KAWASAKI Z650 ABS (2017-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Kawasaki Z650 is a naked motorcycle introduced by Kawasaki in 2016 and manufactured in 2017 as a replacement model for the Kawasaki Ninja Z650R. It has been produced until the present (2023).

The bike was developed as a cheaper model than its larger Z900 sibling, which shared the design and some aesthetic components. In 2019, at the EICMA Show, the maker introduced a revised version with a new seat, instruments, and full LED lights instead of the previous halogen units.

In 2017, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki Z650 ABS, a naked machine that came, as its name says, with additional safety equipment in the form of an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS).

The bike is manufactured around a high-tensile steel trellis frame with a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front, providing 125 mm of travel and a horizontal back-link adjustable shock absorber with 130 mm of travel on the rear.

The braking performance was handled by two 300 mm petal discs coupled to dual-piston calipers on the front wheel and one 220 mm petal disc tied to a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel.

As for power, the 2017 Kawasaki Z650 ABS had installed a 649cc four-stroke two-cylinder liquid-cooled engine underneath its fuel tank, managed by a fuel injection system, delivering 68 hp at 8,000 rpm and 65 Nm (48 lb-ft) torque at 6,500 rpm.