TEAM

Team Pedercini Kawasaki

team Pedercini

The Team story started when the Pedercini family decided to give a worldwide chance to their son Lucio, already in the spotlight in the national championships.

An expectation that the rider largely repaid by revealing to have both the qualities and the determination to position himself on a higher level, his strong will and ability to ride conferred him in 1996 the title as second best privateer in GP 500.

In 1998 the Team decided to leave the Moto GP mode to pass on to the World Championship Superbike.

After a long collaboration with Ducati, Team Pedercini got into a new challenge moving to Kawasaki in 2008, and keep going trough in 2011, where the brand new ZX10R is already showing all its potential. These machines are equipped with advanced electronic systems with which the team can point towards important results. The R&D department contributes to the development of the motorbike by transferring its know-how directly to the Japanese’ company engineering dep. who sends back to the team, during the race season, all new developments that allow the motorbikes to be always on the top in order to compete on maximum levels in the world Superbike championship.

Mark team’s companion is one of  the best italian riders, Roberto Rolfo, 2003 vice World champion in 250GP, plus a long carreer of winnings and podiums in Superbike and Moto2.

The Bike: Kawasaki ZX10R

Engine type

  • Liquid cooled , 4 strokes in line four
  • Displacement 998 cm³
  • Bore x stroke 76.0 x 55.0 mm
  • Compression ratio 13.0:1
  • Valve/Induction system DOHC, 16 valves
  • Fuel system Fuel injection: ?47 mm x 4 (Keihin) with oval sub-throttles, dual injection
  • Ignition Digital
  • Starting Electric
  • Lubrication Forced lubrication, wet sump with oil cooler

Drivetrain

  • Transmission 6-speed, return
  • Final Drive Sealed chain
  • Clutch Wet multi-disc, manual

Frame

  • Frame type Twin spar, cast aluminium
  • Front Wheel travel 120 mm
  • Rear Wheel travel 140 mm
  • Front Tyre 120/70ZR17M/C (58W)
  • Rear Tyre 190/55ZR17M/C (75W)
  • Rake/Trail 25°/ 107 mm
  • Steering angle, left / right 27° / 27°

Suspension

  • Front Suspension 43 mm inverted fork with rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability and top-out springs
  • Rear Suspension Horizontal Back-link with gas-charged shock and top-out spring
  • Compression damping: Stepless, dual-range (high/low-speed)
  • Rebound damping: Stepless
  • Spring preload: Fully adjustable

Brakes

  • Front Brakes Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs, 10-button aluminium rotor carrier
  • Caliper: Dual radial-mount, opposed 4-(aluminium) piston
  • Rear Brakes Single 220 mm petal disc
  • Caliper: Single-bore pin-slide, aluminium piston

 

Dimensions

  • Dimensions (L x W x H) 2.075 x 715 x 1.115 mm
  • Wheelbase 1,425 mm
  • Ground Clearance 135 mm
  • Seat height 813 mm
  • Curb Mass 198 kg / 201 kg (ABS)
  • Fuel capacity 17 litres

Performance

  • Maximum power 147.1kW {200.1PS} / 13,000 rpm
  • Maximum power with RAM Air 154.4kW {209.9PS}/ 13,000 rpm
  • Maximum torque 112 Nm {11.4kgf•m} / 11,500 rpm