5 - Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R ABS
Here's a 197-kg superbike (all tanks full) motivated by a 200-horsepower, 4-cylinder engine with ram air intake. While wheelie control and traction control (S-KRTC) give you the impression of harnessing less power than you actually are, the ZX-10R ABS still achieves that celebrated 1 hp/1 kg power-to-weight ratio. Imagine a MAZDA3 with 1,300 hp at 14,000 rpm! Overall, this Ninja clearly is the safest, friendliest, most advanced, and highest-performing Japanese superbike on the market.

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