Here is the Kawasaki Z900RS 2021, the modern jewel with a retro style (review and test)
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- Hi everyone. The question is: Can a retro-styled motorcycle make a modern biker fall in love? Well, when we talk about the Kawasaki Z900RS we cannot avoid to think of its ancestor the famous 1972 Kawasaki Z1 that had made a lot of talk about itself. This bike has all the charm of the Z1 intact but with an absolutely modern and enjoyable technological content. A bike that looks good when you go for a walk in the city center as on a beautiful spring Sunday in the beautiful country roads or on the Alpine passes. In my opinion, a bike with a very marked character, with a strong and evident soul that will give a lot of satisfaction to those who decide to take it home. Do not forget to subscribe to my channel to put a nice like and to activate the bell so as not to miss the new releases. See you soon!
Bought a brand new Z-1 in 1974. Best motorcycle I ever owned. Drove it for 4 years, until a car made a left hand turn in front of me. Spent 13 months in a Navy hospital learning to walk again. I'll never forget that motorcycle. Reliable as hell and a joy to ride.
Very sad history and very bad experiece. But I hope you got well and completely healed. The Z1 was really a great bike! I wish you all the best! Bye!
Great review. I had a '77 KZ1000 and it was one of my best bikes. I now have a candytone blue '22 model 900. It is the same color as the 1000. All in all, I enjoy it more than the previous model. I also have a '22 black and blue Z900 naked. The seating and comfort is better on the RS, but the Z is still my favorite. Handles super and is smooth and fast. Either way, you can't go wrong. Thanks for a wonderful video.
Saw this bike when it was displayed at the HK bike show 2017. Ordered one the next day and had to wait 4 months for the official release and delivery to Hong Kong. Must admit i bought it purely on the looks i would drool over the 70s Z1 in my youth. Performance wise i cant fault it. I did buy the lower seat as i need to maneuver into Asian style bike parks and the lower seat made it so much easier. The lower seat is sore on the bum after about an hour of riding probably more my fault for being overweight. A 2 hour ride you can cover the whole of HK so its not much of an issue. Great bike and i get the same grin on my face today as i did riding it out of the showroom. For me this is the ultimate dream bike and i ride it more or less daily.
Great feed back! Thanks Tim and I wish you great life and great rides!
Hi I have got one in my garage, its the best bike iv'e ever had.
The green and yellow paint is just outstanding and she is so easy to ride. Kawasaki have done a fabulous job, nice vid thanks
I have a 1977 kz 1000 In my garage and now the 2022 z900 will be in the garage today. To see how far these bikes have gone is amazing.
Really great bikes! I’m sure you’ll enjoy! 🤙🤙
Really enjoyed he video on the z900rs I had z900 in the 1980s that I bought from my local motorcycle dealer I remember the guy who had it before had a nice black metal flake paint job on it plus a different four into one exhaust which sounded really nice loved the ride and handling of it and should have kept it but at the time traded in for a new Kawasaki model I’m in my sixties now so may get into biking again.
Hello Wayne! thanks for your contribution! riding bikes at any time is pure fresh breathe!new stop biking never stop dreaming! A big hug!
Great job man. The music is great and the quietening of the music when you talk is perfect.
Your English is pretty good too!
Ancestor is pronounced like “ansestor” 👍🏽
I really like your review style. I like how you do a voice over instead of just capturing audio from within the helmet. Its much clearer. I also like how you mix the video of riding, specs and still or walk around shots of the bike. This is much more appealing, to me, than just riding, showing FPV and hearing the audio through the helmet. Very nice production quality.
Hello! thanks so much for your appreciation. THis will help me to work more harder in order to give contents that really satisfy all of you and that can also give much fun. Stay tuned! I wish you a great life and great roads!
Awesome, i loved the Z900 Back in the early 70's
I got mine last week. Love it !
I owned a black w/gold stripe KZ900 back in 1975. I rode that bike into the ground. Talk about reliable! Never failed to start and ran great.
Great Bike! Thanks Greg for your contribute! I wish you great rides!
Those engines were amazing for their time. Even the die hard Harley Davidson guys respect this bike. 👍👍
nice review👍nice area you tested and drove where is this beautiful country..test came a bit late got a Caballero Deluxe 5..i ll try it and Swap later
Great video. I have one so smooth for crusing and commute to work. No back pain and comfortable !!
I have documented the best mods on my channel.
- Tires. The OEM tires are crap. Replacing them with quality sport or sport touring tires is a must.
- The shock. It's horrible, and what little damping it has, goes away when you ride it hard and the shock overheats.
- Forks. Decent, but need more damping if you are a heavier rider, easy to do with heavier fork oil.
- ECU Flash. Gets rid of the throttle and ignition timing restrictions.
Those simple mods transform the bike into a proper sport weapon, while retaining all of the retro vintage coolness. :-)
The original Z-1 is the best in my opinion, as well as the 77 78 KZ 1000 still had the same look after that they lost it. I think the RS is the best retro bike by far!
Great review. I'm still waiting for my '21 to arrive at the dealer, so I'm stuck watching everyone else ride a RS
Thanks Don! Appreciate so much your compliments ! I'll try to do even more better! Have a great life!
I have a 2019 Z900RS. Changed counter sprocket to 18 teeth and smooth out the bike
I have one and I love it!! Mine is the cafe version
Me too
Damn it's beautiful.
It's beautiful to me...
