Cycle World: First Ride on the Z900RS

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Glad I have my CB 1100 DLX

Fueling sounds bad.

want to see a dyno chart on the new Z900RS and see if that 111 hp is at the crank or rear wheel. If at the crank you are talking under 100 hp at the rear wheel. Dyno chart for the "125 HP" Z900 shows 113.3hp@ 9700 rpm. Didn't see how much torque it had, and where, in that report either, so another reason to see the dyno chart.

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" got a little springy if you hit anything other than smooth road in the turns. We didn’t adjust the damping on our short ride, but look forward to getting a test bike to experiment with suspension setting. That bouncy feeling paired with the overly aggressive throttle made it hard to ride aggressively and confidently, as it felt inconsistent and unpredictable."

Does not bode well, then again some who buy one, would say stock Japanese suspension is crap anyway and replace it with Traxxion or Ikons or something, and add a power commander or throttle tamer to sort out the fueling

Shame, sounds like a swing and a partial miss for Kawasaki, at least in this first year if the test bike was an common example

I don't understand how manufacturers can let bikes get out with poor fueling ie this bike, Yamaha FZ-09 , Yamaha 06 FZ-1 etc

110 HP at the crank so about 100 at the rear wheel. The 111 figure is PS or pfederstarke, which equals 109.4 HP. The engine is a real torque monster especially with the low gearing. Takes a light touch but I am surprised about complaints.