It's official, I'm a squid.

[MattSunn]

Just purchased a new Kawasaki Z900. Traded in 2 of my Sportsters. Gonna try something different to shake off the motorcycle funk. I have a buyer for my Magna and a possible buyer for one of my other Sportsters. So, reducing the herd and we'll see what happens.

[jeffcoslacker]

No...sitting atop a lotta plastic wrapped around 120+ hp with no idea how to use it is a squid.

You're an experienced rider with a new badass naked brawler. That makes you Captain Awesome in my book [emoji106]

[JFL Live]

Wow! Looks like pure evil! [emoji106]

[wally w]

100-120 mph in 2nd gear is an eye opener.

[Forge]

I happen to think that is sexy as hell. My back couldn't take one of those now, but back n the day!

[franktiregod]

Nice!! Congrats!

[Tbeck]

Congrats, now go practice your wheelies . First gear, rpms up, rear brake on. Let the brake go and roll up throttle...she should pop right up.
I believe that they make saddle bags for it, but if not there are tons of tail and tank bags.

I think that you are going to love it.

[DevilsFan]

Nice ride, mattsun! Congrats!

Doesn't it sit a little upright? I sat on a Ninja 650 when I was waiting for them to prep my CTX and I was impressed! The bars were in a more upward position and I wasn't slouching at all!

[MattSunn]

No wheelies for a while Tim(unless they are inadvertent) [emoji2] . DF, it does make you sit up a little straighter than most. The seat is low enough I can get both feet on the ground, not flatfooted, but the bike is light so it's manageable. Very light clutch pull.

[jeffcoslacker]

Congrats, now go practice your wheelies . First gear, rpms up, rear brake on. Let the brake go and roll up throttle...she should pop right up.
I believe that they make saddle bags for it, but if not there are tons of tail and tank bags.

I think that you are going to love it.

That one should have no problems doing just straight-up power wheelies without jumping through any hoops to make it pogo to get it to pop. Just get up in the powerband and rip the happy handle to the stop. She'll come up.

One thing I liked about the Buell XB12R Firebolt a friend had...any of the bottom three gears, effortless power wheelie. It's also one reason I cannot be allowed to have one, or anything like it. [emoji2]

[jeffcoslacker]

Nice ride, mattsun! Congrats!

Doesn't it sit a little upright? I sat on a Ninja 650 when I was waiting for them to prep my CTX and I was impressed! The bars were in a more upward position and I wasn't slouching at all!

Seems like all Kawasaki's offerings try to keep seat height low, vs the others...I had the same discovery first time I sat on a Ninja too. Wasn't anywhere near as brutal as sportbikes in general are.

I filled out a pretty long customer satisfaction survey they sent me after I bought my Vulcan 1500 Classic...it asked me to pick from a very long list the top three considerations that made me choose the Vulcan over similar bikes from other manufacturers, I think I put price, seat height, and brand familiarity, in that order. They asked if they could call for follow-up and I volunteered.

I was surprised when they did. Talked to the gal for a while. She told me that on these surveys, seat height shows up more often than any other consideration they provide to pick from. She also said things like the adjustable levers and stock heel-toe shifter were buyer favorites too, in a nutshell, things that make riding more comfortable for shorter people and women riders. I didn't know about the levers until she told me that.

[HARRIS]

SWEEET MANY HAPPY HOURS ON IT!

[old time rider]

Enjoy...school! I went twice so know how to drive. They did seem to let me go more the older I got.

[PCC]

Enjoy!

[franktiregod]

Nice ride, mattsun! Congrats!

Doesn't it sit a little upright? I sat on a Ninja 650 when I was waiting for them to prep my CTX and I was impressed! The bars were in a more upward position and I wasn't slouching at all!

Seems like all Kawasaki's offerings try to keep seat height low, vs the others...I had the same discovery first time I sat on a Ninja too. Wasn't anywhere near as brutal as sportbikes in general are.

I filled out a pretty long customer satisfaction survey they sent me after I bought my Vulcan 1500 Classic...it asked me to pick from a very long list the top three considerations that made me choose the Vulcan over similar bikes from other manufacturers, I think I put price, seat height, and brand familiarity, in that order. They asked if they could call for follow-up and I volunteered.

I was surprised when they did. Talked to the gal for a while. She told me that on these surveys, seat height shows up more often than any other consideration they provide to pick from. She also said things like the adjustable levers and stock heel-toe shifter were buyer favorites too, in a nutshell, things that make riding more comfortable for shorter people and women riders. I didn't know about the levers until she told me that.

