VOLUME 58 ISSUE 41 OCTOBER 12, 2021 P69
T
he second edition of the retro
Kawasaki Z range is the all-new 2022
Z650RS. This naked bike harks back
to Kawasaki's glory years in the early 1970s
and partners the four-cylinder Z900RS.
Powered by the same 650cc parallel-
twin found in the Z650, Ninja 650, Versys
650 and Vulcan S, the Z650RS has a
claimed 67 horsepower at 8000 rpm and
47 lb-ft of torque at 6700 rpm.
The Z runs a steel trellis frame like the
Z650 but with a different subframe for a
flatter seat that stands at 31.5 inches tall,
and the old-school gas tank is 0.8 gallons
smaller than the Z at 3.2 gallons.
The suspension is taken care of by a
non-adjustable 41mm fork and a preload-
adjustable horizontal back-link rear shock,
while the brakes are relatively small two-pis-
ton calipers and 320mm discs up front and
a single piston 300mm disc at the rear.
Kawasaki also revamped the instrument
cluster to have a slightly more modern look
compared to the Z900RS, with two analog
dials for speed and revs and a digital center
for fuel gauge and trip information.
The 2022 Z650RS model is available
with ABS in Metallic Moondust Gray /
Ebony and Candy Emerald Green color
schemes with an MSRP of $8,999.
CN
2022
KAWASAKI
Z650RS
