Kawasaki Z400

Kawasaki Z400 Highlights

The Kawasaki Z400 has been launched globally with two new paint schemes –  black/orange and black/green. The Z400 is essentially a Ninja 400 minus the fairing. As a result, it's powered by the same 399cc, parallel-twin motor which dishes out 49PS of power and 38Nm of torque at 8000rpm. There's no change in the suspension setup either - a telescopic fork at the front and a monoshock at the rear. Expect Kawasaki to launch the streetfighter by the end of this year or the first half of next year. As for its price, we could expect the bike to retail at around Rs 4.5 lakh (ex-showroom), which is Rs 50,000 more affordable than the fully faired variant. In terms of rivals, the Kawasaki Z400 goes up against the KTM 390 Duke, BMW G 310 R, Honda CB300R and the Yamaha MT-03 which is likely to be launched very soon.