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I really like the Kawasaki Z1 and tried to find a real one but pickings were thin and the prices weren't. I think the Z900RS captures the general look/feel of the Z1 though not really accurately since the Z900RS has a mono shock and a single exhaust. It's a nice bike but I think the RE does an excellent job of looking like a classic britt-bike and, TBH, it's 47HP is better suited for me on the windy secondary roads we enjoy.I can't believe I'm actually thinking that 47 HP is "enough" since I was always fond of saying "There is no such thing as too much power," but I find that if I have a lot of power, I feel the need to use it as much as possible which is counter to simply enjoying a ride. I wish I had my wife's ability to just relax and ride. But in the Z I'm constantly looking for any excuse to redline the motor/scrape the pegs. She, OTOH, is equally comfortable on her 60HP Honda NCT, her 90 HP Africa Twin and her 160HP Ducati Diavel (she likes the Diavel best). On any given road she would be riding/cornering/etc at the same velocity regardless which bike she is on. I have this psychological "obligation" to push bikes so the more power, the faster I go in all modes. So I'm thinking that lower HP might force me to enjoy a ride rather than constantly thinking, "I'll bet I can go faster around this next curve!"Yes, I realize that's totally a psychological issue, the bike doesn't decide on it's own to do wheelies/scrape pegs but I feel that if I have a "fast looking" moto I have to ride it that way. Maybe I need therapy, not a different motorcycle!
I really like the Kawasaki Z1 and tried to find a real one but pickings were thin and the prices weren't. I think the Z900RS captures the general look/feel of the Z1 though not really accurately since the Z900RS has a mono shock and a single exhaust. It's a nice bike but I think the RE does an excellent job of looking like a classic britt-bike and, TBH, it's 47HP is better suited for me on the windy secondary roads we enjoy.
I can't believe I'm actually thinking that 47 HP is "enough" since I was always fond of saying "There is no such thing as too much power," but I find that if I have a lot of power, I feel the need to use it as much as possible which is counter to simply enjoying a ride. I wish I had my wife's ability to just relax and ride. But in the Z I'm constantly looking for any excuse to redline the motor/scrape the pegs. She, OTOH, is equally comfortable on her 60HP Honda NCT, her 90 HP Africa Twin and her 160HP Ducati Diavel (she likes the Diavel best). On any given road she would be riding/cornering/etc at the same velocity regardless which bike she is on. I have this psychological "obligation" to push bikes so the more power, the faster I go in all modes. So I'm thinking that lower HP might force me to enjoy a ride rather than constantly thinking, "I'll bet I can go faster around this next curve!"
Yes, I realize that's totally a psychological issue, the bike doesn't decide on it's own to do wheelies/scrape pegs but I feel that if I have a "fast looking" moto I have to ride it that way. Maybe I need therapy, not a different motorcycle!
