Good Bye Kawasaki Ninja ZX150, Final Special Edition Announced
22 Feb 2014, 10:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Anther chapter ends in the history of Kawasaki, as July 2014 is said to be the end-game date for one of the acclaimed small-displacement two-wheelers, the Ninja ZX150 2T. This moment also marks t...
Kawasaki USA Appoints Masafumi Nakagawa as New President
20 Feb 2014, 09:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Masafumi “Masa” Nakagawa is the new President of Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA (KMC), the company announces. The new appointment becomes effective as of April 1, and is not a joke. Nakaga...
Kawasaki Shows New 250cc Ninja, Only for Asian Markets
18 Feb 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As rumored, Kawasaki announced a new 250cc Ninja, but it will slot under the current 300cc bike. That is, for the sake of drawing more customers who are looking for cheaper bikes with decent power a...
Kawasaki KLX110 Recalled for Fuel Leaks
16 Feb 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki recalls more than 10,000 bikes in the US to repair a fuel leak issue. The problem affects model year 2010, 2011 and 2012 KLX110 and KLX110L off-road motorcycles, but no accidents or inju...
Zero FX Owns Kawasaki KLR650 Big Time
14 Feb 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Using a Kawasaki KLR650 for a drag race does not sound like the best choice, but having it compete with an electric bike is preposterous. However, some guys wanted to see the outcome of such a showd...
Happy 30th Anniversary for Kawasaki Ninja
7 Feb 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An icon of modern road racing technology, the Kawasaki Ninja family is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Even though young riders might have already raised an eyebrow, the first Ninja d...
2014 MotoGP: Mike Di Meglio Rumored to Ride an All-Kawasaki Bike
3 Feb 2014, 16:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The French MotoGP-maniacs gp-inside learned that Avintia Blusens' Mike Di Meglio is likely to ride an all-Kawasaki machine this year. This means that Avintia would drop the FTR chassis and r...
2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Gets Akrapovic Exhausts
22 Jan 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Akrapovic has been quite a busy bee and readied a new exhaust line for the new and beastly 2014 Kawasaki Z1000 machine. A full range of exhausts will soon hit the Akrapovic dealers, including tit...
Kawasaki Enters the 2014 World Superbike Evo Class
22 Jan 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spain-based Kawasaki Racing Team announces they are making a shot at EVO Class glory in 2014, with high hopes for gathering important data to help them develop the future machine. Kawasaki will l...
Kawasaki Z800 Reaches India, Pre-Orders Already Placed
20 Jan 2014, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just as the local motorcycle media announced, 2014 brings a new motorcycle to the Indian market: the 2014 Kawasaki Z800, available from today (January 20), and following the Z1000 introduced in Dece...
Kawasaki Rider Remains Upright after Hitting a Huge Pond at High Speed
10 Jan 2014, 11:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding on the highway can turn form fun to disaster quite quickly, especially as one fails to match the speed to the weather or traffic conditions. This Dutch fellow was extremely lucky to remain up...
Kawasaki Rumored to Produce New 250cc Single
7 Jan 2014, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indonesian blog TMC has gotten wind of Kawasaki making preparations for launching a new 250cc motorcycle in the vein of their Ninja 250/300, but this time powered by a single-cylinder engine. Whi...
Paton S1, the Debut Street Bike Based on Kawasaki ER-6n
5 Jan 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Milan-based Italian manufacturer Paton, an old name in motorcycle racing announces the first street-legal machine, the S1. The Patton S1 is based on Kawasaki's ER-6n, but the final build is ...
Kawasaki Brings Versys 1000 and ER-6n to India
1 Jan 2014, 08:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Kawasaki are pushing really hard to consolidate their presence in the growing Indian market, as local sources recently learned that the Japanese manufacturer will bring two more models...
2014 Kawasaki Z1000 Reaches India, Official Price Surfaces
27 Dec 2013, 07:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki is bringing their all-new liter-class streetfighter Z1000 "Sugomi" to India, and together with the new Ninja 1000 machine, it aims to complete the top-range line-up the Akashi hou...
Kawasaki Returns to Suzuka 8 Hours
22 Dec 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki is back to the Suzuka 8 Hours racing, and the goal is no less than reaching the podium, and possibly taking a shot at the highest step. The manufacturer will throw a ZX-10R-based machine in...
Kawasaki ZX-10R Receives Öhlins Mechatronic Steering Damper SCU
21 Dec 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Owners of 2013 and 2014 Kawasaki ZX-10R machinery can rejoice as Öhlins shows the latest addition to the racing-grade upgrades: the dedicated SCU for the mechatronic, electronically-controlled ...
1400cc Kawasaki Crashing Hard
21 Dec 2013, 07:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some riders crash because they don't lean enough through the bends, and some do because they lean when and how they shouldn't. Add in some sand in the way, and the recipe for a serious wre...
Farquhar and Amor Bound for Isle of Man TT Return
20 Dec 2013, 07:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two of the big names of TT racing are making a comeback in 2014: Ryan Farquhar and Keith Amor. Both of them will be riding Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki machinery and will be in the Lightweight TT Ra...
Hill Climb Turns to Ostrich Simulation
19 Dec 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hard crashes without injuries and mauled bikes are probably the funniest of them all, and this video shows just how hilariously silly can things sometimes get. The Kawasaki plunging deep into the...