What does it feel like to ride at nearly 300 km/h? This is just the first among many questions that the massive and bulbous Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R gives rise to.

Even from a distance, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R cuts an imposing figure. At over two metres in length and more than three-quarters of a metre in width, this bike oozes presence. This is no lithe Ninja at all. Rather, it has the curvy proportions of a sumo wrestler on diet. That menacing face with the four round lamps and that massive ram air intake is intimidating. When you’re told that the Ninja ZX-14R tips the scales at 269 kilos (kerb weight), there is no further room left to remain nonchalant.