Kawasaki has confirmed it will introduce a new Z1000 on November 5 during the 2013 EICMA show in Milan. Prominently featured in the teaser artwork is the Japanese character “Sugomi” which describes the sense of awe and terror given off from a person or object of greatness, such as a menacing panther stalking its prey that Kawasaki has also been using in the Z1000′s teaser campaign.

“The new Z1000 delivers an increase in overall performance combined with an emotional spirit which will appeal to riders looking for a motorcycle with a strong, discernible character in terms of both looks and riding feel,” says Keishi Fukumoto, Kawasaki’s head of motorcycle design. “From a styling perspective, we wanted to capture and distill the look and feel of a crouching predator getting ready to pounce and combined them with refined engineering features and performance updates to reinforce the Z1000’s position as the class leading naked sportbike.”

There is little in the way of technical details, but it would be safe to assume that multiple ride modes, ABS, traction control and Brembo monoblocs introduced on the 2014 Ninja 1000 would be seen here as well. We’ll have the full details when Kawasaki reveals the bike at the 2013 EICMA show.

via Motorcycle.com