Z650RS.... maybe?

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Re: Z650RS.... maybe?

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Kawasaki make the Z900RS - it's not much more power than my new shopping bike
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Re: Z650RS.... maybe?

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Reviews are trickling in after yesterdays press launch...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-rev ... 50rs/2022/

Sounds ok. Not brilliant, but ok.
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Re: Z650RS.... maybe?

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Saw two of these today in my local Kawasaki dealer, both green, the colour is awful, it looks really cheap and plasticcy. Apart from that it looks very much a beginner bike, it's really slim, it's about the same size as a RD350 YPVS, the seat might be a bit higher, the handle bars are high, like the original US market Z650s.

I think Kawasaki have over priced it, it should be about £500 less than the XSR700, as the XSR looks a much better finished bike.
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