Thinking of Kawasaki immediately brings their signature lime green coloured motorcycles to mind and that’s intentional. After all, it’s the colourway we most associate with the brand, but the truth is that the bikes are available in other colourways too, as we’ve just seen with the 2027 versions recently introduced in Europe.
- In Europe, the only available Z650 is the Z650 S that looks similar to Z900
- India gets the Z650 and Z900 but not the Z900 SE
What’s new on the Z line-up for 2027?
New colour options but mechanically unchanged
Kawasaki Europe had revealed the Z650 S in late 2025 destined for Europe. The model brought the Z650 platform closer in styling to the Z900, and also introduced revised ergonomics with a wider handlebar and repositioned footpegs. In most European markets, the Z650 and Z650 S coexist, whereas in markets like India and the USA, the standard Z650 continues to be the sole offering. For 2027, the Z650 S gets three new colours in Europe: Black, Red, and White with green highlights. For reference, in India, the regular Z650 is offered in a single Black colour.
Indian Kawasaki fans do have access to the updated Z900 that debuted here in 2025, but in a Black with gold highlights and the signature Green. For 2027, the Europe version of the Z900 has now gained three new colours: Black (sans gold highlights), Red, and White with green highlights. The Z900 SE gets a new Gray colour with a green frame and green wheels, and upgrades the brakes to Brembo and suspensions to Öhlins from the standard Z900.
Beyond the new suite of colours, both motorcycles remain identical to the 2026 counterparts which was also the case for the Ninja 500 and 500 SE. At the time of writing, Kawasaki hasn’t revealed anything about these colours coming to the Indian version of the Z900, or when the Z650 S will show up here, if at all.