Love it. I have yet to see a hole shot on ANY video. Someone? Let me ride it😂my ole 70 H1 500 did not produce a good holeshot. You could but yer chin needed be by the tach
love the background music
Thanks!
@@life-is-the-journey
Any chance to test MT09SP☺️
@@cheungwanchung6285 hello my friend. I’ll try to engage the dealer. Hope to be back ASAP! 👍👍
@@life-is-the-journey 😍😍😍look forward to seeing it.
I'd like to see an LTD version.nicest looking bike since my 80' 1000 LTD!
Agree, The 1978 LTD was beautiful
Nice video, but the ergo fit is only for Vulcan S 650 not the Z900RS. The only thing you can change is the seat or get the Cafe version.
Hi Jimmy, thanks for your comment, I just got in contact with the dealer and he told me that is available also on the z900rs. but I'll deep dive ! :-)
I had an 81 kz 550 that's seat was exactly like that. Mine was Ltd, so more cruiser istic. Quick little bike though. Did you mention price? Thanks.
I had the original z1000 1977 but the new retro look 900 could convince me
I had a 1978 Z1000. I miss it today.
Honda beat Kawasaki to the punch and why they delayed and redesigned the Z1 to a 900 , the rest is history !
Everything about the Z900RS is leaps ahead of the old Z1 !
Good video friend,one thing I don't understand y the companies don't launch the affordable bike like this
Hello my friend. Every day more che companies are looking to this segment of the market that is asking even more to affordable bikes that Avery one can buy. And in addition at today this bikes come to be also nice and extremely valuable! Let me wish you a nice life! 👋
that rear fender though
Hello, you change the tank badges( KAWASAKI)?. This model is amazing!! 70' type. Where you by?. Best Regards.
Hello! Yes is amazing. I come from Italy! Bye!
Although im sure the new bike must have many modern improvements over the original, when it comes to looks the original is so much better.
Agree
The old Z's and GTR's have the best sound ever.
Nice video 👍. Motorcycles are fun on the highway and great for trips if they have good wind protection.. a 900 cc with no windshield is useless to me. If I have a bike with no windshield it won't be used much.
I have a ‘83 Suzuki GS850G with an aftermarket windshield. I can remove it in less than a minute with no tools. I take it off for city use, but put it in while touring. Problem solved! I’ve been cross-country twice now in perfect comfort.
@@EricTheBody - makes more senses yes
a 900 with no windshield is a problem, so you wodn't wanna get a Duke, or a Z900, or a MT09/MT10, or a Street Twin, or a Speed Twin, or a Monster 821, or a Streetfighters, or a Speed Triple, or a CB1000R, or a Rebel 1000...
should I continue...
@@beefquiche national Cycle plexistar windshield on a Z900rs is online in their site. That big shield works great. I had 3 of them on my naked bikes. 👍
How is throttle jerking???
Looks wise, it needs exhaust symmetry like the original..
If you think about it, everyone switched to 4 into 1 header anyway. But I understand what you mean.
@@mrglock2313 - That may have been true in some circles but none of the Z1s that I personally knew (in the 70s) went 4:1. The twin set of 2:1s pumped plenty of performance.
@@sboy1955 Kawasaki probably didn't want to re tool for these pipes I guess.
@@mrglock2313 - I bet they’re awesome running bikes, I wonder how they’re selling? Never see these new retros around here? This is “bagger” land 😁
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I can't decide if I get a Z900rs or stick with my T-120!
Take a test ride (you'll trade the T120 afterwards).
WICH MOTORCYCLE WOULD YOU BUY ???? THE KAWASAKI Z 900 RS ???? OR THE BMW R1200 R / 5 ?????
Hello Mitsos. If I had the possibility of being able to keep more bikes, for sure I would have at least 5 of those that I have done the review and of the others I would like to have too. I tell you this because I usually try the bikes that intrigue and interest me. And actually all the bikes I've tried have some interesting features that can be related to price, performance or other details. I hope I gave you my honest point of view! I greet you and I wish you a long trip on your bike! Ciao!
If one wants reliability without huge maintenance costs:
Kwaki is the choice...
It lacks duel shocks on the rear, why do a retro when its just a modern bike with slight features that remind us old folks with a bygone bike.
Good vid but get rid of music.
Love this bike, way to high though, 5`7"
They make a seat that is 1” lower
Still too low for me. 6'4
I'd have to add a flat seat to fill that saddle cup.. As I do on almost all post 70s bikes.
Shame about the huge radiator spoils the whole image
I would rather hear the bike than that cheesy music
Would be a lot better with 4 pipes......
Agreeeee !!!
Lose the radiator
To bad no dual exhaust
You can get duel exhaust now.
I would fit the 4 into 4 aftermarket exhaust system, just to be like the original Z1.
Most Z's were aftermarket exhaust were 4 into 1.
@@stevensullivan5287 . I fitted a 4 into 1 exhaust onto my Honda 750.
My 1978 Kawasaki Z1000 I kept it standard (dual exhausts)
Nice bike but, too tall for me.
They sure don't have the style and class of the originals.
948cc and Kawasaki calls it a z900
948cc Honda would call it a CB1000. They always cheat up.
Now make it truly 1977 retro and price it at $1200
It doesn't look as good as the original.
You're right, but it's from the same lineage and that's hard to deny
Absolutely agree (I used to have a Z1B)...but they have had to accommodate the modern frame/airbox/engine configuration of the radical z900 design so as a modern take on the Z1’s ..it’s not a bad effort
The music sucks
not a very good looking bike......