Kawasaki India introduced the W175 as its most affordable motorcycle last year, with a starting price of Rs 1.47 lakh (ex-showroom).
However, due to a lacklustre market response, the Japanese manufacturer has reduced the price of the motorcycle by a commendable Rs 25,000. The Kawasaki W175 is now priced between Rs 1.22 lakh and Rs 1.31 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom).
According to MotorBeam, Metallic Ocean Blue and Metallic Graphite Grey are the two new colour options that Kawasaki has to offer. Meanwhile, the prices for the Metallic Ocean Blue and Metallic Graphite Grey variants, respectively, start at Rs 1.31 lakh and Rs 1.29 lakh. Additionally, the current Ebony and Persimmon Red hues are complemented by these new additions.
Furthermore, at the India Bike Week 2023 last weekend, Kawasaki introduced a new variant for the W175 called the W175 Street, which comes standard with alloy wheels and tubeless tyres and is priced at Rs 1.35 lakh.
Take a look at the full price list for the Kawasaki W175 range below:
- W175 Street: Rs 1.35 lakh (ex-showroom price)
- Metallic Ocean Blue: Rs 1.31 lakh (ex-showroom price)
- Metallic Graphite Grey: Rs 1.29 lakh (ex-showroom price)
- Candy Persimmon Red: Rs 1.24 lakh (ex-showroom price)
- Ebony: Rs 1.22 lakh (ex-showroom price)
This means that all W175 variants now undercut the Yamaha FZ-X (priced from Rs 1.36 lakh), the W175’s most direct competitor in the market. Despite the price alteration, no other changes to the Kawasaki bike have been made.
Kawasaki W175: All You Need To Know
The Kawasaki W175 is well-known for its retro design. It has a round headlamp, round rearview mirrors, a long seat, and 17-inch spoke wheels on the front and rear. It comes with a semi-digital retro-style instrument cluster.
A 177cc single-cylinder air-cooled engine that generates 13.3 Nm of torque at 6000 RPM and 13 bhp at 7000 RPM powers the motorcycle. It is also mated to a 5-speed transmission. The bike has dual shock absorbers at the back and telescopic forks up front. The W175 has a single 270 mm disc brake with single-channel ABS up front, and a drum brake at the back for braking.
The W175 is fairly basic, even with the addition of fresh, contemporary colour schemes and alloy wheels. Its features include a peashooter exhaust, a retro speedometer with a small LCD, front disc brakes with single-channel ABS, and halogen headlamps.