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Just when it looked like the sports-touring class was going to be left to fester, it appears
Kawasaki will join Ducati in releasing an all-new bike in that class.
Patent drawings suggest Kawasaki have a secret new road-focused Ninja 1000 under development, which comes just a week after Ducati previewed their new SuperSport 939 at World Ducati Week. The two bikes would be a massive shake-up for the sports-touring class, which has been almost abandoned by bike firms as they have rushed to develop adventure bikes and modern classics.
These computer-generated images have been based on patent drawings lodged to cover many of the technical and aerodynamic innovations that Kawasaki are keen to protect from being copied.
Given that we're half way through 2016 I would presume that any 2017 model is close to production.
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