List of Kawasaki Motorcycles Modules
Kawasaki motorcycles:
Kawasaki logo , which appears on motorcycles from 1961 to 1967
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, one of the company’s most popular sport bikes
Kawasaki motorcycles are manufactured by the Motorcycle & Engine division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries at plants in Japan, USA, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand.
History:
Kawasaki Aircraft initially manufactured motorcycles under the Meguro name, having bought an ailing motorcycle manufacturer, Meguro Manufacturing with whom they had been in partnership. Later formed Kawasaki Motor Sales. Some early motorcycles display an emblem with “Kawasaki Aircraft” on the fuel tank.
During 1962, Kawasaki engineers were developing a four-stroke engine for small cars which ended in 1962 when some of the engineers transferred to the Meguro factory to work on the Meguro K1 and the SG, a single cylinder 250 cc OHV. In 1963, Kawasaki and Meguro merged to form Kawasaki Motorcycle Co.,Ltd.Kawasaki motorcycles from 1962 through 1967 used an emblem which can be described as a flag within a wing.
Work continued on the Meguro K1, a copy of the BSA A7 500 cc vertical twin. and on the Kawasaki W1. The K2 was exported to the U.S. for a test in response to the expanding American market for four-stroke motorcycles in which case it was rejected for a lack of power but by the mid-1960s, Kawasaki was finally exporting a moderate number of motorcycles. The Kawasaki H1 Mach III in 1968, along with several enduro-styled motorcycles to compete with Yamaha, Suzuki and Honda, increased sales of Kawasaki units.
Motorcycles:
2006 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Kawasaki’s Aircraft Company began the development of a motorcycle engine in 1949. The development was completed in 1952 and mass production started in 1953. The engine was an air-cooled, 148 cc, OHV, four-stroke single cylinder with a maximum power of 4 PS (2.9 kW; 3.9 hp) at 4,000 rpm. In 1954 the first complete Kawasaki Motorcycle was produced under the name of Meihatsu, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. In 1960 Kawasaki completed construction of a factory dedicated exclusively to motorcycle production and bought Meguro Motorcycles.
All-terrain vehicles and utility vehicles:
Kawasaki’s first ATV was the three-wheeled KLT200, which debuted in 1981. Its first four-wheel ATV, the Bayou 185, was introduced in 1985 and in 1989 its first model with four-wheel-drive, the Bayou 300 4×4. Today, Kawasaki’s ATV line-up includes a wide range of recreational and utility ATVs.
Kawasaki’s MULE (Multi-Use Light Equipment) utility vehicle combines an ATV with a pick-up truck. The first MULE was produced in 1988. Kawasaki now calls their utility vehicles “side-by-side” vehicles.
Watercraft:
Kawasaki Jet Ski
In 1973, Kawasaki introduced a limited production of stand-up models as designed by the recognized inventor of jet skis, Clayton Jacobsen II. In 1976, Kawasaki then began mass production of the JS400-A. JS400s came with 400 cc two-stroke engines and hulls based upon the previous limited release models. It became the harbinger of the success Jet-Skis would see in the market up through the 1990s. In 1986 Kawasaki broadened the world of Jet Skis by introducing a two-person model with lean-in “sport” style handling and a 650 cc engine, dubbed the Kawasaki X2. Then in 1989, they introduced their first two passenger “sit-down” model, the Tandem Sport (TS) with a step-through seating area. In 2003, Kawasaki celebrated the Jet Ski brand by releasing a special 30th anniversary edition of its current stand-up model, the SX-R, which has seen a revival of interest in stand-up jet skiing. The X-2 has also been updated, based on the SX-R platform and re-released in Japan. Kawasaki continues to produce three models of sit-downs, including many four-stroke models. The four stroke engines have come on since the late 1990s; with the help of superchargers and the like the engines can output up to 300 horsepower (220 kW) as seen in the Kawasaki Ultra 300x.
Jet Ski is the brand name of personal watercraft manufactured by Kawasaki. The name, however, has become a genericized trademarkfor any type of personal watercraft.
Racing:
2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR
Kawasaki’s traditional racing colour is green. Many Kawasaki racing teams are called Team Green. The “Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green™” provides a support program developing amateur motocross racers.
Grand Prix, MotoGP:
Kawasaki’s first title was with Dave Simmonds in 1969 when they won the 125 cc World Championship. Kawasaki dominated the 250 cc and 350 cc grand prix classes from 1978 to1982 winning four titles in each category.
