Team Green’s motorcycle division has officially, well, gone green… and here’s what riders can expect to pay for the all-new 2024 Ninja e-1 / Z e-1.
As you all know by now, Kawasaki has been putting in a massive effort to realize hydrogen, hybrid, and electric power in our two-wheeled community. The incubating tech in the Big Four’s “HySE” project may not yet be ready for a chassis (and the hybrid’s price remains sotto voce for now), but the all-electric Ninja e-1 and Z e-1 are ready to roll out into our streets at an MSRP of $7,599 USD and $7,299 USD, respectively.
For the above price, you’re getting the following specs, courtesy of Bradley Adam’s work at CycleWorld:
| Motor: | PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) |
| Rated Capacity: | N/A |
| Maximum Speed: | 65mph (w/ e-boost) |
| Battery: | Lithium-ion 30Ah x2 |
| Voltage: | 50.4V |
| Charging Type: | N/A |
| Charge Time: | 7.4 hr. |
| Transmission: | 1-speed, internal, motorcycle-style reduction gears |
| Final Drive: | Chain |
| Frame: | Steel trellis |
| Front Suspension: | 41mm telescopic fork; 4.7” travel |
| Rear Suspension: | Monoshock, spring preload adjustable; 5.2” travel |
| Front Brake: | 2-piston caliper, hydraulic w/ 290mm disc |
| Rear Brake: | 2-piston caliper, hydraulic w/ 220mm disc |
| Wheels, Front/Rear: | 17”/17” |
| Tires, Front/Rear: | 100/80-17 / 130/70-17 |
| Steering Head Angle/Trail: | 24.4°/3.7” |
| Wheelbase: | 53.9” (1,369mm) |
| Ground Clearance: | 6.7” (170mm) |
| Claimed Seat Height: | 30.9” (785mm) |
We’re told that Kawasaki‘s Z e-1 weighs 298lb., while the Ninja e-1 tips the scales at 309lb (both wet); for that heft, you’re getting a claimed 41mph of range with a rather lackluster top speed of 52mph – all acquirable after 3.7 hours of charging per battery, or 7.4hrs of total charging.
Both the bikes are available in just one color option: Metallic Bright Silver/Metallic Matte Lime Green/Ebony – with availability next month to anybody looking to own Kawasaki’s inter-city foray into the electric motorcycle industry.
What do you think of Kawaski’s 2024 Ninja e-1 and Z e-1?