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RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - Bheezy27403_imp - 11-15-2017
My first street bike was a 1980 CM400T. Loved it.
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - Wisedrum - 11-15-2017
(11-15-2017, 03:51 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote:(11-15-2017, 01:24 AM)Flynrider_imp Wrote: The latest CB400SF has a VTEC engine rated at 55 hp with a wet weight of around 440 lbs. That's about 20 more horses than the old CB350F.
I think that power to weight ratio would make it an ideal bike for zipping around town and twisty back roads.
Flyn/Bheezy, ..I don't think it's a power to weight ratio thing for me, I think it's a torque/rpm thing for me. I like riding around at 2500-3500 rpms without strain and enjoy the "pull" when I twist the throttle at those rpms on a liter bike. The CB and ST excel at my type of riding. All of the bikes I listed/test rode will go fast enough to break the speed limit in Utah, but I don't like having to run 6,7,8000 or more rpms to do so. Some guys love banging them off red line. I got over doing that by the late 70's. I like an "easy" ride for lack of a better term. It's a personal idiosyncrasy I have.
It's the feel of a good torque that satisfies my ride.
The CB and the W have it, somehow like a steam locomotion not needing much revs. In order to keep my driving license and stick to speed limits I seldom have to rev them higher in their highest gear then your mentioned rev range except on the AB, where things are a little bit faster. And the bikes pull right away when being accelerated into higher revs.
But I think a lot of manufacturers seems to tune their bikes for having a similar torquey character.
That's what I'm reading in motorbike tests today but I've not tested other bikes these days.
Wisedrum
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - redbirds_imp - 11-19-2017
From Web Bike Japan... http://japan.webike.net/moto_news/leading-custom-houses-take-z900rs-to-new-places/?utm_source=webikestyle&utm_medium=motonews&utm_campaign=20171119
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - toecutter_imp - 11-20-2017
Any idea on where the bike is produced? i think I read somewhere it might be made in thailand... Debating between this and the cb1100 although the z900rs is a bit lighter
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - LongRanger_imp - 11-20-2017
Japan's my guess. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - DaSwami_imp - 11-22-2017
I still get a kick hopping on my TU250X around town, I'm darn near as big as the bike and probably look ridiculous, but I have a blast.
I find I like different bikes for different moods!
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - Houtman_imp - 11-22-2017
(11-22-2017, 02:15 PM)DaSwami_imp Wrote: I still get a kick hopping on my TU250X around town, I'm darn near as big as the bike and probably look ridiculous, but I have a blast.
I find I like different bikes for different moods!
One of my riding buddies has one as well and loves it , rode it once but it was not for me.
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - redbirds_imp - 12-01-2017
Now on Kawasaki's US site at $10,999. About 70lbs lighter than the CB.
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - nhawk7504_imp - 12-01-2017
(12-01-2017, 01:20 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: Now on Kawasaki's US site at $10,999. About 70lbs lighter than the CB.
70 Pounds is a lot. Gonna be a completely different animal. About the same as my liquid cooled Honda 919 which I only sold because the first previous owner replaced the forks and gauges so the mileage was off and the front end was a tad shorter. The RS won't have the engine pinging and fins. Won't have retro engine look, retro forks, retro twin shocks. What I really liked about the 919 is the way it settled in at about 72 mph on the highway. The RS will likely be the same.
I'd have both if I had the money and time. I also test rode the Ducati Supersport and that has its place too. Very nice machine. Bent over the front but that again is good at higher speeds and I like highways myself just to clear the cobwebs sometimes.
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS - Cormanus - 12-08-2017
The RS is apparently on a dealer's floor in Brisbane at an advertised price of AU$17,999 ride away. On today's exchange rate, that's about US$13,500.
The café version arrives early next year.