fav bike 💚

[@johnhmar1184]

Could u show in the upcoming videos how jonathan did n managed without the upgraded version? And also the expected upcoming competitions ..if kawasaki has a chance of winning the titles like Jonathan had contributed? its just a curiousity though!

[@sathishrao7926]

Go green.. Go Kawi !

[@SHUJINCELL]

Team Green.

[@ragerider6283]

Nice review. I like this bike a lot more than I thought I would. It's also pretty good looking too imo which is a pleasant surprise to me as I haven't liked the looks of Kawasaki sports bike for years.

[@doctordennis69]

Although I'm more of a Suzuki guy, I've always liked the Kawasaki Ninja. Anyway, can someone please tell me if the proper name of this bike is "ZX" or "ZenX"? I hear this bike being called the "ZenX" all the time and it's always confusing to me. Is it sorta like how the Suzuki GSX-R1000 is called the "Gixxer?" Thanks in advance, all.

[@doctordennis69]

So, I researched the British alphabet on KZbin and the letter "Z" is pronounced "Zed". So I think the term is "ZedX" which still sounds like "ZenX" when people call it that, regardless of where they're from.

[@1TheBeastIncarnate]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Brian-iv5pz]

Hi Michel. I wish you will do more podium day in motoamerica competing with other guys. I am big fan of you bro.

[@mukasucisampailani2516]

kawasaki ninja zx10rr is best motorcycle...we hope can see it in motogp...

[@Roger_Ramjet]

Absolutely fucking epic!

[@adhimogaveer7204]

From India 🇮🇳❤️

[@knightnxk2906]

I kinda wonder why can't they make digital side "wings" or mirros

[@briananderson2219]

Not Adam!, But I guess, good video

[@jasons.9274]

Kawasaki fan here. Had an 04 and a 12 model. This new design is absolutely butt ugly. The front headlight area is terrible. Please change the front. Please.

[@streetglidexxx]

I want one...

[@iancree4188]

Where is the r7 video?????

[@RAVENMotoCo]

😈🔥🔥

[@Cheezes101]

9000 rpm launch control. You got me excited and then reality showed up on the tach. lol

[@hornet224]

Time stamp 9:00: That looked like MCN's Michael Neeves you passed!

[@SOLDIEROFYAWEH]

💪🏻😎

[@billvick7011]

Unless they brought Johnny Rea, pitting #55 against probably any other journalist is a bit unfair, eh? :) Saw you at VIR and will again in NJ! Still hoping for a COTA round.

[@Ph0enix7373]

Its face looks like darth vader especially when the bikes in black

[@cassandraherrera4631]

🤘🍻

[@dylanmcgarry1221]

That 10R really hit 80 in 2nd gear

[@spiritualru2364]

Cbr 1000rr hits 80 in 1st gear with ease

[@EdDesan77]

@@spiritualru2364 cbr1000rr has taller 1st gear it's great quality bike but very restricted, very nimble and better for cornering and a bit lighter great motorcycle!

[@nordfaen]

Can YOU tell me how many this "supportive electronics" 😜 can be switch OFF??? Thank YOU very much 😁

[@RAVENMotoCo]

😍😍😍😍

[@Chrisjohnson-bp5rk]

adam you get a haircut??Im real close to making one mine..got have RR tho

[@BrandonV6002]

so what would you pick for a bike to ride GSXR 1000, ZX10R , or R1? I'm look at getting a new bike this year and cant make my mind up but its out of the 3 bikes I would like to know what you think is the better bike for 2021-2022 i do plan on riding to work about 2-3 days a week

[@colton7608]

GSXR 1000 for sure i own both the new gsxr and new zx10. The new Suzuki is the best sport bike i have ever road , will never sell mine unless a new model comes out

[@PHILIPWATSON82]

The only thing that bugs me is the tail cowl Looks like it's been flattened

[@nordfaen]

❤

[@frankiecalsone8536]

💚

[@slvlvaiphei7030]

👍👍👍

[@harkbumo]

This is a bike I want to experience. Design is sexy!

[@laciludas2944]

I love supersports , I wish I was 2 feet shorter and 100 pounds lighter.

[@CutTheKam]

damn 2 feet what are u 7’8

[@m1a1abrams3]

i wish i was 2 feet taller and 100 pounds heavier

[@NerdblurbSteve]

Gotta stop tilting your head side to side when you switch to helmet cam. So much moving when you were standing still talking about the bike specs.

[@suryanusarkar788]

9:15 RIP and TEAR

[@williamwintemberg]

Nice Ride! Nice bike but Nice Ride! Did I say Nice Ride?

[@Samuel-qe9lj]

Forgot to turn off 1.25 for Adam 😆

[@AdamWaheed]

Lol.

[@thinkdunson]

why do you insist on calling every single video where you ride anything anywhere an MC Commute episode? do you understand the premise of MC Commute? do you know what commute means?

[@ShiftyIntentions]

Okay, but it’s not an “mc commute” if you’re riding on a racetrack. Nobody commutes on a racetrack. This is a track impression. Not everything is an MC commute.

[@nugget6644]

I think it would be way cooler if you didn't speak and enhanced the volume of the engine a little bit. Nothing against you, man.

[@Vicegoodn]

It’s fine to tittle the video mc track review, this isn’t a commute. Fix it

[@JMeyer-qj1pv]

I wish you guys would call these track videos something other than "MC Commute". You're diluting the brand

[@michaelhoward142]

Yeah, many of us don't commute on the track. ;)

[@chrisc6874]

Hey! a normal guy. He even speaks normally

[@andy42x]

I'd love to ride it, but that Kawasaki green with red and white? Bleh

[@kierenmoore3236]

This and the H2 have a face that only a Predator mother could love … 😶

[@mototangents3792]

As much as i respect Adam, i really appreciate that you don’t speak too slowly like him.

[@ShadowbannedbyYoutube]

Sometimes you don’t have to say anything.......smh

[@BarnettSpeedSuzukiThou]

Lets go for a rip, then wangs on again and on and on and ... lol

[@BlytheToMeetYou]

Hell yeah, someone who doesn’t talk like the sloths from Zootopia! Adam is very knowledgeable but I have to watch his vids at 1.25x speed and it kills the visual of the ride 😭 No hate, just can’t get used to the extremely slow audio 🤘🏼

[@animecupid7142]

😀

[@afastlarva9404]

late...

[@Jagknorr]

If someone said there was a pedophile in a crowded room and this guy was in it, id assume it was him. That mustache aint doing you any favors dude. 😆 Sorry man.

[@Jagknorr]

@KZbin needs a Snickers sounds like you need a Snickers

[@Jagknorr]

@KZbin needs a Snickers my life is of judging mustaches. This particular one fills my heart with dread. 😱

[@paulross2397]

Усы Тебе не идут

[@freebehindbars8654]

Requirements for getting a job. Must have porn star mustache or have a different hair do every week, with most looking like the older guy from Back To The Future.

[@maldridge7630]

I used to like your reviews...but in this video towards the end, the condescending manner in which u insulted the other rider was disgraceful. You do not have good manners, shame on you!

[@awesomeagnihotrisvlog]

They’re friends he was just pulling him up …all in good fun🙌

[@WhiteLivesMatterPL]

Fugliest liter sport ever