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awasaki has taken the wraps
off its revised Z900 ABS in
two models—the base bike
and the uprated Z900 ABS SE with
Ohlins suspension and Brembo
brakes.
The rumor that the 948cc motor
would be punched out to 1000cc
for 2025 did not come to fruition, so
the 948cc inline-four gets refined
cam profiles to boost low-end
torque and improve fuel efficiency.
U.S. models will produce up to a
claimed 123 horsepower at 9500
rpm and 73.1 lb-ft of torque at
7700 rpm. A new throttle and up
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dated ECU settings aim to provide
smoother, more linear acceleration,
achieving a claimed 16 percent in
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crease in fuel efficiency and an 11.3
percent reduction in CO₂ emissions.
The electronics suite gets up
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dated with a six-axis IMU, so you'll
have lean-sensitive traction control
and ABS. Inside are three preset
ride modes—Sport, Road, and
Rain—plus a customizable mode,
which will let you alter power
delivery, traction control,
and ABS settings as you
see fit. The 900 also
has a quickshifter for clutchless up
and down shifts, and it now comes
with a new cruise control system.
The front lighting system now
features a more compact, triple LED
design, with two upper lights for low
beams and a single lower light for
high beams. The rear lighting also
utilizes LEDs, employing a light-
guiding method that provides uni
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form illumination across the taillight
through a curved tube structure.
A new five-inch TFT color display
acts as mission control and offers
two display modes: a bar-style ta
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chometer or a hexagonal tach with
a lean-angle indicator.
For the first time on a Kawasaki,
the screen supports turn-by-turn
navigation through the Rideology
app, allowing voice commands to
adjust settings hands-free.
The Z900's steel trellis frame has
been stiffened for improved rigidity,
and the seat height remains at 31.9
inches despite a thicker cushion.
Suspension improvements include
a 41mm inverted fork and a hori
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zontal back-link shock on the base
model, while the SE model adds
an Ohlins rear shock and Brembo
brakes. Both models are equipped
with Dunlop Sportmax Q5A tires.
The 2025 Kawasaki Z900 ABS
and Z900 SE ABS will arrive in U.S.
dealerships in Winter 2025. The
base model prices begin at $9,999
for the Metallic Spark Black/Me
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tallic Carbon Black/Ebony color
scheme and $10,299 for the Galaxy
Silver/Metallic Spark Black/Phan-
tom Blue variant.
The Z900 SE ABS is priced at
$11,848 and is available in Metallic
Matte Graphite Gray/Ebony/Metallic
Graphite Gray.
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VOLUME ISSUE NOVEMBER , P63
