The Kawasaki W175 is a air-cooled
four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
single-cylinder motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
made by
Kawasaki since 2017. It is a
retro styled, like the
Kawasaki W series
The Kawasaki ''W'' series is a line of motorcycles made by Kawasaki since 1965 that shares some characteristics of classic British vertical-twin standard motorcycles. Sold as a 1966 model in the North American market, the first Kawasaki W1 had ...
along with the
Estrella (now called as W250),
W650, and
W800.
Kawasaki held the world premiere launch for this bike at
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
in November 2017, thus began selling this bike for the Indonesian domestic market. As for now, the bike has been exported for Thailand, Philippines, and Latin American market such as Uruguay, Mexico and Bolivia.
The engine is fuelled by a Mikuni VM24 carburetor, aimed for easier maintenance. Like the
W800, the bike does not have a kick start, instead it is equipped with electric start. No center stand (although a side stand does come as standard), no tachometer, and no fuel indicator.
This bike gained some popularity among bike modification enthusiasts and public figures, including
President Jokowi of Indonesia who owns a chopper-style modified version of this bike and
Governor Ridwan Kamil of West Java.
It is sold in a few different versions, including the W175 Standard, W175
Cafe
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, and W175 TR
dual purpose. All versions except the dual-purpose have a teardrop styled fuel tank. The dual purpose TR models have a 7.5 L fuel tank. For the lighting equipment, the bike uses halogen bulbs for the H4 60/55 headlight with clear multi reflectors.
As for the turning signal lights and side mirrors, the bike use the same parts from Kawasaki KLX150.
Performance wise, the bike was tested by an automotive journalist team and got a top speed figure of 110.1 km/h. Based on the test, the bike could accelerate to 100 km/h speed in 16.3 seconds.
References
{{Kawasaki motorcycles
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