KAWASAKI Announced 6 New Models in 2019, such as “W800 STREET/W800 CAFE” and “VERSYS 1000/VERSYS 1000 SE” at the Milan Show

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It is KAWASAKI Heavy Industries [Milano Show] to be held in the suburbs of Milan, Italy for 4 days from Thursday, November 8. *It announced 6 new models in 2019 for Europe in 1.

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W800 STREET/W800 CAFE

▲W800 STREET

▲W800 CAFE

The [W800 STREET/W800 CAFE] is a retro model inheriting the blood line of [W1] which is the founder of KAWASAKI's big motorcycle. The engine is equipped with air-cooled vertical twin *2 with a beautiful appearance. In addition, it ensures reliable performance, such as steel double cradle frame and the front and rear 18-inches wheels, while having a traditional appearance with advanced technology used everywhere.

The [W800 STREET] equipped with an engine painted black on drawing up modern trends, an upright style handle bar, and tack roll seat. It made it a simple configuration that the rider can freely customize.
The [W800 CAFE] is equipped with a front cowl, a low position handlebar, and a single seat style design cafe seat. It achieves sporty cafe racer *3 style.

VERSYS 1000/VERSYS 1000 SE

▲VERSYS 1000

▲VERSYS 1000 SE

The adventure model [VERSYS 1000/VERSYS 1000 SE] is newly equipped KAWASAKI's unique advanced electronic controlled rider support technology, and it combines comfort and sports. The [VERSYS 1000 SE] also equipped with KECS *4 and smartphone connection function.

Ninja H2 SX SE+

It adds [NINJA H2 SX SE +] as a new variation in the [NINJA H2 SX] series of the high performance sports tourer model that equipped with a balanced supercharged engine aiming to enjoy the ultimate performance even in daily riding.
The [NINJA H2 SX SE+] is equipped with advanced equipment such as KECS, Integrated Riding Mode *5, smartphone connection function, in addition to the rich equipment of "NINJA H2 SX SE" which is a high grade model in the series, and it further achieves fan riding. In addition,it equips BREMBO's newest monoblock caliper "Stylema" newly, same as "NINJA H2/NINJA H2 Carbon" "NINJA H2R" for the front brake, and adopts HI-RYDURABLE Paint *6 which is hard to scratch for painting.

Z400

The Super Naked Model [Z400] achieves more light handling like the "NINJA 400/NINJA 250", by adopting a newly developed high performance engine and chassis, compared with the conventional model [Z300], and it also improves the output characteristics in the low speed range. It is a feature common to the Z series, achieving performance, such as a ride that stimulates the five senses and direct controllability.
It embodies the [Sugomi] *7 design of the Z series in the styling surface. It has an aggressive appearance suitable for exciting performance.

Special Exhibition of Racing Motorcycle and Z1

In addition to the 6 new models, the exhibition booth will exhibit 4 customize models of the retro sports model [Z900RS], as well as the [Z1], and the founder of the KAWASAKI [Z] series.
In addition, it will also exhibit racing motorcycle including the NINJA 400 (KAWASAKI DS Junior Team/Ana Carrasco) which won the rider & manufacturer, factory title at the World Super Sports 300 *9 jointly hosted with the Superbike World Championship, and "NINJA ZX-10 RR (KAWASAKI Racing Team/Jonathan Ray)" which led Jonathan Ray player and KAWSAKI for the 4th consecutive year rider & the Manufacturers' title in the Superbike World Championship *8.

*1:The official name is EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori). It is Europe's largest motorcycle show.
*2:The cylinder is a parallel 2-cylinder engine that has been designed to be vertical.
*3:It is one of the customize methods of the motorcycle. In the 1960's, it is said that it originated from doing a customize to compete with the speed of the motorcycle that young people gathered at a cafe in the UK. The main features are low position, single seat and front cowl style.
*4:KAWASAKI Electronic Control Suspension: It is an electronically controlled suspension developed jointly with Showa Corporation. It instantaneously adjusts the damping force, according to the road surface condition and the riding style, increases the grounding feel of the tire, and maintains a stable body posture.
*5:It is a comprehensive system that works with power mode, KECS. It can be set to fit traction control, output characteristics and suspension characteristics to specific riding conditions.
*6:It is a special coating paint that self repairs a scratch. It is a self-repairable scratches, and it is impossible to repair deep scratches, such as coins and keys subjected for wiping scratches due to waste clothing and scratches with clothing. It may take more than a week for the coating to return to its original condition.
*7:It is a common concept of Super Naked/Z series' common. It is a powerful design that encompasses the absolute force feeling that the raised fuel tank like the back of the beast that aims at prey and the crouching form created by the headlamp that lowered and the tail part bounced boldly, etc.
*8:It is the world's best road race by a motorcycle based on a commercial motorcycle, by the International Motorcyclism Federation.
*9:It is a road race world championship with a motorcycle based on a small displacement exhaust vehicle, by the International Motorcyclism Federation.

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