2018 KAWASAKI Z900RS CAFÉ
FULL TEST
P100
I have been riding a Z900RS for the
last few months and the Café edition
feels completely different in terms of
engine character and road-holding
capabilities.
One of my biggest gripes with the
base model 900RS was its awful
throttle response, which is a product
of engine mapping and the fact that
Kawasaki needs to stuff what feels like
50 pounds of concrete in that catalytic
convertor underneath the bike to get
through California's emissions laws.
Kawasaki still needs to do that to
the exhaust with the Café, but to their
credit they must have worked hard on
correcting the mapping issue within
the Café's ECU.
Two peas in a pod. We
love the base 900RS
(right) but our pick goes
to the Café on the left.
