RIDE REVIEW I 2022 KAWASAKI Z900 SE
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(Left) New Ohlins
shock brings
much needed
stability to the
platform but is not
fully adjustable,
which is a shame.
The SE is thus the second
Z900 you can buy. The base
model's price—like absolutely
bloody everything in life since
Covid—has gone up by $200 to
$9199, the SE will set you back
an extra $1500 to get the im-
proved suspension and braking
package because aside from
those features (and the fancy
KRT paint job), the bikes are
exactly the same.
That means you will still get
the 948cc inline four-cylinder
motor, producing a relatively
modest 125 horsepower and 73
for a rework. Instead of running
the old-school Nissin conven-
tionally mounted calipers and
wooden-felling master-cylinder,
the new SE comes with Brembo
4.32 monobloc calipers, steel
lines and, a new Nissin master-
cylinder. Huzzah!
That's because, for 2022,
we've now got the Z900 SE
(which I can only assume means
Special Edition), one complete
with a revised Showa fork and a
fancy Ohlins S46 shock.
On top of that, the brakes (an-
other area I slated), have come in
