Kawasaki is shaking things up with its refreshed 2025 Z900 model, bringing a mix of new electronics, refined design, and subtle performance tweaks to keep it exciting for riders. While some expected an all-new Z1100, Kawasaki has doubled down on the Z900’s strengths, keeping its 948-cubic-centimeter inline-four engine but adding fresh features and a sharper look that could redefine expectations.

The 2025 Z900 keeps Kawasaki’s Sugomi design language, recognized for its aggressive stance that looks ready to spring into action. The redesigned radiator shroud is smaller and separated from the fuel tank cover, with brushed aluminum accents and a prominent, engraved "Z" logo—a sleek update that tones down plastic for a more premium feel.

A standout change is the compact headlight, which sits lower on the bike, giving the Z900 a clean, angular silhouette that follows the top line of the tank. This updated headlight uses a three-LED layout, with two upper lights for low beams and a single lower light for the high beam, ensuring brighter and more focused lighting. At the rear, Kawasaki introduces a new lighting technology with LEDs on both ends of the taillight, reflecting light along a curving tube to create a smooth, evenly lit effect.

Beneath the refreshed looks, the Z900’s 948-cubic-centimeter engine sees changes in cam profiles for smoother low-speed performance, helping improve both torque delivery and fuel efficiency. The U.S. model boasts 123 horsepower at 9,500 revolutions per minute and 73.1 pound-feet of torque at 7,700 revolutions per minute, while in Europe, these numbers adjust slightly to 122 horsepower and 71.8 pound-feet of torque. The electronic throttle and updated engine control unit settings work together to give riders more precise acceleration and better fuel economy, with Kawasaki reporting a significant 16 percent improvement in fuel efficiency and an 11.3 percent drop in carbon dioxide emissions.

Riders will enjoy a new suite of electronics, thanks to a six-degree Inertial Measurement Unit that enables lean-sensitive traction control and anti-lock braking systems. The 2025 Z900 provides three preset riding modes—Sport, Road, and Rain—as well as a customizable mode to tweak power delivery, traction control, and anti-lock braking settings to personal preference. A quickshifter now enables clutch-free up and down shifts, and electronic cruise control adds a touch of convenience for longer rides.

Another big upgrade is the five-inch thin-film transistor color display, featuring two layouts: one with a bar-style tachometer and another with a hexagonal tach surrounding a lean angle indicator. This screen is the first Kawasaki display capable of turn-by-turn navigation via the Rideology app, which can also accept voice commands to adjust ride modes on the go, making the Z900 feel more connected and rider-friendly than ever.

The Z900’s lightweight steel trellis frame carries over, though Kawasaki added a new gusset to strengthen rigidity around the head pipe and adjusted the left pivot plate to accommodate the quickshifter. The flatter rear subframe keeps the seat height manageable at 31.9 inches, with added comfort from a thicker seat cushion.

Suspension updates include a 41-millimeter inverted fork with rebound and spring preload adjustability, while the Z900 SE goes a step further with an Öhlins S46 rear shock featuring a remote preload adjuster. The SE model also gains upgraded brakes with Brembo M4.32 calipers and stainless steel brake lines for enhanced stopping power.

Kawasaki’s 2025 Z900 models will hit U.S. dealerships in Winter 2025, with prices starting at $9,999 for the standard Metallic Spark Black version and reaching $11,848 for the SE model in Metallic Matte Graphite Gray.

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