Bike Review - Kawasaki Z900 

One of the best bikes on the market. I picked up a '22 Z900 last Friday. This thing moves! Kawasaki definitely put out a great machine. I waited 3 months for an SV 650 to come in. Still hasn't. I seen this baby and forgot about the SV! Little bit different than my VStrom. Looking forward to warm Spring days!

I picked up a 2023 Z-900...wow what a machine. Engineered to the moon. Still in the break in period at 302 miles. Such a fun bike torode and I have not even unleashed the dragon yet of the full power 😎 Ride safe everyone. Much two wheel love from Northern Kentucky.

Excellent, real world review! I'm considering buying one (new '23 or maybe a near-new used) and your review helped provide commuting and touring information. I think this may be the bike for me (MT09 is nice too, but Z900 looks and suits me better). Great video, thank you!

Thanks for the great review. Nobody talks about the panniers nor tail bag for touring. Also appreciate your perspective on having a pillion. That is one high position to be sitting in. Guess I'll have to leave the wife at home.

Nice and very useful review !!! Really appreciated. It's very detailed and done from a "normal biker" user perspective. It helps me to decide which bike to choose for next Spring biker season! For my needs I guess this Z900 is more than enough. Subscribed your channel, you deserve it. Cheers from Rome Italy.

Very underrated motorcycle, so much bike for a good price.

Great review! Thanks for taking the time making it. Getting this bike :)

Thank you so much for your review. I just Purchased the z900 2024. I purchased a tank bag that has magnets and carries everything that I would need for the road. I love the motorcycle. It has the power and Handling that I wanted. And I have two questions for you; where did you get the mirrors And what brand are the tires that you have?

Your videos are fantastic! I'm in the market at the moment for a Z900, it's finally time to get rid of my 22 year old ZR7s.

great review thanks, considering one of these in the red anniversary colours...... ride safe 🙂

Great review 👍🏻👍🏻 I think it’s the best owner’s review I’ve seen. If it is slightly biased, I can go along with it as I’ve got the exact same bike and also think it a great bike.

Hey Mark. Thank you for your down to earth first person (on a budget) review. I’m looking at getting one of these or a Z1000 and you’ve done a good job in selling this bike to me. 👍🏾💯

you knock it down a point for flinging mud, even though you said yourself that you removed the piece that's supposed to block it. brilliant.

Good review, i bought some soft luggage racks, they bolt on under the tail tidy mounts. You can then throw soft luggage bags over them. The biggest issue with touring for me, was that its a naked bike which gets tiring after a while.

Great revue ! Just about to collect my Z900 Performance, really impressed on test ride I had. luckily it'll fit in nicely with my Tiger1200 (touring) and R1 (playtime)bikes. Hardest bit making room in the garage for it !

Great humor in the outtakes. Greetings from belgium

I am so envious of you being able to skip the traffic queues.....we are still living in the stone age in Canada where that is highly illegal, and, even if it wasn't, there would be some raging cagers looking to take you down if you tried it.

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 ?

It's fuel injection. It goes into a high idle automatically. Just like a car. what your doing is counter productive. It's meant to warm up the engine.

Great review Mark, glad you like it, my mrs has got a Z900 and also loves it too. (I ride a ZZR14 And have been Kawasaki rider for over 35 yrs. ) Just a bit of constructive advice on your riding (also an instructor for 10yrs Cbt Das , advanced, ) and positioning. Watch the you tube videos by Mike Waite, Advanced police riding techniques, it's a great watch and you can learn a lot. Not having a dig but you never stop learning when riding bikes ! 👍😉

I enjoyed that review thank you Mark. Looking at these atm just pondering on it

Agree with everything you said, bought one over the summer as a 2nd bike next to my Dyna street bob!!!

Great review mate, also thanks for letting me have a go on her! ;)

Hey Markz, looking forward to watch this later, I have a question meanwhile though. I`m gonna get my 1st bike this year and was thinking about a z900 BUT running it in the low-power mode, which would be around the same as a z650 for at least 2 seasons. I`m 32, 110kg, whats your opinion on that ? I`m not looking to change bikes often, and I feel like using the strategy above would be the sweet-spot for me, but I also have safety in mind. I`ve had a fast car before, and although I am fully aware its not the same thing, respecting the power is pretty much a state of mind I believe.

Fantastic review! As a 55 year old who's about to learn riding, I should be looking for a cruiser of some sort ( the missus will get one, it's the only type of bike short enough for her), but this is the bike I can picture myself on. I just wish it had cruise control like Yamaha's MT09 SP. Maybe for 2023?

Hi Mark, great review and thought i recognised my home town of Cheltenham! What slip on do you you have have on your bike? Cheers Chris

Thanks for the review probably looking to change my 19 plate cb650r for a z900. Bit of a shocker with the pillion comfort as my daughter comes along for my blaps up to the Highlands. Maybe the RS for a bit more pillion room and bit more torque ?

Hi Sir, thanks for the awesome video! What brand of mirrors and frame frame sliders are those ?

