KAWASAKI Z800 Sugomi Edition (2016-Present) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2016, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer launched the Kawasaki Z800 Sugomi Edition, a new middle-weight machine with a knockout punch that takes the Z family forward with styling, personality, and engineering that made Kawasaki famous.

Visually, the bike offers an aggressive appearance complemented by sharp standard features, such as a dual headlight unit integrated into a stylish cowl, a two-piece double seat, a four-into-one exhaust system, and lightweight six-spoke wheels.

The bike is built around a backbone tubular high-tensile steel frame with a 41 mm adjustable upside-down telescopic fork on the front and a bottom-link Uni-Track adjustable shock absorber on the rear, providing excellent suspension performance and handling capabilities.

As for the braking power, the bike's wheels were fitted with two semi-floating 310 mm petal discs on the front coupled to four-piston calipers and a 250 mm petal disc on the rear tied to a single-piston caliper, offering excellent stopping performance.

In the performance department, the 2016 Kawasaki Z800 Sugomi Edition had its heartbeat set by an 806cc four-stroke, four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine managed by a fuel injection system. As for the power figures, the engine delivered 113 hp with maximum strength at 10,200 rpm and 83 Nm (61 lb-ft) torque at 8,000 rpm.

The power produced by the engine was transferred to a six-speed transmission with a wet multi-plate manual clutch that spun the rear wheel via a final chain drive.