Kawasaki announced this week its new middleweight naked bike – the Z800 ABS. The newest member of the Kawasaki family features the well-known aggressive, stripped-down styling, a torquey 806cc four-cylinder, KYB suspension, and retails for $8,399. With this MSRP, the bike is cheaper than the Z1000 but costs slightly more than the Yamaha FZ-09. The new Z800 arrives in dealerships this fall.
2016 Z800 ABS
The aggressive styling of the Kawasaki Z1000 has won it many fans, and now it gets a sibling in the form of the new 2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS. This mid-level streetfighter brings the same attitude as its bigger brother, with similarly aggressive styling, sportbike heritage and a powerful 806cc four-cylinder engine. The new Z800 will be sold for the first time in the US, but not all of them – it will be sold in every state except California because of the emmission regulations.
The new Z800 is powered by a 806cc, DOHC, liquid-cooled, 16-valve engine. In Europw, this engine delivers 111hp and 61 lbs.ft of torque but the US version only has 94 ponies and 56 lbs.ft of torque. The Z800 features ahigh-tensile steeltubular backbone frame, steel swingarm andlightweight cast aluminum engine subframe.
The Z800 may be the most aggressively-styled middleweight naked on the market
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The biggest problem of the bike may be the suspension. Kawasaki decided to use KYB suspension parts that have only rebound and preload adjustability. There’s a 41mm front fork while at the rear, the Kawasaki Uni-Traksuspension system includes a KYB shock with a piggyback reservoir. The brakes on the Z800 include dual opposed four-piston front brake calipers offering progressive stopping power and feel. The system uses 277mm petal-type front rotors and alightweight Nissin ABS unit. The wheels are six-spoke supersport-style units manufactured using the latest lightweight production technology while tires come from Dunlop.
A couple of words about styling. According to Kawasaki, they wanted to give the bike a streetfighter look. There’s nothing wrong with that but the Z800 is just too aggressive, some might say that it’s ugly.
The 2016 Kawasaki Z800 retails for $8,399 – that’s a lot cheaper than the Z1000 but it’s slightly more than the Yamaha FZ-09 (it costs $8,190). The bike will be offered in Metallic Spark Black / Flat Ebony and will arrive in dealerships this fall.
The Z800 comes for the first time to the US
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2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS Key Features
Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four
Displacement: 806cc
Bore x stroke: 71 x 50.9mm
Compression ratio: 11.9:1
Fuel injection: DFI® with Keihin 34mm throttle bodies
Ignition: TCBI with electronic advance
Transmission: Six-speed
Final drive: Sealed chain
Rake / trail: 24 degrees / 3.9”
Frame type: High-tensile steel backbone
Front tire: 120/70 ZR17 Dunlop Sportmax D214
Rear tire: 180/55 ZR17 Dunlop Sportmax D214
Wheelbase: 56.9”
Front suspension: 41mm inverted fork with rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
Rear suspension: Bottom-link Uni-Trak horizontal monoshock with piggyback reservoir, stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload
Front brakes: Dual 277mm petal-type rotors with four-piston calipers, ABS
Rear brake: Single 216mm petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper, ABS
Overall length: 82.7”
Overall width: 31.5”
Overall height: 41.3”
Seat height: 32.8”
Curb weight: 509.4 lb
Fuel capacity: 4.5 gallons
Color choices: Metallic Spark Black / Flat Ebony
MSRP: $8,399
Warranty: 12 Months
