Kawasaki Motors has launched the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 in India, at a very attractive price of ? 9.98 lakh (ex-showroom).
The third-generation Ninja 1000 is now brought to India as semi-knocked down (SKD) kits and assembled in India, and so Kawasaki has been able to price the bike aggressively.
The 2017 Ninja 1000 now meets Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission regulations, and gets some tweaks in the ECU, engine and minor cosmetic updates. The 2017 model carries forward the same engine, chassis and suspension. The 1043 cc, four-stroke, in-line four engine makes 140 bhp at 10,000 rpm and 111 Nm of peak torque at 7,300 rpm.
The engine may be the same, but it now features a secondary balancer on the crankshaft, to eliminate excessive vibration. The ECU has been re-tuned too, and it has better ergonomics than the outgoing model.
New Kawasaki Ninja 1000 gets minor updates in design and now meets BS-IV regulations and is assembled in India.
The Ninja 1000 gets wider fairings, a new three-way adjustable windscreen, a 5-way adjustable clutch lever and new seat. The instrument panel is all-new too, and features a large analogue tachometer and a multi-function LCD screen with a gear position indicator.
For just under 10 lakh (ex-showroom), the Ninja 1000 gets a lot of standard equipment, including rider aids such as Kawasaki Cornering Management Function, Bosch Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC) and Kawasaki Intelligent Anti-Lock Brake System (KIBS).
In India, the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 has no real competitor, and with a very attractive price tag, it promises a lot of performance and technology in the litre-class sport touring category. The closest rival to the Ninja 1000 will be the Suzuki GSX-S1000F, but the Suzuki is a full import, and being a completely built unit (CBU), is significantly more expensive at ? 12.70 lakh (ex-showroom).
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