Review: Kawasaki's Z900RS puts a modern spin on a classic motorcycle
by Charles Fleming, Los Angeles Times
Dec 29, 2017
3 minutes
Triumph has cranked up sales with the introduction of its old-looking new Bonnevilles. Ducati is selling its retro-styled Scramblers as fast as it can make them.
Kawasaki, eager for some of that moto nostalgia, has brought back a venerable nameplate with the introduction of the Z900RS - a two-wheeled throwback that marries classic styling with modern motorcycle technology.
The old-new bike is driven by a 948cc in-line four-cylinder engine, watercooled and smoothed out by a heavier flywheel than what was used in earlier Z900 engines.
The engine features decorative cooling
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