This is the 2009 Kawasaki ZX6R image: wolf jay

Soup is live at the annual Kawasaki dealer meeting, this year in Dallas, Texas, where we just got out of the new products presentation. As expected, Kawi' introduced a heavily revised Ninja ZX-6R weighing 22 pounds less than the outgoing model. Improvement include sharpened suspension, improved power output and delivery, tweaked ergos, a ZX-10R derived swingarm, new instruments, low slung exhaust, and a complete cosmetic makeover. The new 6R looks a lot like a mini-10R, very cool compared to the 07-08 model. The bike will be available in shades of blue, black, and green, but there is also a Monster Energy Special edition livery which looks pretty trick.

The Ninja 650R gets a front fairing facelift and minor tweaks, and the ER-6N, a very cool looking SV-650 competitor previously unavailable in the US, finally hits these shores. Kawi has also introduced a 250cc supermoto with an MSRP of $5299.

More news from the 2009 Kawasaki dealer show later.