India Kawasaki Motors has launched the 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 with new colour combinations in the country. The sporty tourer now gets a new shade of emerald blazed green / metallic carbon grey and metallic spark black/metallic carbon grey. Apart from the colour, there are no changes on the technical and design front. 

The 2018 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 is available in the country at an ex-showroom Delhi price of INR 9.98 lakhs. The Ninja 1000 employs a 1,043cc in-line four DOHC engine with liquid cooling. The powerplant generates 142 PS at 10,000 rpm and 111 Nm of torque at 7,300 rpm. Notable electronic features include 3-mode Kawasaki Traction Control; Full and Low Power Mode; Bosch IMU, and Kawasaki Cornering Management Function.


For suspension, the motorcycle uses adjustable 41 mm inverted front fork, and adjustable gas-charged rear monoshock. The bike comes to a halt using dual 300 mm front discs and a single 250 mm rear disc, both with ABS. The Kawasaki Ninja 1000 locks horns with the recently launched Ducati SuperSport, and the Suzuki GSX-S1000F.