| MODEL | KAWASAKI ZX-6R NINJA 2008 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Engine Type | Four-stroke, transverse four-cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Displacement / Capacity | 599 cc / 36.6 cu in |
| Bore X Stroke | 67 x 42.5 mm |
| Compression Ratio | 13.9:1 |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Max Power | 91.9 kW / 125 hp @ 14,000 rpm |
| Max Torque | 66 Nm / 6.73 kgf-m / 48.7 lb-ft @ 11,700 rpm |
| Ignition | TCBI with digital advance |
| Induction | DFI with four 38 mm Keihin throttle bodies, oval sub-throttles, two injectors per throttle body |
| Start System | Electric |
| TRANSMISSION SPECS | |
| Lubrication | Wet sump (synthetic 10-60 oil) |
| Gear Box | 6-speed |
| Clutch | Wet, multiple-disc, cable operated |
| Final Drive | X-ring chain |
| CHASSIS SPECS | |
| Frame | Perimeter, pressed aluminium |
| Front Suspension | 41 mm inverted cartridge fork, top-out springs, stepless rebound and compression damping, fully adjustable preload; 120 mm / 4.5 in travel |
| Rear Suspension | Bottom-link Uni-Trak with gas-charged shock, top-out spring, pillow ball upper mount, dual-range compression damping, 25-way rebound adjustment, fully adjustable preload; 133 mm / 5.2 in travel |
| Front Brakes | 2 x 300 mm discs, 4-piston calipers |
| Rear Brakes | Single 210 mm disc, 1-piston caliper |
| DIMENSION SPECS | |
| Overall Length | 2105 mm / 82.8 in |
| Overall Width | 720 mm / 28.2 in |
| Overall Height | 1125 mm / 44.2 in |
| Seat Height | 820 mm / 32.3 in |
| Wheelbase | 1405 mm / 55.3 in |
| Ground Clearance | — |
| Dry Weight | 167 kg / 368 lb |
| Wet Weight | 190 kg / 418 lb |
| WHEEL SPECS | |
| Front Tyre | 120/65 ZR17 |
| Rear Tyre | 180/55 ZR17 |
| FUEL SYSTEM | |
| Fuel Capacity | 17 litres / 4.5 US gal |
| Fuel Consumption | — |
| Top Speed | 252.1 km/h / 156.4 mph |
The 2008 ZX-6R carried over the 599 cc engine and chassis from the 2007 bike with little mechanical change. It is described as the street-legal version of the track-focused ZX-6R. The year's updates were mainly to colour schemes.
