Z900 RS Cafe. First Riding Impressions.

[@Skidz75]

My friend. That is a beautiful machine you have there! Congratulations! 😎🤙

[@x4tfxChallenger]

Awesome bike! Love the retro motorcycles!

[@enriqueperla4939]

Moving chicanes...what a great quote😅. Pretty Kawa Brian, looks very dinamic and nimble!

[@jpmon-wd6xe]

I bought a 2022 z900rs same circumstances as you did not try it just fell in love with the look of the bike and absolutely impressed and satisfied with the machine same opinion as you good job on the video thank you from us in Canada

[@adamsnodgrass9531]

Beautiful,my second favorite color,but I'm biased. I have a 2019 in vintage lime. After 3 years and 14,000 miles I still love it. The throttle was ok,but with a full Hindle exhaust it needed a ECU tune. I find it comfortable for 300 mi days. It really is a jack of all trades a modern ujm.

[@bmasontv]

The more I ride this bike the more I am liking it. It has far exceeded my expectations

[@vincealince_SRT]

Damnit B, you’re gonna get me on another expensive hobby

[@samyb2834]

I disagree man. I have the same bike and the throttle is an issue. The reason is emission. A tuning completely eliminate the issue and the bike is way more enjoyable to ride.

[@MelloYellow510]

Because of the throttle an ECU flash was a must for me! But the flash was much more than a decel fuel cut off adjustment. Top speed & Rev limiter adjustment , fuel & timing map optimized, better fan temps, o2 sensor delete, all restrictions removed. The difference is night and day.

[@sosa-my2fr]

Not sure if it was mentioned but this is a cable wire throttle not throttle by wire, thus the difference in throttle feel. Nice review and great points you brought up.

[@aussie1546]

I am on my 2nd, z900 rs, and I agree with you on throttle.

[@Angel9932]

I rode the z900RS during a demo day back this summer. Since it was a guided demo ride we didn't get to push the bikes in any way but I didn't have issues with the throttle at all. Granted my normal bike is a Vulcan S which has a very different engine and riding style but I really enjoyed the 900rs. I'd love to be able to trade for the 900rs but it currently isn't in the cards right now. Hopefully next year I can do more than just window shopping. :)

[@bigcat3768]

Love this review,, it puts many things into a more proper perspective,. I' have a 2023 and put 4K miles on it this summer- absolutely Love the bike. My trajectory through motorcycles starting when I was about 17 was GPz 550, ZX900A2 (first Ninja platform), ZX1000R, ZX14R, and now a 2023 Z900RS Cafe. I know getting older plays into this but the Z900RS is my favorite of all time. You just get on it and go, no big deal. It's got grunt and raspy power, has a great suspension and I've never, and I mean ever, received more compliments about how good looking a bike is like I have with this thing. I know that's not what matters but it is a great looking bike. Again, thanks for the fantastic insight.

[@bmasontv]

I appreciate the kind words! This is definitely a motorcycle that, every time I write it I fall in love with it a little bit more. Since this video I've put a tune and exhaust adjusted suspension adjusted bars and am soon to re-gear it only to give it a little bit longer legs and calm it down a little bit, as this thing has a lot more to it. Now that it has been massaged somewhat. Am so happy with this bike.

[@davidchenette1091]

I just bought the Kawasaki Z900RS 2024 i rode a lot of motorcycle in my life I'm 68 years old now i bought back in 1978 a brand new Kawasaki KZ 1000 that's why wanted to get Kawasaki Z900RS this is the best motorcycle I've had yet love it and the throttle is perfect for me it's not jurky

[@porsche964]

Great review a d understanding of the dynamics

[@leemdaniel4653]

Damn! That’s a good looking bike! How much does it weigh?

[@bmasontv]

Spec sheet reads 475 wet with all fluids. But I haven't put it on the scale yet. I'm going to hopefully pretty soon

[@imthatguy1878]

I rode my vulcan 900 classic to the dealership with the intention of not riding it home, the only ride I had on my cafe was out of the dealership after signing the papers and putting the first mile on it

[@brewaire]

This would hurt Mad Max's feelings

[@bmasontv]

Goose!!

[@brewaire]

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[@Audace1400]

I demo'd the z900 RS cafe and z900 naked sport back to back. I found the naked engine to be a lot more responsive and more torque. The cafe felt lacking in the midrange compared to the naked. The cafe ergos seemed less cramped in the legs but the cafe looks so good in the flesh.

[@bmasontv]

Z900 has more aggressive camshafts and more aggressive gearing.

[@mattriley1426]

It does have the ‘glitchy’ throttle, i have the same bike, when you ride smoothly and shift right between 3800 and 4 thousand RPM the fuel injection shuts off and created a ‘flat’ spot in the fueling, A LEAN MIXTURE TO SATISFY epa regulations, look it up, i sent the ECU to Ivans performance to fix the fueling flat spot and wallah! Its much smoother shifting transition. In the old days with carburetors i would have just re jetted the carbs to smooth out the transition.

[@bmasontv]

Well, to me it just feels like a deceleration fuel cutoff in the map. That said, the bike, in terms of throttle snappiness feels a lot like my RC51 and my t595 but, once the full exhaust goes on the bike, Ivan will be tuning it I'll be happy to report my results

[@josephrodriguez6054]

Just bought the exact bike 🏍 👌 ❤❤❤❤ I can't talk enough about it just the she was meant for me ❤❤❤

[@mathieuconstantin3356]

Coming from first gen Mt09 that bike is pretty smooth It’s a good bike

[@carlatamanczyk3891]

Just picked one up 3 weeks ago. Amazing...!!!

[@bmasontv]

The more I ride mine the more I like it. With the modifications that I've done to mine, it really is turning into a bit of an overachiever

[@carlatamanczyk3891]

@@bmasontv I'm going to install LeoVince headers. Wonder if need to tweak the ECU.

[@bmasontv]

@@carlatamanczyk3891 with headers, yes. I would say you would definitely need a tune. The factory piece is a double wall unit. The primaries are barely larger in diameter than my thumb

[@adambarbara5002]

Just bought one my father and I have been looking at them for years. It’s like the perfect motorcycle. I absolutely love it. I could easily afford the payment so I didn’t communicate with my wife well enough and she’s very upset. Has just under 200 miles on it. I’m totally in love with the bike but for the marriage I’m gonna have to sell it and take a loss. Any advice?

[@bmasontv]

Well, if you and your dad were checking it out, Would he be willing to take it on?

[@adambarbara5002]

@@bmasontv yeah that’s very possible, only these café models. The bars are a bit low for him. Im sure id take a big loss financing it with good credit selling it used immediately. Perhaps I change the bars for him. I’m shocked by how fantastic of a machine it is. It’s comfortable. It’s extremely fast. It’s extremely rideable. Thank you for the response.

[@bmasontv]

@@adambarbara5002 if your dad is more comfortable with a little bit higher bar they make bar risers for that motorcycle. You can also rotate the bar Riser 180° and that will move the bar back quite a bit. Gives the same impression of putting higher bars that will move it closer to the rider if that makes any sense. They are offset forward from the factory. Some of the older gents that buy this motorcycle make that modification

[@adambarbara5002]

@@bmasontv thank you

[@adambarbara5002]

@@bmasontv so worked everything out with my wife. I’m keeping the bike my dad‘s probably gonna go buy his own. Definitely learned my lesson and will be including her with any purchases I make in the future. She’s a wonderful woman. I noticed the manual says brake in period is 400 miles. Keep it around 4000 RPM. I’m about 400 miles. When do you recommend I change the oil first? Thanks again.