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Now that Kawasaki is joining the neo-retro train, it isn’t halfway doing it. Far from calming the spirits, the new Z 900 RS adds two ladles of kerosene in the locomotive. A first herbal tea with the standard version, a second more espresso with the Cafe edition. And it is now that Kawa tickles the other sensitive chord, that of competition. Not in the perfs, but in the mind.
Although … With its 111 horsepower, the Z 900 RS has what it takes to keep pace with the most committed. With this Cafe, a trendy racer, the pilot will be able to get caught up in the game. And that starts long before the key releases the switch. With its green color streaked with a white wave, the machine catapults us into the glorious period of the 70s, when the Kawa were making life difficult. Better: with its plump old-style fork crown, the memory changes – Don’t you see the halo of a Z2R floating around the Z 900 RS Cafe ?
Retro fashion has seen a number of designs flourish in all directions, with formidable visual expressions, often going hand in hand with noticeable discomfort. Kawa sees things differently for his imitation cafe-racer. The riding position changes compared to the 900 RS, with a low handlebar that brings your torso forward. But without excess – just enough to have a sporty attitude without the inconvenience. The purists will curse, the backs will appreciate.
The Z 900 RS Cafe therefore causes the first tilt with its appealing color and its old sporty nose. A few details will then come to support the printing. Nothing better than a vintage saddle with integrated backrest to continue the illusion. And for dessert, a brushed finish for the silencer and black for the handlebars.
In this segment tinged with nostalgia, one of the prerogatives is the adoption of spoke rims. The Z 900 RS Cafe skips this, as does the standard version. It will be necessary to console oneself with the same bandage: the shape of the sticks supposed to imitate the rays. Moderately convincing…
More stylish, the Cafe remains technically identical to the Z 900 RS, with a trellis frame, a 4 cylinder distantly extrapolated from the ZX-9R assisted by traction control, an inverted 41 mm fork equipped with radial brake calipers , an instrumentation with double needle counters imprisoning a digital window, and especially this silhouette in tribute to the 900 Z1.
A bit retro-sporty, the Kawasaki Z 900 RS Cafe can be consumed as is or become the starting point for personalization. The Japanese brand returns with luster in a segment that only the former W 800 defended. Alas, the breath of time is expensive. Under the ceiling of 12,500 euros, we are still cheaper than a BMW NineT Racer or a Thruxton R but it stings anyway. The machine will be available between January and March 2018.
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Max speed:
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The technical aspect
Kawasaki Z 900 RS Cafe 2018
- Frame
- Frame: Tubular steel frame
- Tank: 17 liters
- Seat height: 835 mm
- Length: 2,100 mm
- Width: 845 mm
- Height: 1190 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,470 mm
- Weight in running order: 216 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic inverted fork Ø 41 mm, deb: 120 mm
- 2 discs Ø 300 mm, 4 piston radial calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6-speed gearbox
- secondary by chain
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock absorber, deb: 140 mm
- 1 disc Ø 250 mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
180/55
– 17
- Motor
- 4 Cylinders
in line
, 4 stroke - Cooling: by water
- Injection Ø 36 mm
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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948 cc
(73.4 x 56 mm) -
111
ch
at 8,500 rpm -
10 mkg
at 6500 rpm - Compression: 10.8: 1
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Competitors
Yamaha XSR 900 2018
Ducati 1100 Scrambler Sport 2018
Ducati 1100 Scrambler Special 2018
2018 BMW 1200 Nine-T Racer
Triumph 1200 THRUXTON R 2018
Honda CB 1100 RS 2018
2018 Honda CB 1100 EX
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