Rumour: Kawasaki to launch Z900 in India on March 25, 2017

According to media reports, Kawasaki is likely to launch the Z900 in India on March 25, 2017. The company had unveiled the bike at the EICMA show in Milan last year and has already been launched in international markets.

The Z900 replaces the Z800 in the company's model line-up. The bike measures 2,070 mm in length, 820 mm in width and has an overall height of 1,064 mm. It has a wheelbase measuring 1,450 mm and a ground clearance of 130 mm. The Z900 uses the trellis frame with a 17-litre fuel tank and is claimed to be lighter than its predecessor.

The bike is powered by a 4-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four engine that produces around 123 BHP - 12 BHP more than the outgoing Z800. This engine is derived from the Z1000's unit, but has a smaller bore and is mated to a 6-speed transmission sending power to the rear wheel via a chain drive.

Suspension duties are managed by an adjustable 41 mm inverted fork with rebound damping and spring preload at the front and a horizontal back-link, stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload mono-shock at the rear. The Z900 rides on 17-inch wheels shod with 120/70 and 180/55 section tyres at the front and rear respectively. The bike comes equipped with dual 300 mm petal-type disc brake with four-piston calipers and ABS on the front wheel and single 250 mm petal-type disc brake with single-piston caliper and ABS on the rear wheel.

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