RIDE REVIEW I 2022 KAWASAKI Z900RS SE
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That green meanie doesn't get
going until you're at least at
4000 rpm, but the same mo-
tor in the Z900RS SE guise
has already picked up the pace
by that point. Shorter duration
intake and exhaust cam profiles
help here, and combined with
the 12 percent heavier flywheel,
the Z900RS SE produces more
torque and pulls harder than the
Z900SE does up to 7000 rpm in
a more linear fashion.
The Z900RS SE doesn't
impart that feeling of urgency
that the sportier Z900SE does.
Instead, it prefers to ride along
at a medium speed, using all
that torque in third, fourth, or
fifth gear to float from corner to
corner without having to con-
stantly dance on the shift lever.
It's more relaxed, and that's a
good thing.
However, it's not perfect.
Considering we live in the modern
age, I would have loved Kawasaki
to have fitted the quickshifter that
is also missing from the Z900SE.
Sport biking as it used to be.
