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WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Assen round in Holland
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The Superbike World Championship is heading back to the Assen circuit in the Netherlands this weekend – and in preparation for the action packed weekend, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about WSBK racing at the iconic Dutch track. Assen has held 50 WSBK races over the years, and is second only to…
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Kawasaki H2 world speed record at 229.1mph
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Rickey Gadson has set a new world speed record on a modified Kawasaki H2, reaching 229.1 mph at the Texas Mile. The name Rickey Gadson might seem familiar to some of you. He’s an 11-time ¼ mile champion drag racer, RG62 performance parts manufacturer, star of US tv show ‘Caffeine and Octane’, and he’s recently…
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Kawasaki ZXR-750 J1 and J2 Silicone Hose Kit from SamcoSport
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SamcoSport has just launched a brand new hose kit for the Kawasaki ZXR 750 J1 and J2 – the iconic 749cc sports bike from the early 90’s. The ZXR750 J built on the successes of the Kawasaki ZXR750 H1 and H2, featuring 43mm upside down forks, a lighter, diamond section alloy chassis, a new short…
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Dates for the 2017 K-World Tour with Kawasaki announced
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Dates for 2017 K-World Tour have been announced – with three dates planned throughout June and July at venues around the UK, Kawasaki fans have three chances to take part in a full track day run by No Limits, take a demo ride on one of the new 2017 models and see Lee Bowers performing…
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Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel?
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Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel? Kawasaki has filed a new set of patents for a future model that bears a striking resemblance to the Ducati Diavel. Well, it does in a Kawasaki kind of way. The image above is directly from the patent office where…
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Umm… these images are ‘serious’ and have been made as part of the Kawasaki World Fair. Yep. Really.
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Umm… these images are ‘serious’ and have been made as part of the Kawasaki World Fair. Yep. Really. OK, so we’re not 100% sure about what’s exactly going on here (because we’re trying to translate this from Japanese) but here’s what we think this, that’s been posted on the official site for the 2017 Kawasaki…
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Video: Kawasaki Z900 top speed run
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Video: Kawasaki Z900 top speed run. https://youtu.be/HiKRdHG8TGY Kawasaki unveiled its Z900 at the end of last year. Japanese publication Over Ride took it upon themselves to get one, put it out on the road at night and see what it’d do. The answer was that it topped out at 253kph. That’s 157mph. Seems pretty OK…
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Video: When you absolutely have to slide a Ninja 636 on the frozen lake
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Video: When you absolutely have to slide a Ninja 636 on the frozen lake. https://youtu.be/0MTkjuC2YXU Check out this cool (pun intended) video from the Red Bull gang of Lithuanian stuntman Aras Gibieza punting his modded Kawasaki Ninja 636 around the snow and the ice accompanied by two BMW M4s. We like it. And now…
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Video: This is what the future of biking looks like with Kawasaki Artificial Intelligence
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Bikes are getting smarter all the time with advanced electronics, and Kawasaki wants to take the development to another level with its Artificial intelligence (AI) project. We were the first to bring you the Japanese giant’s plans way back in August (you can read our original article HERE) and rather than it disappearing into the…
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650. Tested by: Bruce Wilson // Power: 67bhp (50.2kW) @ 8,000rpm // Torque: 48.4ftlbs (65.7Nm) @ 6,500rpm // Wheelbase: 1,410mm // Seat height: 790mm // Weight: 187kg // Price: £6099 (Sport model – £6,999) The Z650 is an important bike to Kawasaki, having already racked up in excess of 12,000…
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