2011 KAWASAKI Ninja ZX-10R, Newer. Faster. Lighter. Better. You Hear These Descriptors All the Time in this Business Problem is, reality rarely lives up to the hype. But Kawasakis new-from-the-ground-up 2011 Ninja. ZX-10R sportbike has no such credibility gap, going several steps beyond newer, faster, lighter and better by offering the most advanced traction-control system in all of production motorcycling. Yes, in all of production motorcycling.