Kawasaki z900 Throttle Maintenance

This avant-garde sports streetcar is the new Z900 released by Kawasaki in 2020, and the domestic price will be announced soon. What are the advantages of this Z900 with electronic control blessing? Next is what we saw and felt when riding this brand-new Z900.

Before setting foot on the brand-new Z900, let's do some homework and review the history of this car. The original Z900 was born at the 20 16 Milan Auto Show, and the whole vehicle is almost a replica of Kawasaki Z 1000, which went on sale in 2003. Interestingly, Z 1000 did not stop production at that time, and it has evolved into four generations.

Strictly speaking, Z 1000 has developed to the fourth generation and entered the player level of sports performance sports cars. Its streamlined shape looks like a future car. The whole car is stuffed with the latest and highest-end electronic control system, and the power is even more amazing. High-grade materials make the price unattainable. Basically, this fourth generation Z 1000 is specially made for European and American enthusiastic players.

Most knights just want a motorcycle that is relaxed and streamlined, but doesn't need much embellishment, and can commute to work or on hot holidays. This simplicity can't be found in the fourth generation Z 1000, and Kawasaki engineers also felt the voice of fans.

So a new generation of Z900 was introduced at Milan Auto Show in 20 16. This new car is not to replace the fourth generation Z 1000, but to find the original riding experience of the first generation Z 1000 for fans.

In fact, the Z900 launched by Kawasaki is definitely not only a copy of the original Z 1000, but also an old engine that refurbished the sales model of changing the soup without changing the medicine in line with environmental regulations.

Version 20 16 Z900 adopts Kawasaki's latest platform casting technology, which reduces the weight of the engine to a very low level without reducing its service life. It is also equipped with excellent front and rear suspension shock absorbers, which makes this Z900 ride like a 400cc light gear car, but the upgrade power is strong. If you have ever experienced the Z800 launched on 20 13, and look back at the Z900, you will find that there are great evolutionary differences between the two cars, such as the difference between the 33 10 and the iPHONE. I still remember that it was really cool to experience the Z900 for the first time on 20 17. This car is definitely the best motorcycle in my mind.

After four years, the Z900 has entered the process of redesign, but this time, Kawasaki's engineers did not intend to let the Z900 take the road of rapid changes and evolution of the original Z 1000, so it did not make the car more complicated in appearance, more powerful in power and more expensive and upscale in equipment.

On the contrary, the electronic control system and LED headlights that are safer and more riding are added, which makes this brand-new Z900 seem to have little change, but it has more gameplay and is safer, but it also retains the original intention of Z 1000. Next, let's take a look at the features and new technologies of 2020 Z900.

First of all, in the electronic control system, 2020 Z900 added a three-stage KTRC (Kawasaki Traction Control) tracking system. Simply put, the driving computer detects whether the running speeds of the front and rear wheels are synchronized at microsecond high speed. If the rear wheel is found to be faster than the front wheel, it means that the car has begun to slip. At this time, KTRC will intervene in the accelerator and take the initiative to control the wheel speed of the rear wheel, so that the car can reach balance in a very short time and reduce the accidents caused by tire slippage.

The three-level adjustable setting is to provide the intervention opportunity of the tracking system. Mode 1 is the latest opportunity to intervene, and even allows the rear wheels to idle to a certain extent, allowing riders to ride in by going up one flight of stairs. Mode3 is the most stringent wheel speed control. As long as there is a slight slip, the system can be shut down immediately.

The other system is the setting of power mode, which is divided into two modes: F (full horsepower) and L(55%). L It can be used by novices or when the road surface is slippery. The above electric control settings can be switched with one button on the faucet handle.

At the same time, the 2020 Z900 is also equipped with a brand-new 4.3-inch TFT LCD instrument panel, which can switch between black and white, and can adjust the brightness of three sections, including fuel consumption, remaining mileage, average speed, gear position and shift prompt, providing rich driving information.

