I remember when this this Motorcycle Magazine used to be on the news stands. And I also remember my favorite magazine writer. I am happy your still with us. God Bless You Mr.Burns
this dude is awesome. he seems almost pissed that he even has to waste his time talking to us. like, "yeah it's a great bike for the money, what else do you want me to say; go buy it. youtube, etc... i'm out." i love it.
"Guys, seriously, it's time to start going a little easy on your dad. You may not like what he has to say all the time, but he really does love you and wants the best for you."
Good man John. Great review. I'll be looking at the Z900 for my 70th birthday. I had a green 73 Z1 and do like the RS but I also like more hp and better handling for less money. Keep on truckin!
Just picked up a '22 Blue 900 last Friday. Looked at a new MT09, but the looks sucked. I like the linear power delivery of this rocket. The whole bike oozes quality. A lot of bike for the money. It's freezing where I live, so I sit in the garage with a beer and admire it...
Omg 9K USD, that is so cheap, compared to the on the road price in my country, this bike is around 17K USD :D Love the video ends, it cracks up my day.. :D :D
Fyi, this bike in my country will be on sale for around 17K USD because of the taxes,etc. So , yes, i think below 10K USD is a good price for >500CC 4Cylinder Bike.
@@Pradnov you are correct... . that motorbike in Indonesia is quite expensive, person who ride this motorbike are quite rich people, hence if this youtuber come to Indonesia, he will be suprise with the price of Motorbikes and Cars which sell here, maybe this Guy cannot but this kind of Motorbike in Indonesia if he moved here, specially with BMW S 1000 RR my dream bike... I know coz I am Indonesian too..hahahaha Welcome to Indonesia......
In 1975 I bought a new 900z1 and loved it. In 1985 I bought a 1984 ninja 900 and loved it. I think I'll make it 3 soon. Thank you Mr. Burns, I think I'm older than you.
John Burns is truly the very best moto journalist in the business. He really does try his best for us kids. I don't mean to break your heart. I just want you to be proud of me, dad.
I have the Zrs and I find myself watching the regular Z900 videos wondering if I made the right decision. I really like my Zrs but I think I would prefer the sportier engine of this one since I keep it in the upper rev range most of the time.
@@agent2563 i have added a full exhaust and a tune from 2wheeldyno and it definitely transformed the bike I also put a cowl and clip ons, here is the video of my exhaust comparison ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TWokqdkthlg.html
I've owned a couple of MT-09s over the years and I always sold them because the motor was just a little too unrefined and rowdy. I picked up a z900 the other day and I can definitely say that this bike has the classic Japanese inline 4 cylinder smoothness I was after. It makes a bit more power than the Mt-09 but the power delivery isn't harsh. Smooth baby smooth!
No matter what's come out since with 50 lbs. of tech onboard, these are still impressive bikes. Love my '22 twilight blue Z. Get giddy every time I hop on board.
Got 1500 miles on my 2020 Z900 has definitely been best bike ive owned in my opinion. Good power, safety add ons are nice, good body position and she wheelies well. Only complaint is seat is kinda rough but its stock sport bike seat what can ya do
Lots to like about this rig. Maniacal Austrian RU-vidr Schaaf raves about how confidence inspiring and fun these are on his mountain roads. If it were mine maybe it gets flat black paint without graphics? The Tubes can stay insane in candy lime metallic. Power tools, man.
I hope they have factory option to add QS, also is there a way to upgrade the brake caliper to monoblock ? The linking part looks different from other suspension
I have come here from the Yamaha world. The world that I thought was superior in the motorcycle industry. But it is now the 4th year without a full sized cruiser, and with recent discoveries they stopped making the R6, VMax, and the WR250R. It is time to switch brands. I'm probably one of many angry customers, I WAS going to look into a MT series bike of theirs, but came across the beauty and decided to check it out.
I am an old kawasaki fan - the first new street bike I ever bought was a KZ 750 1984 ( I was about 27 then ) . It was a light metal flake blue one with a dark blue pinstripe. I searched for hours and only found one or two of that color . 20 years ago I got a used 1984 KZ 550 LTD . Then in 2019 I got a red Z900 ( only has ABS ) . I liked it so much that I then got a blue 2020 . I have 1500 miles on it and about 6500 miles on the red one . I love them both - I am also 6 1 and about 200 lbs . I don't do tricks or anything but on the red 2019 bike - after the 600 mile break in, I always accelerated hard . Even so, I got 5000 on the rear tire before replacement . I almost never use the rear brake ... The fastest I have been is 145 MPH on both bikes . What about you ?
I've enjoyed many miles on my old zr-7, and can imagine this bike is somehow on the same theme but way more powerful, smoother, similar in wonderful handling, and a great bike to own. More power than I'd need but I'd trade back and forth if I could. The one edge my zr-7 may have is looking better, I'm no fan of modern origami styling but it is better than some others I've seen and I could live with it, and there are other styling options Kawasaki offers in similar bikes.
Great review, looks like a solid choice overall. Kawasaki seems to put some effort into the suspension on their bikes which is nice to see. I just want an inline 4 600cc Versys with good brakes and decent suspension without a cripplehammer’d fuel tank. A S1000XR lite.
john burns When somethings nearly got it all right, and then the manufacturer “cripples” a feature to keep the budget model from stealing sales from the more expensive models. I’m still sour about BMW putting a 4 gallon tank on the F900XR. Almost had a killer touring and twisty road bike, bummer on the range though.
🤔…..best value for this class? Yes, absolutely. I bought a 2019 Z900 in the U.S. brand new - still have it. And, I spend about 6 mths a year in the Philippines, and just recently bought the 2023 Z900 over there. I’ve been riding motorcycles for almost 40 years now…..the Z900, for the money, is the best street bike I’ve ever owned, by far.
Very good Kawasaki but its almost like your are holding back, I dont see why you could not have added a bi directional quick shifter, all of the competition is adding it, bike would be perfect.
Looks like we've have been near the peak of gasoline street motorcycles for a really long time now. My cbr600f4i with tuned suspension is a better bike than I am rider, and that was designed over 20 years ago! For the street and non-rossi track days its all perfectly great, am I really missing out? Scheduling a test ride...
I love the bike but I don't understand what makes it different to the Z1000. It makes less power but it's similar capacity. Why not just buy the Z1000?
Hello friends, I am from Brazil and I am in doubt about this bike from the video or the Zx6R, I have no preference for style, I just want a powerful companion to accompany me on a daily basis and travel. What do you think?
For daily basis and travel, I think you'll find the Z900 a little more comfortable and easier to ride. ZX6-R isn't bad, but a bit more sport/racetrack oriented, ie, more hunched over!
Why did Kawasaki abandoned the Z1000....it was and still is one of the best looking bike out there....i wish they overhaul it and re launch again with around 170 bhp...😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
@@TommyAngelo1337 , But ZH2 is kanda meh.....its damn heavy, huge, ugggggggggggly af......on the other hand z1000 is a perfectly sculpted thing of beauty....still it looks modern and i dare to say that even Ducati Streetfighter V4 drew its inspiration from it....
