Kawasaki
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RUMOURS: Kawsaki’s big plans for 2023!
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Official documents filed in the USA suggest that there’re three new motorcycles from the Japanese factory on the way. Things have been quiet from Kawasaki of late; we’ve only really had the updated Versys 650 and H2 SX SE to get excited about, since the latest generation ZX-10R was revealed at the end of 2020.…
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Video: California Superbike School, Level 3
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California Superbike School, Level 3 training is all about body positioning. Why? Well, there’s more to riding a motorcycle than just jumping on and zooming off. How you position your body on the bike plays a major part in how stable, safe and, ultimately, fast you are. Mikko and Maja from Motorcycle Sport & Leisure…
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Electric Kawasakis? There’re THREE coming in 2022!
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The Japanese factory has confirmed it’s going to be revealing three electric motorcycles in the next year. The electric motorcycle and scooter market is growing and growing, but aside from Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire (and Ducati’s MotoE machine) we’re yet to see any big electric bikes from any of the bigname manufacturers. That’s about to change, with…
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Kwaks on the track – and they mean business in 2022!
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The first on track preparations for the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship will take place for the official Kawasaki Racing Team at Jerez in Spain between 15-17 December, just under a month after the culmination of the 2021 season at Mandalika in Indonesia. Six times World Champion Jonathan Rea will be joined on track by…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Kawasaki’s Z650RS
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We’ve spent the day in and around Marseille, riding Kawasaki’s new Z650RS. We’ve just jumped off the bike and while it’s fresh in our mind, we thought we’d share our very brief first impressions ahead of a full review appearing in Motorcycle Sport and Leisure and MoreBikes in the coming weeks. Joining the Z900RS, the…
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LAUNCH INCOMING: Kawasaki Z650RS
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We’re in Marseille to ride Kawasaki’s ’70s-styled ride; the Z650RS – and we’ll be bringing you our first impressions through the day tomorrow. Powered by the same 649cc parallel twin motor as the Z650 and Ninja 650 – the Z650RS is essentially a smaller version of the Z900RS that was released a few years…
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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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Bimota’s KB4 is coming. MORE tech info and MORE pictures.
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We’ve been talking about Bimota’s KB4 for ages, but now it looks like the Italian factory is gearing up for its official release. Following on from the reveal of the big and bad Tesi H2 at EICMA back in 2019, we’ve been hearing lots about the second model to come from the reenergised Bimota brand.…
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RUMOURS: Is Kawasaki working on a smaller version of its Z900RS? Z650RS coming in 2022?
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Is there a new, slightly smaller version of Kawasaki’s modern retro motorcycle on the way in 2022? We’ve heard a rumour that the Japanese factory could be working on a 650cc twin-cylinder engine version of its Z900RS. It’s not too much of a stretch. The Z900RS has done reasonably well since its release a few…
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Kawasaki reveal Z900RS SE with 1970s tribute paint
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Kawasaki has revealed the new Z900RS SE model for 2022 – featuring suspension changes and a classic ‘Yellow Ball’ tribute paint job.