In addition, you can also connect with Knight's mobile phone through the dashboard through Bluetooth, so that the LCD screen of Z900 can become the flat screen of your mobile phone, which can display incoming calls and information. In addition, the riding path, vehicle status and maintenance information of the car can also be inquired through the mobile phone. Basically, the electronic technology of motorcycles has gradually kept pace with high-end cars.

The 2020 Z900 will provide four colors for car owners to choose from, namely steel ash, blizzard white, lime green and extremely black.

After introducing the characteristics of Z900 and the new car, I got on the new car and experienced the riding experience. First, the height of the seat is 800 mm, which is really not high at all for a sports car. Basically, a knight with a height of 165cm can easily control it.

When you get on the bus and straighten the car, you will find that this Z900 is really light, basically not much different from Ninja 400, but its performance is different from triple jump.

Start the engine, the engine of the new sugarcane car is quiet, and the driving vibration is well suppressed when riding. Only when the throttle enters 7 thousand rpm can you feel the vibration from the engine. In addition, the gear ratio is very dense, and thanks to the sliding clutch, the shift is very slight and the power performance is very delicate. What's more, the engine temperature of Z900 is well controlled, even in the hot afternoon of nearly 30 degrees, stop and go in the city.

In addition, although the suspension configuration adopts the sports shock absorber setting, the suspension of the whole vehicle is soft and comfortable when riding at the preset soft and hard settings of the original factory, which feels like riding a traditional street car, but it has excellent handling performance when the mountain road bends or the car shuttles through the traffic, especially the riding triangle setting of the Z900 is really good, with a sense of fighting, but with a good sense of support. After a whole day's trial run, I am not tired after riding for a long time, and the riding feeling is really good.

In terms of performance, according to the original data, the speed of Z900 to 100km/h is 3.4 seconds, which is close to the actual riding performance of the upgraded sports car. It is found that the acceleration of this new car is really fast and comfortable, and it is worth mentioning that the Z900 does not have the engine curve of low speed, weak and high speed like ordinary pure sports cars, but is abundant from low speed to high speed.

When the speed reaches, it won't suddenly rush. Riding uphill on a mountain road, basically you can use the third gear in the whole process. After entering the corner, the speed will drop below 30, and the power can be restored instantly with a little throttle. When you return oil at high speed, you won't feel the frustration of engine braking strongly.

Basically, this is a sports streetcar with full sense of movement, full performance, perfect control and smooth riding feeling. The engine performance is really good. If you are interested in buying a motorcycle that can accompany you to travel around the mountains and the sea and can be used for commuting, I believe the performance of the 2020 Z900 will not let you down.

What I like:

The engine is smooth and dynamic enough, and the electronic control has a feeling.

The handling performance is really perfect.

The engine temperature is well controlled.

What I don't like is:

Modeling or lost to the first generation of Z 1000 handsome and four exhaust pipes.

Although the brakes are sufficient, it is more valuable to have radiation calipers.

Headlights seem to look better in the previous generation. Should the brake lights be changed into light bars?

Engine form DOHC sixteen valves, four-stroke water-cooled inline four cylinders.

The total length is 2070 mm.

Full width 820 mm

Total height1165mm

Wheelbase1450mm

The minimum height from the ground is 130mm.

The height of the seat is 795 mm

Car weight 2 10kg

The total displacement is 948cc.

Oil supply method: Jingbin 36mm*4 EFI.

Starting mode power generation

Compression ratio 1 1.8: 1.

The maximum horsepower is 92.2 kW {125 PS}/9500 rpm.

The maximum torque is 98.6 Nm /7700 rpm.

The fuel tank capacity is 17L.

Six-speed transmission

Front Suspension System 4 1 mm Housing Oil Pressure Inverted Front Fork

The rear suspension system is a horizontal rear connecting rod shock absorber with adjustable rebound preload.

Tire (front) 120/70-ZR 17

Tire (rear) 180/55-ZR 17

Front Brake System 300 mm Double Disc Double Piston Calipers

Rear Brake System 250 mm Single Disc Single Piston Caliper

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