With the introduction of the four-stroke engines into MotoGP in 2002, Kawasaki decided to take part in the new MotoGP World Championship. Kawasaki entered the championship in 2003 with 250 cc Grand Prix racer Harald Eckl’s Team Eckl.
In 2003 the Kawasaki Racing Team was formed after Kawasaki had developed their new 990cc ZX-RR bike throughout 2002 and raced it in the last three races of the 2002 MotoGP season. The racing activities were managed by Harald Eckl’s team based in Germany. It wasn’t until 2004 that Kawasaki had two riders – Alex Hofmann and Shinya Nakano, who raced for the entire season. Nakano placed 3rd in Japan that year achieving Kawasaki’s first podium finish in MotoGP.
In 2007 Kawasaki split from Harald Eckl because of Eckl’s involvement with a competitor’s MotoGP activities, which forced Kawasaki to terminate the relationship immediately. Kawasaki formed Kawasaki Motors Racing, a European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team and any other motorcycle racing activities Kawasaki may enter in the future. For the first time since Kawasaki returned to the premier class of motorcycle racing, the team became a complete ‘in house’ factory team.
On January 9, 2009, Kawasaki announced it had decided to “… suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently”. The company stated that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race oriented consumers.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Year
Champion
350 cc
250 cc
125 cc
1982
Anton Mang
1981
Anton Mang
Anton Mang
1980
Anton Mang
1979
Kork Ballington
Kork Ballington
1978
Kork Ballington
Kork Ballington
1969
Dave Simmonds
Superbike:
Kawasaki’s involvement in the World Superbike Championship started in 1990 with the USA-based Team Muzzy Kawasaki, which managed the superbike activities until 1996. Between 1997 and 2002 Kawasaki gave factory backing to the Harald Eckl’s team, based in Germany, while Muzzy focused on the AMA Superbike domestic series. From 2003 to 2008 only privateer teams like Bertocchi and PSG-1 entered the world championship, with small factory support. In 2009 Kawasaki officially returned to SBK with Paul Bird Motorsport but, after three seasons, in 2012 Kawasaki switched the factory support to the Spanish-based Provec Racing team.
Kawasaki has won several superbike racing championships. They won the rider’s Superbike World Championship in 1993 with Scott Russell, two decades later in 2013 with Tom Sykes, and a third time in 2015 with Jonathan Rea. Also, the manufacturer has claimed nine AMA Superbike Championships with riders such as Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey. During the 1990s they also dominated the Endurance World Championship.
Superbike World Championship
Year
Champion
1993
Scott Russell
2013
Tom Sykes
2015
Jonathan Rea
AMA Superbike Championship
Year
Champion
1977
Reg Pridmore
1978
Reg Pridmore
1981
Eddie Lawson
1982
Eddie Lawson
1983
Wayne Rainey
1990
Doug Chandler
1992
Scott Russell
1996
Doug Chandler
1997
Doug Chandler
Endurance World Championship
Year
Champion
1981
Jean Lafond
Raymond Roche
1982
Jean-Claude Chemarin
Jacques Cornu
1991
Alex Vieira
1992
Terry Rymer
Carl Fogarty
1993
Doug Toland
1994
Adrien Morillas
1996
Bryan Morrison
Supertwin:
Kawasaki machinery has been pivotal in the development of Supertwin racing. The racing machines are developed from the Kawasaki 650cc parallel twin commuter bike (ER6-n or ER6-f). The machines are then transformed through development into an 85 bhp race bike with top end speeds in excess of 150 mph.
The KMR Kawasaki Racing Team are one of the leading race teams in the category, whose team members include Ryan Farquhar and Jeremy McWilliams.
Isle of Man TT Supertwin Race
Year
Champion
2012
Ryan Farquhar
2013
James Hillier
2014
Dean Harrison
2015
Ivan Lintin
Isle of Man TT:
Kawasaki have enjoyed numerous successes at the Isle of Man TT Races. The marque has notched up a total of 31 victories which include 3 victories in the Sidecar TT. Notable achievements include Mick Grant’s 1975 outright lap record of 109.82 mph (176.74 km/h), finally beating the previous record set by Mike Hailwood and which had stood since 1967.
