Kawasaki India shocked the motorcycle fraternity with the launch of the 2017 version of the Ninja 1000. The price of this litre-class sports tourer was kept at Rs 9.98 lakh, almost Rs 2.8 lakh less than the outgoing model. This was possible as the new Ninja 1000 is a semi - knocked down (SKD) unit which attracts less duties as compared to the completely - built up(CBU) units. While we're yet to ride this new Kawasaki, you can check out the detailed photo gallery of the 2017 Ninja 1000.
The front is more aggressive and in line with Kawasaki's super sport range. The full LED headlamp unit is surely a looker
The seat is new, wider which will offer better comfort to the rider. Passenger seat is thickly padded that prevents rider to slide forward.
Instrument cluster is updated and now gets gear position indicator, shift up indicator lamp and indicators for KIBS and IMU.
Powering this Kawasaki is a 1043cc inline four-cylinder motor that produces 140bhp at 10,000rpm and maximum torque of 111Nm at 7300pm.
It get rider aids like Kawasaki Cornering Management Function, Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC) and Kawasaki Intelligent Anti-Lock Brake System (KIBS).
The Ninja 1000 gets optional hard cases which can be installed easily, thanks to Kawasaki Quick Release (KQR).