KAWASAKI Z1000SX

I’ve got a lot of time for Kawasaki’s ‘Z’ range, particularly the Z1000. With their big, rev happy engines, they’re a bike that’ll put a smile on your face, but they’re hardly packed with all the mod cons. And the Z1000SX is no exception to that rule. At £10,299 it’s the cheapest of the three on our little trip and it doesn’t take many miles in the saddle to get an idea of why that might be – no shifter or blipper, no cruise control, no heated grips, a dashboard that would have looked at home