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Kawasaki Z900RS
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Cormanus Offline
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Queensland, Australia
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Post: #421
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
Guth is right alprider. There are parking spaces for cars to the right of the pay station. I’ll check, but I think bikes don’t have to pay.
03-01-2018 02:44 PM
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Rboe Offline
Been There

Phx, AZ
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Post: #422
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
I checked out the 900 in person (the root beer brown is nice!) but it ain't no CB1100. I just have some issue with the styling which is very subjective and it's very cool we have choices. But I wonder if what I have is just plain plenty good enough.

2013 Honda CB1100 Red
2014 Honda CB1100 Black
2008 Honda XR650L
03-01-2018 09:00 PM
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HondaJon Offline
Running Like a Top

Riverview FL
Posts: 376
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Post: #423
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
Saw one today. It seems to lack the little details found on the CB - Will have to demo ride one next time team green is in town.

Please Kawasaki, get rid of the urine specimen cup front brake fluid reservoir on the 2019. It looks horrible.

2013 CB 1100:
Motogear Cat Free Titanium Header
TSR Air Funnel
Staintune Muffler
Power Commander V (running TSR map)
K&N air filter
Argas fork brace
Dart Flyscreen
K&H seat
Honda chrome grab bar
Baren Classic Mirrors

2008 Suzuki B-King:
Factory stock

2016 CRF 450X:
JD Jetting Needle - K&N Filter
(This post was last modified: 03-03-2018 04:45 PM by HondaJon.)
03-03-2018 04:44 PM
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parm_94 Offline
Break-In Period

Canada
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Post: #424
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
Saw one not too long ago as well. The paint is nice and so are the lines, great seating position as well. However, the monoshock just doesn't do it for me, they should have retained the dual rear shocks for the retro feel.
03-19-2018 12:48 AM
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Macduff Offline
1st Service Completed

NE UK
Posts: 70
Joined: Jun 2017
Post: #425
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
Cant remember if I posted in this thread or not previously (TLTR) . I was happy when I heard the Z9RS was being rumoured even though I'd just got myself a CB11RS as I used to love the late 70s/80's z1000 kwaks of my spotty youth. Once the pics of the bike started to show I was Meh! its a zephr re-hash, which was a soft attempt at a Z900. Now there are more joe public taken, ie not best angle glamour shots, pics are in the wild I think its nearly as ugly as the Yam XSR900 and at least the yam isnt a retro copy of anything in Yams back catalogue (that I can remember). The only bits I like on the Z9RS are the retro paint schemes, everything else is a Faux copy of what went before and that's before we get onto the engine (and mono shock) ... CB11(RS) for the win...

2017 CB1100RS (just gone but not forgotton), 2018 Africa Twin Adventure Sport.
(This post was last modified: 03-19-2018 05:20 AM by Macduff.)
03-19-2018 05:18 AM
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Banned Offline
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earth
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Post: #426
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
I got to see both the Z900RS and Z900RS Cafe today, overall I would say nice bikes and the Z900RS would be in the running were there no CB1100.

What I liked - naked, the seating position was pretty much perfect, finish is nice, Speedo is in km only, wheels are amazing, beautiful exhaust.

What I didn't like - I see what everyone means about the tank - I don't like the shape at all, I don't like orange and root beer retro paint job, it doesn't seem to match the contours of the tank, I would have to see the black one. I absolutely hate the paint on the Cafe model, ugly, ugly green.

It's a nice bike but having now seen it I'm not as confident it will be as big a hit as I originally thought.

I think if one were to remove any brand bias and hide the spec sheets, 9/10 people would pick the CB1100 over the Z900RS. The CB is just so much nicer looking.
04-03-2018 11:30 AM
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dbarkdoll Offline
Running Like a Top

Arkansas
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Joined: Jul 2017
Post: #427
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
It will be interesting to see how the RS sells in 2018. There was a lot of buzz surrounding this bike when it was revealed online, but a picture only tells a portion of the story. Seems like folks are not terribly pleased with the overall styling of the bike in the flesh and that they are not selling very well (doesn't help that a Z900 sitting right next to the RS is 10x the bike for a fraction of the cost).
04-03-2018 10:13 PM
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Flynrider Offline
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Phoenix, AZ
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Post: #428
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
I talked to a guy at the Kawasaki-only dealer a few weeks ago. He said they sold 4 in the first week. Last month they got 4 more and two had already been sold. The guy was telling me that they weren't sure if they were going to be able to get more.

Phoenix, AZ
2013 CB1100 - Big Red
1993 CB750 Nighthawk - Tahitian Blue
04-06-2018 12:16 AM
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The ferret Offline
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Ohio
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Post: #429
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
I talked to the owner of the Kaw dealership in northern Ky the other day. He got two. Traded one to another dealer and still has the other one. Says no one is even showing any interest in it.

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2014 DLX (the pleasure horse)
2021 NC750X DCT (Angry Bird)
04-06-2018 05:40 AM
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earth
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Post: #430
RE: Kawasaki Z900RS
It's the same here, there have been a few people look at Z900RS but he said I was the first person that had even glanced at the Cafe.
04-06-2018 06:19 AM
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