I think I might be in the minority, but I wish they kept an option to have an analog tachometer. I love TFT Displays, but I always have to ask myself how will it look in 10 years? Will it still look cool, or will it look dated. That’s why I like analog tachs, they are timeless.
Things are only getting more digital. I doubt it will look more dated than pervious generations. Rather taking one look at the CBR600RR that is still supplied in America and you see the age immediately.
Yeah it’s the best 600 now, I think they should include a steering stabilizer also because they need one. I’ve seen plenty of videos of the last generation getting tank slappers.
It is insulting that Kawasaki even sells the stabilizer on their website, for over a whopping 700 bucks ! Shameful that they did not build it into the bike. It looks ugly when installed on top.
I like the new design what else could they have done don’t fix it if it ain’t broken it is a little less powerful due to emission regulations? Maybe but 80% of the riders won’t use its full potential. Great looking bike the 600 class is still alive!
I think its thee most cohesive their line up has looked since like 2008ish. Everything within the segments looks like it was designed by the same team, and not a team per model. The sports family looks like a unit now. I likey.
Hi Hero, team green announced yesterday the peak power numbers are slightly down on the previous model especially as it’s redline has reduced from 13,500 rpm to 13,000 rpm purely for noise an emissions. Anyone not taking it to a track and even those who do without a racing background wouldn’t be able to tell the difference even if they rode them back to back. 👍😎🇦🇺
@@TheRadiag Maybe you’re correct as you are guessing. Which will then have potential for more power with a flash. It’s not the same as the new 400R that Americans get which stops making power at 11,000. Anyhow, it’s only down a few poneys at 500 rpm less than the previous model and I doubt anymore will be able to tell the difference on the streets apart from it feeling stronger where you need it. Think about it.
@@marcusgeorge1825 It is still largely the same engine with the same bore and stroke as the previous gens. So it wouldnt make sense for the redline to go down over 2000rpm. I own an '05 636 and you're right, I dont think a few ponies at high rpm less in exchange for a quoted "better midrange" is a bad trade. Oh and the German website now has performance numbers: 91(95,2) kW 124 (129) PS / 13.000 /min (brackets are with ram air) 69 N•m / 10.800 /min Of course I don't know whether those will be the same in the US.
I love anything Kawasaki. That company only builds bikes because they WANT to! Kawaski Heavy Industries is a huge corporation, motorcycles are a small piece.
For the same price you can get a Street Triple RS that has the same power if not more to the wheel, better brakes, better suspension, 6 axis IMU, better electronics, and ride by wire and available cruise control. I was initially excited by the announcement, but they really didn’t change much. The biggest change is the TFT, which the Euro bikes have already had for several years. Sorry but the Japanese brands still have a lot of catching up to do. This is a step in the right direction, but it’s overpriced for what you’re getting.
i just don't understand who spends 11k on a 600cc bike that doesnt have all its trimmings, back 10 years ago 8k would buy you a 1000cc bike, those same bikes are still somehow worth nearly 6-8k but thats another issue..
@@snippidippi i know. They're also expensive to manufacture, especially to meet current design and emissions laws. But hey, 600s are an absolute blast and its a crying shame that hardly anyone buys them anymore!
I like it! But with the new world MotoAmerica rules, I'm surprised in a way that they didn't take the opportunity to bump up the bore to bring back the zx7r for the middle weigh class to go against the gsxr 750 and V2 and the other larger bore bikes allowed in the class. Mesa was ring the heck of his zx6r at Road America.
Love the new look to the ZX6R. Definitely an improvement over the last model. I honestly want one. I've not owned a Kawasaki since my 1st bike and it was a Ninja 250.
A little pissed that I just got a 2023 ZX6R... I could've waited had I known the 2024 would've looked so badass. The front cowling looking a little closer to the ZX10R and I love that.
As the 636 has been more presented as a street friendly bike since '13, the more low end increase of the new model will undoubtedly cost some top-end. Which I think is fine, I'm wondering how much claimed HP at the crank the new model will have versus my own '15 636.
I'm in TOTAL AGREEMENT with You on it being THE BEST 600cc sportbike in this country!!! For 3 years now,it's as if Honda,Suzuki an Yamaha have ALL completely LEFT their 600cc machines by the road,just letting them ROT,while Kawasaki has not only IMPROVED it's 600cc the past few years,but has CONTINUED on improving it as well (as shown here) so YES........Kawi is basically trying to out do ITSELF (which in my opinion,is GREAT!) I would love to eventually see Kawi develop a "VVT" (variable-valve timing) engine for their bikes without a huge bump in cost! If I had the $ to go out an buy a new ZX6R TO-DAY.............I would without even THINKING of another 600cc!!! ; >)
I have a 2013 model and was considering trading it towards a 2023 model. Now I'm considering this. I'm curious if a flash and full system would make it the most powerful one yet? Any ideas?
