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leaked???

well-the guy aint subtle---I have a feeling from his body language he either shouldnt be there at all--or shouldnt be doing what hes doing--unless of course, Kawasaki are drip-feeding us with "leaked videos"

what a shame

ugly ugly ugly

Not impressed at all, Suzuki gsr750 & the gsxr600 look 100 times better even cbr 600 , I wouldn't buy either Kawasaki as they don't look good, the exhaust on the 800 looks awful

Some guy revving the nuts out of 2 bikes that look OK will cost too much and return 35-40 miles per gallon on a good day  while needing a service every 4 thousand miles. This is relevant to me because?

I think Bike makers and the press are out of touch with a growing number of people who still want a bike to be fun but need it to be practicle low maintenance with a mpg at least a match of most cars. Till then I guess I will keep my money.

Locktab & Evilgenius have it on the nail.

Personally I quite like the looks of this new Z800 but the point about relevance persists.

Until a bike like this Z800 can balance 130mph/120mph top speed with MUCH lower running costs then I'll be keeping my money too.  I think the new Kawasaki 300 is more relevant as a road bike (if Kawasaki lowered the price).

Just for perspective - I spoke to a self-employed van driver about tyre wear.  His mouth nearly hit the floor after I mentioned how much a replacement tyre costs for my ZX7R & that 5000 miles from a rear tyre was a good wear rate for any kind of performance bike.  His van does over 120 mph & more to the gallon (than my 7R) & he gets over 50000 (fifty thousand) from a rear tyre - makes you think.