Kawasaki brings MY26 1100SX to India at a starting price of ₹14.42 lakh
The 1100SX is Kawasaki’s ‘big sport-tourer’ succeeding the 1000SX’s legacy with a host of touring-specific kit onboard;
New biggest sport-touring Kawasaki, Ninja 1100SX launched at ₹14.42 lakh
The MY26 Kawasaki 1100SX is the next big sport-tourer from the Japanese moto-maker, has now officially touched-down in India at a starting price of ₹14.42 lakh (ex-showroom). It's available in a choice of Metallic Brilliant Golden Black and Metallic Carbon Gray colour options as well as some touring-friendly amenities which have interestingly been made standard for the latest model. Let’s take a gander at everything this bike has to offer.
This 1000SX successor is powered by a 1099cc liquid-cooled, in-line four, DOHC engine which is capable of a peak output of 134bhp at 9000rpm and 113Nm at 7600rpm. It’s mated to a six-speed with return ’box that aside from Kawasaki’s Quick Shifter (KQS), is also longer geared for the upper 5th and 6th gears. As for its chassis and suspension, the 1100SX features an upside down telescopic front fork with 120mm travel and 141mm travel for the horizontal back-link monoshock on the swingarm. It is built on an aluminium twin-tube frame that supports a comfortable and ergonomic riding posture which is crucial for a sport-touring motorcycle. It gets dual 300mm discs at the front coupled with 4-pot radially mounted callipers with an offset diameter for the pistons — 32mm upper and 30mm lower. The rear disc brake is now 260mm in diameter paired with a single-pot calliper (bigger by 10 mm).
The grown up 1099cc liquid-cooled, in-line four, DOHC engine is mated to a six-speed ’box features taller gearing in the 5th and 6th gears
Moving on to the exhaustive list of onboard electronics, it gets Kawasaki’s intelligent ABS which works in tandem with the bike’s ECU to interpret throttle position, engine speed, clutch actuation and gear position. Kawasaki claims they’re the first to interlink the ABS with the ECU. Adding to the list is Kawasaki’s traction control, engine brake control, cornering management function and electronic cruise control systems.
As for creature comforts this bike gets a 4.3-inch all-digital TFT colour cluster screen, a handlebar-mounted power supply with a USB Type-C outlet/port. There’s also voice command and navigation functions which are carried on Kawasaki’s Rideology App over Bluetooth. Lastly, it gets a clever windshield with four levels of adjustment.
Given its price and segment, this bike will rub its bar ends with similarly kitted rivals such as BMW F 900 XR and Suzuki Hayabusa.