KAWASAKI Z300 (2016-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki Z300 was a standard motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki from 2015 until 2018, when it was replaced by the Kawasaki Z400. The bike was introduced at the 2014 Milan Motorcycle Show as a motorcycle part of the Z series for the 2015 model year.

The bike was manufactured under the ER300 code name and was sold in Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. In addition, it was designed and marketed as a streetfighter version of the Kawasaki Ninja 300.

In the visual department, the bike packed standard features, such as a small front cowl, a semi-full fairing with parts of the engine left in plain sight, a two-piece dual seat, a single exhaust system with a silencer mounted on the right side, and lightweight wheels.

The bike was built around a semi-double cradle high tensile steel frame with a 37 mm telescopic fork on the front and a bottom-link uni-trak gas-charged five-way preload-adjustable shock absorber on the rear, providing excellent suspension performance and handling.

The braking power was achieved by a 290 mm petal disc coupled to a dual-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 220 mm disc tied to a two-piston caliper on the rear wheel, delivering excellent stopping power.

As for the power figures, the 2016 Kawasaki Z300 had its soul brought to life by a 296cc four-stroke parallel-twin liquid-cooled engine with a fuel injection system in charge, delivering 39 hp at 11,000 rpm and 27 Nm (20 lb-ft) torque at 10,000 rpm.