Kawasaki Z800 (2013 - present) review

The Z750 gets bigger and meaner

THE Z800 takes over from the Z750 which has been a nice little earner for Kawasaki, with almost 160,000 of them sold since its launch in 2003.

I remember riding the first version back in 2004 and falling for its simple charms. In a sea of naked rev-hungry 600s, the Z750 boasted a refreshing amount of muscle - certainly enough to highlight the limitations of the suspension and brakes - but its limitations were really the key to its charm. You didn’t need to go 100mph to feel like you were up no good. On a Z750 you were almost always up to no good.

Read more: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-first-rides/2013-kawasaki-z800-review/21923.html#ixzz2EHpJf1RJ

THE Z800 takes over from the Z750 which has been a nice little earner for Kawasaki, with almost 160,000 of them sold since its launch in 2003.

I remember riding the first version back in 2004 and falling for its simple charms. In a sea of naked rev-hungry 600s, the Z750 boasted a refreshing amount of muscle - certainly enough to highlight the limitations of the suspension and brakes - but its limitations were really the key to its charm. You didn’t need to go 100mph to feel like you were up no good. On a Z750 you were almost always up to no good.

Read more: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-first-rides/2013-kawasaki-z800-review/21923.html#ixzz2EHpJf1RJ