Kawasaki
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VIDEO: On-board with rider Andy Farrell and his ZX-6R at the Manx Grand Prix 2019.
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Possibly the world’s greatest amateur sporting event. The ‘MANX GRAND PRIX’. Same 61 km / 38 mile street circuit as the Isle of Man TT. Join rider Andy Farrell on his ZX-6R, for a breathtaking section of close racing during his last lap.
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TT 2019: Bruce Anstey and Dean Harrison TOP opening QUALIFYING sessions at the Classic TT.
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Bruce Anstey and Dean Harrison kicked off their Classic TT efforts last night – taking the fastest laps in the Lightweight and Superbike classes respectively. Following this weekend’s spluttering start, the Classic TT officially got underway last night – and it was the Superbikes and Lightweight machines out first on the Mountain Course. Having won…
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Kawasaki (not Yamaha) take the WIN at Suzuka 8 Hours after last minute confusion.
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Kawasaki took the win at this weekend’s Suzuka 8 Hours, after being forced to appeal after Yamaha were declared the winners – despite Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu finishing 18.720 seconds ahead. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was holding onto a commanding lead during the final leg of the race in Japan –…
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Dunlop’s latest groove – a new TT100 GP Radial for the retro look (but with loads of tyre tech)
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Dunlop will reveal its latest tyre for the growing modern retro and heritage markets at the Classic TT which begins on August 17th on the Isle of Man Mountain circuit. The Dunlop TT100 GP Radial is Dunlop’s new tyre for one of the fastest growing segments in the European motorcycle market – the retro sports…
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BSB: Sonic boom! First Bennetts BSB race win for Buchan and FS3-Racing Kawasaki
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Danny Buchan and FS3-Racing Kawasaki celebrated their first victory in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Knockhill this afternoon as he became the fifth different race winner of the season after a faultless performance to lead at the chequered flag by 6.232s. Buchan said: “It’s not sunk in yet and I’m pretty overwhelmed by it,…
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BSB: Josh Brookes heads off Danny Buchan to top free practice 1 at Knockhill
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Josh Brookes got his Knockhill weekend off to a perfect start by topping the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice for the Be Wiser Ducati team, holding off a closing Danny Buchan by 0.014s in an incredibly close session where the top 18 riders were covered by just 0.984s. Brookes had set the benchmark…
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Yeah! Now THIS is the sort of Kawasaki ZX-25R we’re waiting for (take note, Mr Kawasaki).
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Our mates over at Young Machine magazine in Japan have been going on about a hot Kawasaki quarter-litre sportsbike for as long as we have – over three years now – and whilst the road-going easy-to-ride A2-friendly bike’s had the momentum so far, it sounds like it’s time for the hot version to appear. Well,…
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WSB: Green is the new red at Imola!
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Sykes’ demise promoted a huge battle between van der Mark and Razgatlioglu for the final podium position. The Turkish star made his move in the closing stages and got ahead of van der Mark. Then, a grandstand finish between the two, swapping paint and trading blows on the penultimate lap, colliding twice and bringing Leon…
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Kawasaki buys up more shares in Modenas and could end up owning 48% of the Malaysian brand!
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has increased its stake in Malaysian company Modenas. The Japanese goliath has upped the amount of shares in the engine company from 19 to 30%. It’s an increase in the relationship that started when KHI became a technical partner to Modenas in 1995. It’s reported by Dutch site nieuwsmotor.nl that KHI…
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There’s a MotoGP Kawasaki coming for next year (but it’ll race in WSB… so there’ll be a customer version that you can buy!)
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The news isn’t some pie-in-the-sky either, this has come directly from the big boss himself. Speaking to Speedweek.com, Kawasaki’s Race Director Ichiro Yoda admitted that the green team was chasing its tail in WSB, trying to peg back the all-conquering Ducati of Alvaro Bautista. For the past four years WSB has been the dominant shooting…
