BS-IV Ninja 1000 And Z900 Without Accessories Launched by Kawasaki

The BS-IV Ninja 1000 and Z900 without accessories are priced at Rs 9.98 lakh and Rs 7.68 lakh (ex-showroom)

Kawasaki has launched the 2017 BS-IV Ninja 1000. Only 20 units of the bike are alloted for India. The bike is powered by a 1043cc engine which develops 142PS @ 10,000rpm and a peak torque of 111Nm @ 7300rpm mated to a six-speed gearbox. The Ninja 1000 gets electronic aids like Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC), Kawasaki Intelligent anti-lock Brake System (KIBS), Power Mode and Kawasaki Corner Management Function (KCMF) aong with a three stage adjustable windshield. The bike is constructed on a Aluminium backbone tye frame. Suspension duties are handled by 41mm inverted cartridge fork with stepless compression and rebound damping and adjustable spring preload with 120mm travel at the front and Horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping and remotely adjustable spring preload with 137mm travel at the rear.

Braking is done by dual 300mm petal-type rotors with radial-mount 4-piston monobloc calipers at the front and a single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper at the rear. The bike is shod with 120/70 R17 tyre at the front and 190/50 R17 at the rear. The bike gets 19 litres of fuel tank and weighs 234kg. The saddle height is 815mm and ground clearance is 130mm. The bike is available in Metallic Spark Black and Metallic Graphite Grey colour. It is priced at Rs 9.98 (ex-showroom).

Kawasaki launched the Z900 earlier this year. The bike was offered only with company fitted accessories and this led to a significant boost in it's price. The company has now offered the motorcycles without accessories to position and price it competitavely among the other middle-weight naked motorcycles in the market. It faces competition from Triumph Street Triple and Ducati Monster 797.  

The Z900 gets a sharper design which bears significant resemblance to its bigger sibling, the Z1000. Internationally, the motorcycle is built around a high tensile Trellis frame, powered by a 948cc in-line four cylinder engine which produces 125PS of power @ 9500rpm and a peak torque of 100Nm @ 7700rpm, mated to a 6-speed transmission. The motorcycle gets slipper clutch and a segment first all-LED headlamp. It gets 41mm inverted forks at the front and a horizontal back-link monoshock unit at the rear. Braking duties are handled by dual 300mm petal-type rotors with four-piston calipers at the front and a single 250mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper at the rear. Additionally, ABS is offered as standard. The bike runs on a Dunlop Sportmax 120/70 Z R17 tyre at front and a 180/55 Z R17 tyre at the rear. The Z900’s saddle height is 795mm and it gets a 17-litre fuel tank. At 212kg, the Z900 weighs 20kg lesser than the outgoing Z800. It is priced at Rs 7.68 lakh (ex-showroom).

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