Kawasaki Z900 RS Cafe Racer Makes Its Debut

kawasaki-z900rs-cafe 827x510 61510317818Kawasaki revealed the Z900RS Cafe at the EICMA Motorcycle Show. The bike is a derivative of the Z900RS, which was showcased a month ago at the Tokyo Motor Show. With its retro cafe racer looks and a powerful engine, the Z900RS Cafe sure is a potent motorcycle.

Kawasaki had already revealed the Z900RS at the Tokyo Motor Show, which was held barely a month before EICMA. The bike is based on the mental Kawasaki Z900. But the Japanese performance bike manufacturer showed off a new avatar of the Z900RS, which is the Z900RS Cafe. Yes! This is a cafe racer variant of the Z900RS and for reasons best known to Kawasaki; the name of the bike is Z900RS Cafe instead of putting 'racer' at the end. Nonetheless, the bike looks absolutely ravishing. We do spot a few changes on the Z900RS Cafe as compared to the standard Z900RS that was shown at the Tokyo Motor Show.  kawasaki-z900rs-cafe 827x510 61510318043

The bike now gets a front-biased riding position, a lower handlebar and a cafe racer-esque cowl for the LED headlamp. There is still a minimalist theme at work with almost zero body panels, except the cowl. The bike gets the same 948 cc in-line four engine that makes 111 bhp at 8,500 rpm and 98.5 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. Power is transferred to the wheels via a 6-speed gearbox and Kawasaki will also offer traction control, ABS and a slip-assist clutch.

The bike gets 41 mm upside down forks at the front and an off-set monoshock at the rear. Then you have the analogue speedometer and an LCD panel which constitutes the instrumentation console. The bike gets spoke multi-spoke alloy wheels. Retro-themed motorcycles are in vogue currently and Kawasaki might as well cash in on the same.

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