[Flying Machines for the 21st Century: The Ninja 2000 Series] For the new millennium, Kawasaki unveiled a new Ninja supersport series headed by an all-new flagship model. Intended to be the successor to the King of Speed throne that had been dominated by the ZZ-R1100 (Ninja ZX-11) in the 1990s, the Ninja ZX-12R featured the first mass-produced aluminium monocoque frame, an advanced technology liquid-cooled DOHC 16-valve In-Line Four engine with a lofty maximum power, an aerodynamically crafted c