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The '''Kawasaki Z750''' is a {{cvt|750|cc}} [[inline-four engine]] [[Types of motorcycles#Standard|standard]] [[motorcycle]] made by [[Kawasaki motorcycles|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 [[Cylinder_(engine)#Cylinder_sleeving|sleeved down]] version of the Z1000 engine, a cheaper front suspension and a conventional exhaust. Like the Z1000, which is considered{{by whom?|date=October 2019}} a modern version of the [[Kawasaki Z900/Z1]], the Z750 is considered{{by whom?|date=October 2019}} 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.
[[File:Kawasaki z750.JPG|thumb|Modified Z750]]
==Variants and timeline==
*In 2004, Kawasaki launched the first model of the Z750. This was considered as Kawasaki's new middle-weight conceived to rival the [[Honda CB600F|Honda Hornet]], [[Yamaha FZ6 Fazer]] and [[Suzuki SV650]], but with extra performance from the larger displacement engine.<ref name="MCS Jan 2004"/> Kawasaki Europe's Kenji Nagahara stated: "Our strategy was to make a budget bike, but we wanted something different. Manufacturing a 750 isn't really any more expensive than building a 600. And with lots of parts common to the Z1000, we were able to offer the 750 at the right price. In essence, the 750 is a sleeved down Z1000 using some cheaper, lower-spec components.".<ref name="MCS Jan 2004">Kawasaki Z750 First Ride by Chris Moss. ''Motorcycle Sport & Leisure'', January 2004, pp.042-046. Accessed January 8 2020</ref>
*In 2005, Kawasaki launched the Z750S, a touring variant. This version has a single long seat instead of the two-part seat on the Z750, half fairing for wind protection, and excludes the rear tire hugger fender found on the unfaired Z750. The S version uses an analog speedometer and tachometer taken from Kawasaki's super sport ZX-R models instead of the digital instrument cluster. Other differences include a slightly lower seat, grab rails and ZX10 style rear brake lights.
[[File:2008 Z750 ABS HPIM2673.JPG|thumb|2008 Kawasaki Z750 ABS]]
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== See also ==
* [[Kawasaki Z]]
==References==
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==External links==
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