Kawasaki’s 2019 ZX-6R, Z125, Ninja 125 and H2 prices announced
By Ben Purvis
Has written for dozens of magazines and websites, including most of the world’s biggest bike titles, as well as dabbling in car and technology journalism.
02.11.2018
Kawasaki has revealed the prices of its first tranche of 2019 models and it’s a mixed bag of rises and falls.
Let’s start with the good news; the new 2019 Kawasaki ZX-6R is cheaper than we expected and undercuts its main rival, Yamaha’s YZF-R6, by a substantial margin. The new ZX-6R starts at £9,499 – a full £2000 less than the Yamaha’s list price. The ZX-6R seems a bargain, and even more so when you consider that the previous generation cost £9,999 if you specified it with ABS, which is standard on the 2019 model.
The ‘KRT’ version of the ZX-6R, with race-replica paint instead of the base model’s plain black, is £200 more expensive at £9,699.
Moving on to the top of Kawasaki’s range, the Ninja H2 and Ninja H2 Carbon have both had £1000 price rises, to £25,499 and £27,999 respectively. But that’s not a bad deal, considering that the 2019 H2 has been given a 31bhp power boost from 197bhp to 228bhp, plus higher-spec Brembo Stylema brake calipers.
Moving along to the new Ninja 125 and Z125, Kawasaki’s prices are coming in a little higher than expected. The faired Ninja 125 starts at £4,399, rising to £4,499 if you opt for the KRT paint scheme. That’s still probably less than you’ll pay for a 2019 Yamaha YZF-R125 – although the Yamaha’s price has yet to be announced – but it’s more than a Honda CBR125R (£3,999) or a Suzuki GSX-R125 (£4,099). Strangely, it’s also more than Kawasaki’s Ninja 250SL, which share most of the same components as the Ninja 125 and lists at £3,849, or £3,949 with KRT paint.
It’s the same story with the naked Z125. The base model costs £4,099, while the white-and-black paint option ups that price to £4,199. Again, the near-identical – but larger-engined – Z250SL – is cheaper at £3649.
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