For 09 a totally new bike came from Kawasaki, modeled after their ZXRR MotoGP machine and its big brother, the ZX-10R. Much more angular styling wraps around a retuned engine, which gained a healthy amount more power and a right-side-exit low-mounted exhaust to aid in mass centralization. Also, highlighting the new machine is an all-new Showa Big Piston Fork (BPF). This is technology derived straight from the racetrack and is the first time it has been implemented on a production 600. The result of all these changes was the top position in Motorcycle USAs 2009 Supersport Shootout!