Launched: BS-IV Kawasaki Ninja 1000 and Z900 sans accessories

Kawasaki has launched the 2017 BSIV Ninja 1000 and the Kawasaki Z900 without accessories in India today While the BSIV Ninja carries a price tag of Rs 998 lakh the Z900 that has been introduced without accessories is now priced at Rs 768 lakh both exshowroom The Ninja 1000 has been updated to comply with BSIV emission norms while the Z900 is being offered without the previously mandatory accessories in order to price it more aggressively What else is new Read on to find outOnly 20 units of the BSIV Ninja 1000 have been alloted for India The 2017 model gets a wider front fairing taller windscreen which is more aerodynamic and gets three levels of adjustability It gets LED headlamps that are 13 to 15 times brighter for low beam illumination and the projection distance is 14 times longer for high beam The new LED unit also saves 50 per cent power compared to conventional lights The bike is powered by a EuroIV compliant 1043cc engine which develops 142PS 10000rpm and a peak torque of 111Nm 7300rpm mated to a sixspeed gearbox The Ninja 1000 gets electronic aids like Kawasaki Traction Control KTRC Kawasaki Intelligent antilock Brake System KIBS Power Modes and Kawasaki Corner Management Function KCMF The bike is constructed on an aluminium backbonetype frame Suspension duties are handled by 41mm inverted cartridge forks with stepless compression and rebound damping and adjustable spring preload with 120mm travel at the front A horizontal monoshock with stepless rebound damping and remotely adjustable spring preload with 137mm travel takes care of the same at the rearBraking is done by dual 300mm petaltype rotors with radialmount fourpiston Monobloc calipers at the front and a single 250mm petaltype rotor with singlepiston caliper at the rear The bike is shod with 12070 R17 tyre at the front and 19050 R17 at the rear The bike gets a 19litre 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 and is priced at Rs 998 lakh exshowroom pan IndiaAs far as the Z900 is concerned the bike was offered only with companyfitted accessories and this led to a significant boost in its price The company has now offered the motorcycle without accessories to position and price it competitively against other middleweight naked motorcycles in the market It faces competition from the Triumph Street Triple and the Ducati Monster 797 To reduce the price the bike now misses out on accessories like flyscreen crash guards for the front forks engine guards engine casing covers a gel tank pad premium seat cover and pillion seat cowl with small back cushioning for the rider charging socket on the handlebar and radiator guard By giving all these previously mandatory accessories a miss Kawasaki has been able to price the bike at Rs 768 lakh exshowroom pan IndiaThe Z900 retains the sharp 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 inline four cylinder engine which produces 125PS of power 9500rpm and a peak torque of 100Nm 7700rpm mated to a 6speed transmission The motorcycle gets slipper clutch and a segment first allLED headlamp It gets 41mm inverted forks at the front and a horizontal backlink monoshock unit at the rear Braking duties are handled by dual 300mm petaltype rotors with fourpiston calipers at the front and a single 250mm petaltype rotor with singlepiston caliper at the rear Additionally ABS is offered as standard The bike runs on a Dunlop Sportmax 12070 Z R17 tyre at front and a 18055 Z R17 tyre at the rear The Z900rsquos saddle height is 795mm and it gets a 17litre fuel tank At 212kg the Z900 weighs 20kg lesser than the outgoing Z800Read More on Kawasaki Ninja 1000Read the article on bikedekhocom