Its a great bike, I have one from 2021. It is strange to me that you did not mention rider seat, I do get butt hurt after few hours of sitting on it.

The middleweight naked class is ~ 650cc. This thing is a shot glass short of a liter bike.

I have the same bike, love it. What bar end mirrors do you have?

Just Catching up with all your Videos..seems like over the last few Years The RS 900. Has been getting All the Attention .& the Z900 has Been Getting Overlooked But I Love the Sugomi Style ( I have the Z650 as I wanted a lighter Bike)

I think that Shad makes hard pannier bags for the Z900. Have you looked into that?

great vid mark! dont forget about the rs cafe! ill never like the yamaha, idk if its the engine or the gearbox but it sounds like a lathe or grinding something in a machine shop

Currently on an Mt07 but I'm thinking on going for this Z900 over the Mt09.

Yeah, this was a better review of the Z than Yammie Noob's.

Great review I am thinking of getting one 🙏🙏😎

Nice review Mark ,my z900 coming soon,☺️

The RS version of this bike would remedy almost all the negative points listed except for the track or if one’s not a fan of the Z1 styling.

Great bike, I have a 2023 Z900. But I would not tell your viewers cars can see you because of your bright lights. It's never safe to ever assume anyone sees you. Even if you think someone looked at you, always assume they didn't. Drive like you are invisible at all times.

Did you ever stall it on first gear. Mine does it a lot. Not on other bikes ,people on my bike also stalling on first.Wonder if yours does it too

The throttle movement you showed is not recommendable; it can result in damaging the engine, according to my Kawasaki mechanic.

😂 think you may end up with an MT09!! Even I’m tempted …. Great 👍🏽 review btw!!

The Shad 3P luggage racks fit and allow a tail tidy.

Hi, whats the after market mirrors on the bike? Looks great i have 2020 z900

great review I have the 2017 model it dose not have the electronic modes the 2020 has but it is still a great bike and the look of the bike turns heads my only real complaints are the seat is shit way to hard I had mine reupholstered for longer trips suspension is soft great for commute shit for track but easily fixed and the gear box is sloppy so easy to go in between gears.and I have to say its the most reliable bike I have ever owned over 600km a week for nearly 2 years didn't miss a beet and still going strong

I heard the power will reduce to 60% if you put on rain mode. Is it true? My uncle had ZH2 he always put on rain mode when we ride. I think Z900 will be the same.

hows the wind on highways at normal speeds? i see you have a "small" wind visor. i rode the CB650R naked bike for a few days and jezus christ. the wind was anoying.

A little unfair to complain about water flicking up on your back when you fitted a tail tidy. I had same thing on my bike and re-fitted the proper mudguard. Tempted at the Z900 though.

I heard the tire spines easy on damp or wet roads

i feel i must now link to the app for a top speed run (ive seen 163 mph)

Gr8 review, I agreed with most of your points. I ride a 2019 z900, abs, no t/c nor power modes. It is the best street sports bike, dollar for dollar. However, a terrible track bike: suspension too soft, not enough bite on the brakes, engine needs to row forward to lower CG, too much rider up right, needs to lower bars and move forward if use on track. Terrible for riding 2up. I have swmotech legends side saddles, and tst blended tail lights. Love the oem pipes, very quite. Anyway, ride safe, god bless u.

Hi mark, what tyres you got one there?

Your bike beats the MT 09 hands down in terms of the need to refuel, as the MT 09 only has a 14 litre tank whereas your bike has an 17 litre tank capacity. This acts as a bit of a limitation for the MT 09, particularly if you want to go long distance touring.

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as already mentioned, sorry but you marked down the bike for upgrades you made, tail tidy.

That is the same Delkevic muffler that I have on both my Z900's - 2019 red and 2020 blue . I notice you haven't taken out the baffle ... Is there a municipal code banning that practice ? Will you get a citation for it if get caught ? It isn't that much louder at low RPM . At higher RPM it is about 30 to 40 percent louder . In the usa - there used to be enforcement of the loud noises of vehicle exhaust, but now you can hear dozens of cars and bikes 2 miles away almost constantly ...

Is this exhaust is custom or stock?

Nice bike idol... That's my dream bike🥰

What tyres are on the bike?

Well the z900 is a better bike than than the mto9

I think the bike would look better if the brakes is a radially mounted brake.. If it's not a calipers..

Lol loved the end.

ha, 3 times a day

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You talk so much man…

Yamaha, my 🇱🇷🐉🇱🇷 roads are way better, let me use the MT-09.

Thought about buying one BUT how is my girlfriend going to get on the back it's so hi and dangerious if you have a passenger and hit the brakes the person on the back may end up on your shoulders and a person that had one at 10,000 mi . Said his kept getting stuck on rain mode and he had to keep taking it back to the service department so I'm going for the 900 rs kaw. Because of the retro look and feal pluse you can put on heater grips ,oxford ,radator guard ,sliders, windshield, besides a person that had one said he had 40,000 mi. And never had any problems only oil change and tires and the 900 rs has 110 hp. 0 to 60 3 sec . 🧝⚡🌴