I've paid the $30 to watch isle of man tt last 2 years. 600 supersport DOMINATED by r6's, some honda's and that a race favors top speed which we all know zx6's get it! I'm guessing there probably not legal. I've always thought this bike shouldn't be legal in supersport/600. Make a true 600 and complete that way. Yamaha discontinued possibly the best 600cc sportbike ever made!
Gonna trade my 2022 ZX10R in for one, the ZX10 is a missile with more power than i need tbh. Now with the TFT screen (with a fuel gauge that make sense that the 10 doesn't have) , led headlights , qs etc it has more features 2024 than the earlier models. Yes it lacks a little top end but tuners have already gone past what the previous models was good for. With a full system, shorter velocity stacks + ecu tune you can get these to 128+ rwhp = well over 135 at the crank.
I went to my local dealer to put a deposit on a ZX4RR, but in conversation with them, the question of Warranty came up. I've always done my own servicing, but I mentioned I would let them do the first one (basically an oil and filter change). They told me if I do any of my own servicing, the warranty is void. WTF!? I pushed them on this and gave an example, that if I changed my own oil, but there was a in issue with say 'the head bearings' would they try to refuse warranty repair? (try, because legally they would lose in court). They said they would tell me to take a walk. So no sale for them then... I can't deal with muppets like that. Hopefully y'all got decent dealerships nearby. I don't.
It's nice to see kawasaki improving the ZX6R and i don't understand why the other japanese manufacturers don't improve their 600cc bikes too... about the top end power i think you're right, they reduce the top end power and we can see it in the rev counter who have the redline starting at 15000rpm and in the older model we have the redline starting at 16000rpm...
man, i cant be the only one who hates the styling of almost all new japanese bikes. it seems like every design post 2013 is just trying to maake the most ugly decepticon or insect looking face possible.
Looks cool. Nice preview with images I haven't seen on Kawasaki's site yet. Thanks. I like the prior generation look, but also like the look of this version too. The styling of many bikes depends on the preferences of the viewer. Cool that Kawasaki is still offering an inline 4 cylinder 600 range bike when others have given up on the market.
Still annoying how it looks like a 400. I want it to stand out and not have people to guess if I’m on a 400 or 600. Just my opinion. And Yamahas are still top tier bikes that’s why not much new stuff has been updated. If you go to a track it’s 70% R6 and they whoop ass.
Yeah I agree with you in that sense. I liked when the different level bikes had unique looks. Reason why I didn't like the previous gen was because it looked way too much like their 650.
Honestly I say who cares about top-end power at this point. People who want peak will retune their bikes anyways, might as well make the stock tune more streetable
More mid range power is a nice way of saying we have detuned the bike for emissions and fuel economy. If I was buying I would for sure take last years model over this one. Looks like it has lost 500 rpm at the top. At least they still make one. Imagine if the Japs were allowed to make a real 600 without being totally hamstrung by our completely corrupt and totally illegitimate government overlords.
@@ThermicLight why would you ever buy a bike like this if that's your thinking. These are performance motorcycles. They should perform as intended and each subsequent year should be better than the last, not worse and more expensive.
@@archiewilson4943 - You might have a point except for all the modern updates and or tweaks to this latest ZX6R. That not everyone is overly obsessed about power stats. Particularly when any bike with over 100hp is already a weapon. Fact of the matter is that Kawasaki didn't even have to release this bike. Meanwhile the other big 3 Japanese manufacturers have discontinued or practically left the 600cc class on life support. Then on top of that having to overcome ever tighter emission standards. Yet your concern is peak power that more than likely you can't even handle like most other riders. Well respectively it just rather makes your complaints petty and chiefly moot.
I like the new design. It still unmistakebly looks like a present day Kawasaki and shares the same basic design language with the previous model, but it's a lot less segmented and has much fewer edges. Looks pretty good, even in white, which I usually dislike.
I have the 2023 ZX6 and I'm in 100% agreement that the 2024 is a BIG upgrade for the bike. They've also upped the price by a bit too. I also have the 2023 ZX10 and while I *like* the smaller bike, I still think the best bang for the buck is the ZX10.
Rumor has it the ZX6R is going from 134 HP for the 2023 model to a 121 HP for the 2024 model, so it can meet Euro 5 emissions & Kawasaki can start selling it in Europe again... If the ZX6R doesn't lose any weight, the power to weight ratio doesn't lie = No substitute for HP if the weight of the 2024 is the same as the 2023... The 2023 will be the faster bike of the two... All the rest is smoke and mirrors..
