Search results for: “KAWASAKI ELECTRIC”
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Specialist Spotlight: Derby Kawasaki!
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Starting out as Moby Dicks Scooters, in 1999 Richard Hulland and family became owners and were awarded a Kawasaki franchise, becoming Derby Kawasaki in 2017. Along the way they have picked up a number of awards, moving in 2013 to their current location, between Nottingham and Derby, just off the A52, Junction 25 of the…
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KTM’s ‘high end’ electric motorcycles
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The Austrian firm is rumoured to be extending its partnership with Bajaj to develop a new range of ‘high-end’ electric motorcycles. While the deal isn’t set in stone, Bajaj Executive Director Rakesh Sharma said recently: “We are also in discussion with KTM (and) there is joint work going on where we are looking at platforms…
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A hydrogen powered future as Kawasaki and Yamaha team up
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Two of the biggest names in motorcycling are joining forces to work on a hydrogen-powered engine. While electric motorcycles and scooters seem to be getting a lot of attention of late there’s still work to be done to investigate the viability of hydrogen powered motorcycles. That’s why Kawasaki and Yamaha are collaborating with Mazda, Subaru…
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Retro Rides: Kawasaki’s Z750 Twin
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Oli Hulme tries out this ‘forgotten’ 750… It is curious how some things lodge in the memory. Back in the late 1970s, as I was failing to pay attention in sixth form, I lived next door to a chap who worked for East Midlands Allied Press in Peterborough, more commonly known as EMAP. I had…
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Kawasaki updates Versys 1000. THREE models to choose from.
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Kawasaki has just confirmed it’s updating its Versys 1000 range for 2022 with the addition of a new entry-level and new SE model to sit either side of the current S. The Japanese factory hasn’t exactly gone to town, there’s only some very minor changes to the bulk of the bike – instead it’s focusing…
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Quick spin electric special – the commuter solution
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By Bob Pickett. Previously, we reviewed the Zero SR/F. The results were impressive, but as always the up-front cost was an issue for many. What if the difference in price was minimal? According to research by eBike vendor Urban eBikes, in 2016 the average journey was just 17 miles, suggesting the kind of commuter run…
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Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE Grand Tourer review – part two
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The Kawasaki Versys has gone through its first service and the touring world is finally Bertie’s lobster. Here’s part two of the bike’s long-term review and road test.
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Kawasaki KE175, 1981
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Kawasaki KE175 1981. Very good original condition. Starts and rides nicely, still original 6volt electrics with indicators. V5c and mot. Showing 12,000 miles. Ideal light weight runabout. Reducing my unused bikes! £2999 01895 624554 [email protected] Middx.
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PATENTS: Kawasaki’s two-stroke engine for a HYBRID motorcycle
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Kawasaki’s filed patents for a two-stroke engine, which’ll generate energy to power an electric drivetrain. What is motorcycling going to look like in the future? Are ever stricter emissions laws going to put a stop to petrol-powered fun – meaning we’re all going to end up going electric? Kawasaki’s come up with a plan to…
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EICMA 2019: KYMCO launches the RevoNEX – fully electric bike that’s into production for 2021 – watch the VIDEO
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It’s got a first gear that will get to 50mph, a six-speed manual gearbox and it’ll top 120mph. This is the KYMCO RevoNex that has been unveiled in Milan at the Eicma motorcycle show. The RevoNEX also has launch control and traction control. It looks pretty sharp too. Details are very scarce about the bike…