I wish they would put as much into seat comfort. The seat on my Nomad is only slightly more comfortable that sitting on a concrete block. I will be ordering a seat soon.

But I am happy with the seat height so I got that going for me....which is nice.

[Cuban]

Just purchased a new Kawasaki Z900. Traded in 2 of my Sportsters. Gonna try something different to shake off the motorcycle funk. I have a buyer for my Magna and a possible buyer for one of my other Sportsters. So, reducing the herd and we'll see what happens.

[emoji106] Hey that's great Paul. I hope you enjoy the new ride. I watched a couple reviews and it sounds like the cat's ass. Quite a departure from what you've been riding eh? Have fun, and I hope all the transactions go your way. [emoji106]

[jeffcoslacker]

Nice ride, mattsun! Congrats!

Doesn't it sit a little upright? I sat on a Ninja 650 when I was waiting for them to prep my CTX and I was impressed! The bars were in a more upward position and I wasn't slouching at all!

Seems like all Kawasaki's offerings try to keep seat height low, vs the others...I had the same discovery first time I sat on a Ninja too. Wasn't anywhere near as brutal as sportbikes in general are.

I filled out a pretty long customer satisfaction survey they sent me after I bought my Vulcan 1500 Classic...it asked me to pick from a very long list the top three considerations that made me choose the Vulcan over similar bikes from other manufacturers, I think I put price, seat height, and brand familiarity, in that order. They asked if they could call for follow-up and I volunteered.

I was surprised when they did. Talked to the gal for a while. She told me that on these surveys, seat height shows up more often than any other consideration they provide to pick from. She also said things like the adjustable levers and stock heel-toe shifter were buyer favorites too, in a nutshell, things that make riding more comfortable for shorter people and women riders. I didn't know about the levers until she told me that.

I wish they would put as much into seat comfort. The seat on my Nomad is only slightly more comfortable that sitting on a concrete block. I will be ordering a seat soon.

But I am happy with the seat height so I got that going for me....which is nice.

I would guess that like exhausts, they would say no point in putting a lotta thought and manufacturing expense into the types of bolt-ons that a majority of riders are gonna change out in the first few weeks they own it. And since it's probably very tough to get any kind of consensus on what is comfortable in a seat, maybe not worth even trying.

Consider yourself lucky they don't just come with a wood plank there with a Corbin catalog stapled to it for padding.

[franktiregod]

Nice ride, mattsun! Congrats!

Doesn't it sit a little upright? I sat on a Ninja 650 when I was waiting for them to prep my CTX and I was impressed! The bars were in a more upward position and I wasn't slouching at all!

Seems like all Kawasaki's offerings try to keep seat height low, vs the others...I had the same discovery first time I sat on a Ninja too. Wasn't anywhere near as brutal as sportbikes in general are.

I filled out a pretty long customer satisfaction survey they sent me after I bought my Vulcan 1500 Classic...it asked me to pick from a very long list the top three considerations that made me choose the Vulcan over similar bikes from other manufacturers, I think I put price, seat height, and brand familiarity, in that order. They asked if they could call for follow-up and I volunteered.

I was surprised when they did. Talked to the gal for a while. She told me that on these surveys, seat height shows up more often than any other consideration they provide to pick from. She also said things like the adjustable levers and stock heel-toe shifter were buyer favorites too, in a nutshell, things that make riding more comfortable for shorter people and women riders. I didn't know about the levers until she told me that.

I wish they would put as much into seat comfort. The seat on my Nomad is only slightly more comfortable that sitting on a concrete block. I will be ordering a seat soon.

But I am happy with the seat height so I got that going for me....which is nice.

I would guess that like exhausts, they would say no point in putting a lotta thought and manufacturing expense into the types of bolt-ons that a majority of riders are gonna change out in the first few weeks they own it. And since it's probably very tough to get any kind of consensus on what is comfortable in a seat, maybe not worth even trying.

Consider yourself lucky they don't just come with a wood plank there with a Corbin catalog stapled to it for padding.

I will trade this stock seat for a wood plank. Preferably sanded. [emoji2]

[Herb]

I had the seat stolen off of a bike and had to ride home without one. The plank would not be a real improvement.

[jeffcoslacker]

I had the seat stolen off of a bike and had to ride home without one. The plank would not be a real improvement.

A friend gave me a half-wrecked Gold Wing years ago. It didn't have a seat, I rode it home like that. I actually liked the position, and the frame was so wide it wasn't too bad. I could put my feet down flat, and the bars seemed real high. It was great on my back.