| Kawasaki Z750 | |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company |
| Parent Company: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries |
| Production: | 2004–2012 |
| Successor: | Kawasaki Z800 |
| Class: | Super Sports Tourer Adventure Bobber Cruiser |
| Engine: | , liquid cooled, DOHC, inline four with digital fuel injection |
| Compression: | 11.3:1 |
| Bore Stroke: | 63.4mm50.9mm |
| Transmission: | 6-speed |
| Power: | @ 10,500 rpm |
| Torque: | @ 8,300 rpm |
| Related: | Kawasaki Z1000 |
The Kawasaki Z750 is a inline-four engine standard motorcycle made by Kawasaki from 2004 to 2012. It is a smaller version of the Kawasaki Z1000.
The Kawasaki Z750 was launched in 2004 as an economy model, after its bigger brother, the Z1000 in 2003. It uses a 750 cc sleeved down version of the Z1000 engine, a cheaper front suspension and a conventional exhaust. Like the Z1000, which is considered a modern version of the Kawasaki Z900/Z1, the Z750 is considered a modern take on the Kawasaki Z750RS Z2. In 2007, Kawasaki launched a revised version of both the Z750 and the Z1000, with many stylistic and mechanical changes. In 2011, alongside the standard Z750, Kawasaki launched the Z750R, which has upgraded suspension and brakes components and a lightly revised styling.
| Model Year | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Z750 (Z750R) | 2012 Z750 (Z750R) | |
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| Type | ZR750-J1 | ZR750L/M | ||||||||
| Engine | ||||||||||
| Engine | , liquid-cooled, 4-stroke inline four | |||||||||
| Bore × stroke | ||||||||||
| Compression R\ratio | 11.3:1 | |||||||||
| Valve Train | DOHC, four valves per cylinder | |||||||||
| Carburetion | Digital fuel injection, Ø 34 mm × 4 Keihin throttle bodies | Digital fuel injection, Ø 32 mm × 4 Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles | ||||||||
| Ignition | Digital CDI | |||||||||
| Starting | Electric | |||||||||
| Lubrication | Forced lubrication, wet sump | |||||||||
| Drivetrain | ||||||||||
| Transmission | 6-speed, return, manual with multi-plate clutch | |||||||||
| Final drive | Sealed chain | |||||||||
| Chassis/suspension/brakes | ||||||||||
| Frame | Diamond, high-tensile steel | Tubular backbone (with engine sub-frame), high-tensile steel | ||||||||
| Front suspension | 41 mm telescopic fork non adjustable | 41 mm upside down telescopic fork with rebound damping and spring preload adjustability Wheel travel : 120 mm | ||||||||
| Rear suspension | Bottom-Link Uni-Trak (adjustable preload and rebound) | Bottom-Link Uni-Trak with gas-charged shock Stepless 7-way (Bottom-Link Uni-Trak, gas-charged shock with piggypack reservoir, stepless rebound damping and stepless spring preload - Z750R) Wheel travel : 125 mm (134mm - Z750R) | ||||||||
| Front brakes | Dual semi-floating 300 mm discs with dual twin-piston caliper | Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs with dual twin-piston caliper (Dual semi-floating 300 mm petal discs with dual radial-mount opposed 4-piston caliper - Z750R) | ||||||||
| Rear brakes | Single 220 mm disc with single-piston calliper | Single 250 mm petal disc with single-piston calliper | ||||||||
| Front tire | 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) | |||||||||
| Rear tire | 180/55ZR17M/C (73W) | |||||||||
| Dimensions | ||||||||||
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| Dry weight | ||||||||||
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| Wheelbase | ||||||||||
| Ground clearance | (- Z750R) | |||||||||
| Seat height | , (- Z750R) | |||||||||
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| EU emission limit | EURO 3 | |||||||||
| Rake | 24.5° | |||||||||
| Trail | ||||||||||
| Steering angle | 31 degrees left, 31 degrees right | |||||||||