| Engine | Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four |
| Displacement | 998cc |
| Bore x stroke | 76.0 x 55.0mm |
| Compression ratio | 13.0:1 |
| Fuel system | DFI® with four 47mm Keihin throttle bodies with oval sub-throttles, two injectors per cylinder |
| Ignition | TCBI with digital advance and Sport-Kawasaki Traction Control (S-KTRC) |
| Transmission | Six-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Rake / trail | 25.0 degrees / 4.33 in. |
| Front tire | 120/70 ZR17 |
| Rear tire | 190/55 ZR17 |
| Wheelbase | 56.1 in. |
| Front suspension / wheel travel | 43mm inverted Big Piston Fork (BPF) with DLC coating, adjustable rebound and compression damping, spring preload adjustability / 4.7 in. |
| Rear suspension / wheel travel | Horizontal back-link with gas-charged shock and top-out spring, stepless, dual-range (low-/high-speed) compression damping, stepless rebound damping, fully adjustable spring preload / 4.9 in. |
| Front brakes | Dual semi-floating 310mm petal discs with dual four-piston radial-mount calipers |
| Rear brakes | Single 220mm petal disc with aluminum single-piston caliper |
| Overall length | 81.7 in. |
| Overall width | 28.2 in. |
| Overall height | 43.9 in. |
| Seat height | 32.0 in. |
| Curb weight | 436.6 lbs. |
| Fuel capacity | 4.5 gal. |
| Color choices | Lime Green / Ebony, Ebony / Flat Ebony |
| MSRP | $13,799 |
| Warranty | 12 Months |