The sports tourist model '''Kawasaki ZZR 1200''' appeared on the market in 2002 as a successor of the [[Kawasaki_ZZR1100 | Kawasaki ZZ-R1100]], which from 1990 to 1996. was recognized as the fastest mass-produced motorcycle in the world. However, with the advent of [[Suzuki_GSX1300R_Hayabusa | Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa]], he lost this leadership, and Kawasaki continued the "arms race", offering the market a new model - [[Kawasaki_ZX-12R | ZX-12R]]. At the same time, the ZZ-R1200 model did not pretend to be a leading position, but was offered as a flagship sports tourist.

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Compared to [[Kawasaki_ZZR1100 | Kawasaki ZZ-R1100]], the new model has received a number of technical differences: