VOL. 54 ISSUE 10 MARCH 14, 2017 P99
"B
e honest," were
the last words
that Cycle
News' Road Test Editor
Rennie Scaysbrook said
to me before I left for Paso
Robles to test and review
Kawasaki's completely re-
vamped 2017 Ninja 650.
Okay, here's my most
honest try.
My wife and I will be
buying two of these new
Ninja 650s, ASAP. One
each. True story.
Why?
At the absolute root of
this story is the fact a few
engineers behind one of
our most beloved motorcycle
manufacturers, Kawasaki,
have just completed a very
long, thorough, and complex
crusade to design and build
a brand new, from-the-
ground-up, sporty, real-
world street bike and it is my
opinion their hard work has
paid off in spades.
It's a good time to be
alive, really, if you're a
motorcycle enthusiast
looking to buy a new ride.
Especially in this case, if
the model you're choosing
happens to be among the
company's most important to
their customers.
BY MARK MILLER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
OUR RESIDENT ISLE OF MAN TT
RACER, MARK MILLER, GOES FOR A
SPIN ON KAWASAKI'S ALL NEW Z650.
HE CAME AWAY RATHER IMPRESSED.
MID - SIZED
MONSTER
