Besides the fact that you can ride it (hard), you can also use it to casually cruise along the coast, through city traffic or to take it for a spin with the boys or girls. The seating position is slightly more upright than on the normal Kawasaki Z900. All be it not that much more. The different styling is what stands out the most. Of course, it has to be your thing, that whole retro look. My heart doesn’t immediately start racing whenever I see a retro bike. But on rare occasions, one does know how to light my fire.
It wasn’t like that with the Z900RS at first. The one I was lucky enough to take home had the dark green colour scheme. This colour never had my preference, on any bike or car. And yes, I do think colour schemes make or break a bike. (Yes, yes, I know. You can always repaint it..) So I wasn’t that hyped from the start. Until I got on the bike and rode off. It surprised me, like booyah.