Kawasaki
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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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Tamiya launches its Kawasaki H2R model kit in time for Christmas
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Tamiya launches its Kawasaki H2R model kit in time for Christmas. Christmas is coming so should you be suffering from any major motorcycle withdrawal symptoms over the festive period then how about this to get a bit of what you need. This Tamiya Kawasaki H2R kit. Of course, that’s not the only terrifically detailed model…
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Cracked it! Kawasaki’s plans for an electric road bike with enough power for a SMALL TRUCK
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Kawasaki has sorted out its cooling problems for an all-electric motorcycle which will have an engine strong enough to power a SMALL TRUCK. We’ve brought you many articles charting the development of the raft of electric motorcycles – and part-electric, hybrid bikes on their way – from Kawasaki, but one of the biggest issues that…
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Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump
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Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has successfully undergone arm surgery to relieve compartment syndrome, a condition with which he has suffered for most of his racing career. Arm-pump, or compartment syndrome, is a condition caused by increased pressure in the body’s muscles. The pressure creates a decrease in…
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 stand to go to: Kawasaki
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Motorcycle Live! A 2017 stand to go to: Kawasaki. So here we go then, Motorcycle Live! is on and it’s packed and brilliant, so get to it. If you’re keen on Kawasakis then the big green stand is a must-see of course, but even if you’re not then still head over to that large lump…
