It becomes the third different WSBK manufacturer to launch its new bike after Honda and Ducati, with just Yamaha and BMW yet to formally showcase their new offerings for 2022.
Kawasaki’s rider line-up will again be fronted by six-time WSBK champion Jonathan Rea, with Alex Lowes joining the 35-year-old for the third season in succession after signing a new multi-year contract in 2021.
Kawasaki enters the 2022 season with the aim of wresting the crown back from Yamaha after coming out second-best in a season-long fight between the two Japanese manufacturers last year.
Yamaha’s triumph ended Kawasaki’s six-year reign in the production-based class, having been unbeaten in the category since Rea joined the squad from Honda in 2015 and formed the most successful partnership in the series’ history.
Kawasaki will be hoping that the upgrades it has made to the ZX-10RR in 2022 will help trim the performance deficit to Yamaha R1, after Rea urged the manufacturer to “step up” its…
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