RIDE REVIEW I 2022 KAWASAKI Z900 SE
P78
with the SE, with the rear shock
keeping the ride much more
composed, especially when you
begin winding on the power on
the side of the tire.
There's no difference in tire
here. Both the SE and base
model run the Dunlop Sportmax
Roadsport 2 rubber, which is
Dunlop's middle-of-the-road
sporty street tire, so the extra
drive grip and chassis compo-
sure is purely down to the Ohlins
shock sitting under my butt.
The front end, while being a
bit on the stiff side, is an im-
provement over the base model
I rode in 2020, but it's not as big
a difference as to how the shock
feels. There's better resistance
to hard braking in that, on
standard settings, the fork won't
race to the bottom of the stroke
quite as fast as it did before,
but overall, the feeling from the
handlebar is quite similar.
The engine hasn't
changed from
the base model
to this SE edition,
with Kawasaki
claiming 73 lb-ft
of torque from its
942cc.
It's still a relatively
short machine, as
evidenced by Rennie's
6'1" frame here.
engine engine
sure is purely down to the Ohlins
engine
sure is purely down to the Ohlins
engine
