Kawasaki Z650 (2020) Review | So much more than a beginners bike?

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We attended Kawasaki's European launch of the 2020 Kawasaki Z650 in northern Spain and steal a few minutes away from the crowds to take a look around the bike and see what's been changed for 2020.

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I have a 2020 model and absolutely love it. The power to weight ratio and the agility make it tons of fun to ride. I'm 5ft 11 and swapped for the taller seat too.

Thelonghill

I think Kawi has the best and most complete looking naked bikes

stephenschwartz

It boggles my mind why Kawasaki insists on putting crappy tires on their budget bikes. These tires may be an improvement on what they initially offered but when I bought a 2017 z900 it came with Dunflop d214. I considered them as dangerous and replaced them at 1500 miles and they still had all their tread. And I'm the type to ride a tire to their bitter end. I bought Conti Road Attack 3 and it felt like a different bike.

blipco

I do wish UK reviewers would stick to reviewing bikes on UK roads. Our roads are far worse than most of Europes - for both surface and traffic. Our weather is worse. We aren't seeing these bikes in conditions we will use them in. I get it's a nice event and photos and videos look better but that feeds into false positives in reviews too - the reviewr feels happier as they aren't in the UK riding!

thebrowns

Nice review.. is there any difference in term of performance from the previous version?

ilhamsabirin

nice improvements in design over the old model, and i thought the old model looked good too.

gm

How is the vibration through the bars? The parallel twins can be buzzy beasts....I know, I used to own a '17 Ninja 650 and it made my hands go numb.

hawkrider

I notice when you were scrolling through the TFT screen (08:59) it showed the average litres used per 100 kilometers was 7.6. According to my maths, 7.6 litres is 1.672 Imperial gallons and 100 kilometers is 62.137 miles, which gives an average fuel consumption of 37.16 imp mpg. As it stated your average speed was only 18kmph (11.18 mph) you weren't exactly thrashing it, so why the high fuel consumption?

mrcintheuk

Review form a 165cm swedish dude:
Had mine since 2017 too 38000+ km (i regret never getting a new exaust after hearing your bike).
You dont need more power on the road. Riding with people on sports bike who are "How the fuck can you keep up" ...(of course you are not keeping up on a straight, but who cares..).. well we are on twisty roads and you use 50% of our bike and I might use 80% of mine and I am not really pushing it...
I changed my bar position too a bit higher too feel more one with the bike. I guess its because i've been riding motocross all my life.
Love the bike and been doing camping trips like. 2000+ km and 10days+ camping trips through Norway and if u dont have some decent bike shorts you are going to have a bad time.
Again I love the bike but it is time to upgrade. I am now choosing between a adventure bike or a sports bike and I dont know what to do..

TheTebbin

Upgrade the tires to sport touring like Mitas Touring Force or Pirelli Angel GT for better mileage and grip but these will reduce the mpg but improve the confidence.
The clutch is absolutely fantastic. I like riding it on twisty roads.
I would suggest upgrading to a little bigger windscreen for this bike because the stock one doesn't provide good wind protection at speeds higher than 100km/h.
Mine is a 2019 tourer version and it's surely a nice bike. Nothing much but it is a good choice for new riders.
If you're taller than 182cm and if you ride long distances you should go for a bigger bike. Sometimes I feel fatigue in lower legs becasue of such tight ergonomic.

Jurica-mtb

I was bred on BSA 650 Hornet, so the power of my Ninja 650 is entirely adequate. I really like the slipper clutch and gear position indicator, but I yearn for ride by wire throttle, and traction control on my 765RS and SuperSport 939

sportmuaythaiv

Re air temp: Considering that all modern have to read the air temp for the fuel mix, it seems nuts to leave that function off the display.

cpuuk

You should do a ride video this bike with a 70's / 80's Kawasaki kz650 the bike that started Kawasaki sports bike

phoenixarizona

is there any Bluetooth connection with the TFT screen ?

elegantinfusions

I’m shopping for a new bike. I haven’t rode in about 4 years. Last bike was a 600 supersport. I’m considering the Z650, Z900, mt 07, and the cb 650r. The Z650 engine just seems boring to me.

joshuabeane