Man, I'm really liking the retro UJM design trend. Brings back a lot of good memories for me from the 70s and 80s. 👍

It is such a beautiful motorcycle. Sometimes i get out of the garage and look at it. Same here! I have the bike for a year now.

Hi. Im from Brasil and i am gonna get my 650rs in the end of october 2023. Great video. Hugs from Brasil.

You’re correct sir,  it’s a truly beautiful retro, one of the most beautiful ever built in my humble opinion! Thanks for sharing! 💪😎👍

I have the green one too and love it. I found when I rode at slower speeds in high gear I got a bit of vibration in the bars. I think that was my problem, it will do it but it runs smoother with slightly more revs. I now keep it down a gear or two when riding slower and it's not a problem anymore.

Beautiful bike.Thanks for the video Frank.👍👍

That's a badass looking bike! I have the Z500 & love it but this looks super sick... 💯%🔥

I order my first motorcycle in 1977, a KH 250 B2 and they had the original Z650 in the showroom. Kawasaki have made a great job of making it look quite similar to the original. The inline 4 had little if any vibes but it was very heavy where as the new one is light with the same 67hp, I preferred the H1F 500 to the Z650 back in day.

Beautiful RS. Love that color. My brother and I were on a long bike trip and stopped at a Burger King for breakfast. A guy pulls up on a new '23 650 RS in kind of a black and grey metallic color on the tank. I have to say, it wasn't too appealing. Kawasaki' like Suzuki often pick some really odd paint schemes and this was one. Amazing how a nice color can transform a motorcycle. Talking about wind on the highway. Just returned from a 2k mile trip on my 900 RS and traveling on Interstate 80 in Nevada at around 85 mph for hours really wears you out. Bike did well, but I slept good at night. Excellent review.

Very beautiful 😍 never seen this one before

I found that by putting evotech bar ends on I reduced the tingling effect in my wrists a fair bit, such that a 45 minute commute I do regularly where previously I would get the effect several times, now I don't - I've had mine nearly a year too and love it more and more the more I ride it. Mine is spark black and I also just pop out to the garage to look at it. Love the green/gold but it just had to be black though for 2024 there's a red/gold and if I like that, maybe I'll swap - I think your thoughts about the bike pretty much match mine - nice vid!

You lucked out, love the paintwork. For 2024 they decided to just paint this boring black.

Love the country you are riding through. It looks like either southern Indiana or some where in the north east like VT or NH.  Love the bike.  Mine is in storage up here in NH until May.  Cannot wait to get it on the road.

It seems a shame to me to get rid of one of the best looking stock mufflers on any motorcycle!

There a tool under the seat in a little bag for adjusting the suspension and there are seven settings 7 is hardest takes five minutes to do

this bike looks great, love the green. what I dont like is the gold...it clashes with all the silver/alluminum & I dont think its needed.

Man I really love the style of these bikes i use to have a 1977 Kawasaki kz650 and I loved that bike and I think i love the way there look because they remind me of the older kz that were extremely reliable and they were peppy and nimble im thinking about getting one of these or maybe I should get another older kz650

Hi Frank,
It's odd that yours vibrates the handlebars. I just picked one up and rode it 400 miles home. I didn't notice any vibration. I was cruising at 4,500 to 5,500rpm though. Mine doesn't like being lugged below 3,500 rpm.

I lost track of how many motorcycles I've had since 1976, and I absolutely love mine.
This is kind of motorcycle that is just perfect to ride. It isn't trying to pose as a cruiser, nor repli-racer. Its just a great all around motorcycle. I love the light clutch pull too.

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When I saw the exhaust on your bike at the beginning of the video I expected it to sound like crap. Because that’s my opinion on almost all of those stubby slip ons. Louder isn’t better for me. But that pipe sounded really good. Really surprised me.
Nice bike. The green and gold wheels look fantastic!

Nice styling, but muffler is all wrong for a retro. It needs 4 cylinders and a centre stand also to make it like the original and 900rs