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Cycle News 2019 Issue 11 March 19

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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2019 KAWASAKI Z400 ABS FIRST REVIEW P94 easy for most riders out there. With no traction control and un-adjust- able ABS, the Z is very much an analog bike. And all the better for it. With nothing to worry about except the ride, the Z400 is an excellent machine for new riders to get acquainted with the dynamics and behavior of a motorcycle. It's a tough-looking little bike, exud- ing the same attitude the Z900 is renowned for. Kawasaki calls this "Sugomi." Like a crouching animal waiting to attack. I think it looks cool. The Z400 is a brilliant little bike but seeing as Kawasaki already had the Ninja 400—which we love—this should come as no great surprise. It's mostly the same bike, but fills a massive hole in Kawasaki's line-up and might spur fellow Japanese marques Yamaha and Suzuki into developing naked versions of their junior sport bikes. CN This will be an excellent machine for anyone looking to get into riding on something with a little attitude to it.

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