HERE'S what a Dutch website is claiming to be a leaked image of Kawasaki’s new Z1000 for 2014.

Website nieuwsmotor broke the story. Details are scant but the engine looks like it could be from Kawasaki's flagship litre sports bike, the ZX-10R.

We’ll bring you more on this as soon as we have it.

The new Z1000 is due to be officially unvieled at the EICMA Milan bike show next month.