r/NinjaZ7Hybrid

Eco mode - auto is dangerous

Just starting riding the bike , I thought I’d learn the bike “feel it out” eco and auto would be safe , one word dangerous

I approach a stop bike turns into ev I pull off absolutely zero power until 15 mph , so first off joining a road is gutless . That’s the first problem

So you throttle it so your not wiped out and at 15mph the bike turns into petrol but as this point the throttle is quite far and then the bike goes ape shit jumping revs and speeding up a lot

I understand there’s probably a smooth technique to this but wow the first ride was an experience .

Is this just my bike or is this normal behaviour ?

I felt this needed a new thread since I know my dealerships is now on month 2 of trying to get a response from Kawasaki. This issue is defined as:

• Inability to switch from default Sport to EV or Eco when:
  • Bike is stationary (not moving)
  • Bike is turned on, ignition off (not started)

While waiting for diagnosis, my motorcycle was on an open lot in the sun and rain of South Carolina. I finally got tired of waiting and picked it up since Sport only mode is better than no motorcycle.

To my amazement, all modes worked and have continued to work for over 3 weeks now

The dealership assured me they didn't touch my motorcycle the entire 2 weeks. My only thought is the sun/rain expanded/reconnected whatever sensor/logic board is not reporting correctly and put the modes back in action.

So if you have the mode switching issues, can you reply if you regularly garage your motorcycle or leave it outside? If everyone who has this issue garages their motorcycle, then the current solution may be to leave it in the sun and rain.

I know it sounds nuts, but after months of no mode switching frustration, I love my Ninja 7 Hybrid again. It happily switches between Sport / Eco / EV every time, and all I did was leave it in the sun and rain for 2 weeks. If you don't want to subscribe to my expansion/connection theory, then just assume my motorcycle has seen what life is like OUTSIDE being regularly garaged and now appreciates its situation enough to always provide all drive modes.

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