Since Kawasaki showed all his novelties in the last EICMA 2024 Hall, we all wondered for when a New Z1100 would arrive at the range of models of the Japanese firm. Basically, because the brand already has the novel Kawasaki Versys 1100 and Ninja 1100 SX in its newly released versions 2025. It is unquestionable that everyone misses a 1100 variant within the Z family.
Now it seems that this possibility is getting closer and that the brand already prepares a Z1100 for the next 2026 season. This conclusion is drawn following its last registration of models before the California Air Resources Board (Carb). In the official document we can clearly see how internal denomination is included “ZR1100HT”. If we let ourselves be guided by the nomenclatures used by the brand when performing these procedures, there is no doubt that we are facing New Z1100.
Kawasaki Z1100 2026: What we can expect from her
Last summer, while we speculated to the possibility of a new generation of Z900, we also did the same thing that could be accompanied by a higher performance version. Cabalas that were supported after knowing the filtration of certain technical data on which it later became the current Kawasaki Versys 1100.
Now, from Motorrad Online the next launch of the expected Z1100 has been confirmed, probably in the first bars of 2026. As happened in EICMA 2024, we assume that Kawasaki will officially present the new model taking advantage of the celebration of the renowned Milanese event next November.
Meanwhile, “throwing imagination to the matter” we assume that the new invoice will arrive promoted by the same engine that currently assembles the 1100 range of the brand. We talk about the four -cylinder and 1,099 cc propeller capable of generating a maximum power of 136 hp and 113 nm of torque The block would be embedded inside a bubular aluminum tubular chassis released by Ninja 1100 SX. Similarly, Kawa’s Mega Naked is expected to inherit both the suspension and braking team that equips the brand’s sport-utouring.
On the other hand, The weight should not exceed 230 kilograms in progress ordersomewhat lower than the latter. This means that, except for the last minute surprise, we would be facing a motorcycle developed on the same base of the 1100 SX Ninja, although with all those necessary adjustments, at the technical and equipment level, to achieve the desired efficiency within the Naked segment.
