Australian Motorcyclist — January 2018

with its low 47hp ticked the

boxes in every market and

especially in the homeland

India. Great rationale. The

package looks tight and

well thought out while

quality outwardly is pleasing,

especially at the forecast of

a sub $10,000 price here

in Australia. Throwing a

leg over reveals that the

cockpit on the Interceptor

is simply naturally nice.

After exhaustive testing,

development engineers

settled on the 270-degree

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will translate on the road

to a hoot to burn around

on a city commute and a

relaxing weekend tourer

with a six-speed gearbox.

The fuel tank looks great

although with only 13.7

litres may be a little shy of

what we would want here

in Australia. Expect the

fuel consumption to be

outstanding and expect the

650s in our showrooms

mid-2018.

KAWASAKI

The Zed’s not dead! We

have had full saturation

reveals of the red Zed 900

over the past few months

but the surprise on Tuesday

morning was the green Cafe

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