Kawasaki Z800
Appearance
Manufacturer | Kawasaki motorcycles |
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Parent company | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
Production | 2013–2016 |
Predecessor | Kawasaki Z750 |
Successor | Kawasaki Z900 |
Class | Standard |
Engine | 806 cc (49.2 cu in) liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC inline-4 |
Bore / stroke | 71.0 mm × 50.9 mm (2.80 in × 2.00 in) |
Compression ratio | 11.9:1 |
Transmission | 6-speed, chain drive |
Frame type | Tubular steel backbone, stressed engine |
Suspension | Front: 41 mm (1.6 in) inverted fork with rebound damping and spring preload adjustability Rear: Bottom-link Uni-Trak® horizontal monoshock with piggyback reservoir, stepless rebound damping, adjustable spring preload |
Brakes | Front: Dual 310 mm (12 in) petal-type rotors with four-piston calipers Rear: Single 250 mm (9.8 in) petal-type rotor with single-piston caliper |
Tires | Front: 120/70-ZR17 Rear: 180/55-ZR17 |
Rake, trail | 24°, 99 mm (3.9 in) |
Wheelbase | 1,445 mm (56.9 in) |
Dimensions | L: 2,100 mm (83 in) W: 800 mm (31 in) H: 1,050 mm (41 in) |
Seat height | 834 mm (32.8 in) |
Related | Kawasaki Z1000 |
The Kawasaki Z800 was a four-cylinder standard motorcycle made by Kawasaki from 2013 through 2016, replaced by the Z900 for 2017.[1]
History
Using the nomenclature of the Kawasaki's Z series begun in 1972, the Z800 is the follow-up of the Z750 which had been introduced in 2004 as successor of the ZR-7.
References
- ^ Gustafson, Joseph (2016-11-08). "Kawasaki's 2017 Z900 Is The Replacement For Its Outgoing Z800". Cycleworld.com. Cycle World. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
External links
- Official website
- Z800 review at topspeed.com – with UK specs
- Z800 road test at 1000ps.at (German language) – with picture gallery and videos