Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR

In 2004, Shinya Nakano joined the Kawasaki team and got the ZX-RR's first podium with a third place at the Japanese Grand Prix.^[5][6] The bike earned second place over the next three years: in 2005 with Olivier Jacque at the Chinese Grand Prix;^[7] in 2006 with Nakano at the Dutch TT;^[8] and in 2007 with Randy de Puniet at the Japanese Grand Prix.^[9] The ZX-RR struggled in 2008, with the best results^{[citation needed]} being two fifth-place finishes from John Hopkins in Portugal and Anthony West in Brno.^[10][11] Hopkins and West blamed both a lack of feeling in the front end and rear traction on corner exit, a complaint Marco Melandri also had in 2009.^[12][13] During the 2008 season, Kawasaki announced its retirement from the MotoGP world championship.^[14] Forward Racing took over the ZX-RR as the Hayate racing team and recruited Marco Melandri to ride during the 2009 season; Melandri won fourth place.^{[15][1][13][16]} At the end of the season, Hayate withdrew from MotoGP.^[17] The bike, with some changes, has been ridden a few times since its last official appearance in 2014 under the name Avintia GP14.^[18]

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