This is the first ride of the all-new 2017 Kawasaki Z900 ABS. It’s the newest addition to the Z family and it represents the next evolution of their storied Streetfighter models.

A radical reduction in weight and a 10 percent increase in power over the outgoing Z800 make this Z900 a proper menace on the road.

At just $9,699 CDN for the optional ABS model, and only slightly down on performance compared to the Z1000R, this might be the Kawi to have in 2017.