Kawasaki
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Kawasaki patents RADAR assisted safety systems.
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Kawasaki has filed designs for a new radar assisted safety system with the Japanese Patent Office – and it confirms that it’s joining the radar revolution alongside Ducati and KTM. Right across the board, motorcycle manufacturers have started working on the next-generation of safety features to keep riders safe. Ducati and KTM’s plans have been…
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EVENTS: World of Kawasaki returns to DONINGTON PARK for 2019.
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Kawasaki has just announced that this year’s World of Kawasaki will be taking place at Donington Park. Taking place of Sunday 30th June at Donington Park, It sounds like a brilliant event – and visitors won’t be short of something to see or do with Kawasaki laying on track sessions, demo rides with 2019 models…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Suzuki Katana
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Photography: Suzuki Re-imagining iconic bikes of yesteryear is no new thing. Among others, we have seen the Kawasaki Z900RS nod in the direction of the Z1, and Triumph recently launched a new Speed Twin to resurrect the famous moniker. The latest bike to get a modern…
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March 2020
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We’re in Zed Heaven this month as we ride BuzzWorkz Kawasaki Z900 special! You don’t want to miss this month’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine!
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Kawasaki to REPRODUCE cylinder heads for its Z1 and Z2.
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According to our Japanese pals at Young Machine, Kawasaki has confirmed it’s going to reproduce cylinder heads for its iconic Z1 and Z2. Kawasaki’s Z1 and Z2 are a pair of hugely popular classic motorcycles – and close to half a century since their launch they still remain as popular as ever. Loving restored by…
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PATENT reveals Kawasaki is working on an ELECTRIC motor. AND it’ll be LIQUID COOLED.
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Patent drawings have emerged which confirm that Kawasaki is working on an electric motor – suggesting that the Japanese factory probably isn’t too far away from unveiling its first electric motorcycle. Admittedly, a patent application doesn’t necessarily mean that the technology will make it into series production. But at the very least, we know Kawasaki’s working…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE Grand Tourer
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Photography: Kawasaki The new Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE is not an adventure bike in the dirt-riding, back-to-basics kind of sense; but with its effortless handling, smooth engine and mind-boggling array of electronic rider aids, it is just the thing for black-top adventures. The bike we tested…
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CUSTOM Kawasaki KX 450 F – with 3D PRINTED parts. The Kawa 3D Core.
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Ex-Freestyle MX star Alvaro Dal Farra has just unveiled his awesome 3D printed Kawasaki KX 450 F – called the Kawa 3D Core. Built with the help of Codoro Studio, Scorpion Engineering and several other accessory manufacturers – the majority of the components for the custom motocross machine were produced using the 3D printing process.…
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Kawasaki trademarks ‘Meguro’ name. HINTS that there’s another RETRO model on the way.
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Kawasaki has filed a new trademark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office – and it’s looking like the Japanese factory will be adding another modern retro machine to its stable. This time – it’ll be called the Meguro. It doesn’t come as a massive surprise that Kawasaki is looking to make the most…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.
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Jonathan Rea has taken the top spot during the first day of testing at Portimao, keeping up his impressive pre-season pace from Jerez last week. 14 WorldSBK and 10 WordSSP riders are at the Autodromo do Algarve Portimao for the final European winter test ahead of the 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in…
