If you're familiar with my taste in motorcycles, then you already know that I love me some naked bikes. They'll always hold a special place in my heart, and when you hit that sweet combination of vintage styling paired with the best things about modern motorcycle technology (I'm talking important things like brakes, suspension, and a conveniently located USB charging port near the bars), it's pretty much a no-brainer.
Is Kawasaki breaking new ground with its 2026 Z900RS lineup? Not really. But does it need to? Also, no. There's a reason so many people love mac and cheese, from all kinds of cultures. You can bring new things and add them to it to dial it in to your tastes (I love kimchi in mine, personally), but at the end of the day, it's the combination of timeless familiarity and comfort that brings folks back for more.
All three bikes we're about to discuss are powered by the same liquid-cooled, 16-valve, inline four-cylinder, 948cc engine you've come to know and love. It makes a claimed 115 horsepower at 9,300 rpm, alongside 73 lb-ft of torque at 7,700 rpm. It's mated to a six-speed gearbox, and all three variants sold in the US come with ABS, cruise control, ride modes, a quickshifter, traction control, and Kawasaki cornering management.