Motocross:
Riders on Kawasaki motorcycles won races in the British Motocross Championship, Motocross des Nations, AMA Supercross Championship, Sidecarcross and Supermoto.
Championship wins:
1995 Stefan Everts, FIM Motocross World Championship (250cc)
29 times the AMA Motocross Championship
This is a list of Kawasaki motorcycles, motorcycles designed and/or manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engineand its predecessors.
Special purpose:
Kawasaki police motorcycles
Cruiser:
Vulcan 2000
Kawasaki Vulcan 1700 Classic/Classic LT/Nomad/Voyager
Vulcan 1600 Nomad
Vulcan 1600 Classic
Vulcan 1600 Mean Streak
Vulcan 1500 Drifter
Vulcan 900 Classic
Vulcan 800 Classic
Vulcan 800 Drifter
Eliminator
Kawasaki Estrella
Vulcan 700
Vulcan 750
Vulcan 400/500/750/800/900/1500/1600/1700/2000
Vulcan 500 LTD
Kawasaki 454 LTD
Vulcan 400 Classic – similar to the VN1600 and the VN800.
Vulcan 400 Drifter
Dual purpose:
KE100
KLR250
KLX250S
KLX400SR
KLE400
KLE500
KLR600
KLR650
KLX650C
Super Sherpa (KL250G/H)
Kawasaki F1TR
Kawasaki F2TR
Kawasaki J1TR
Off road:
KDX50
KDX80
KDX125
KDX175
KDX200
KDX220
KDX250
KDX400
KDX420
KDX450
KLX110
KLX125
KLX125L
KLX140L
KLX250
KLX300R
KLX400R
KLX450R
KLX650R
KMX 125/200
KT250
KX60
KX65
KX80
KX85
KX100
KX125
KX250
KX500
KX250F
KX450F
KX420
KX500
Streetbikes:
A1 Samurai 250 (1967–1971)
A7 Avenger 350 (1967–1971)
B85 & B85M 125 (1965)
D1 100 (1966–1969)
Eliminator 125
ER-5
Fury 125
H1 Mach III 500 (1969–1975)
H2 Mach IV 750 (1971–1975)
KH500 (1976 only)
KH125
Kawasaki KSR110
S1 Mach I 250 (1971–1975)
S2 Mach II 350 (1971–1975)
Versys
Z125 Pro
Z250SL
Z250
Z750
Z800
Z1000
ZRX1200R
ZZR250
ZZR400
ZZR600
ZZR1100
ZZR1200
ZZR1400, also marketed as the ZX-14
Sport bikes:
Ninja 250R (A.K.A. EX250, GPZ 250, ZZ-R250) (Production year: 1986–present)
Ninja 300 (A.K.A. EX300) (Production year: 2012–present)
Ninja 400R (A.K.A. EX400, (Production year: 2011–present)
Ninja 500R (A.K.A. EX500, GPZ500S, ZZ-R500) (Production year: 1987–2009)
Ninja 650R (A.K.A. ER-6F EX650R) (Production year: 2006–present)
Ninja ZX-150RR (A.K.A. KR150, KR150K, KRR150, Ninja 150 RR, Ninja RR) (Production year: 1996–present)
Ninja ZX-6R and 6RR (Production year: 1995–present)
Ninja ZX-750 F2 (Production year: 1988 Special Edition)
Ninja 1000 (A.K.A. Z1000Sx) (Production year: 2011–present)
Ninja ZX-10R (Production year: 2004–present)
Ninja ZX-12R
Sport-Touring:
ZG-1000 Concours / GTR1000
Concours 14 / 1400GTR
Voyager 1700 (reintroduced in 2009)
Scooters:
J300 Special Edition Epsilon 250
Models no longer in production:
A1 Samurai 250cc
A7 Avenger 350cc
Kawasaki AE50 50CC (produced 1981–1986)
Kawasaki AE80 80cc (produced 1981–1986)
Kawasaki AR50 50cc (produced 1981–1994)
Kawasaki AR80K 80cc (produced 1981–1990)
B7 Pet (Step-Thru)
B8 125cc (1962–1965)
Kawasaki B8M Red-Tank Furore 125cc 1962–1965)
C2SS & C2TR (1964–1968)
G1M 100cc (1967)
G31M Centurion (1970–1971)
Kawasaki G4TR G4 ‘Trail Boss’ produced in early 1970 (1971 (G4TR-A), 1972 (B), 1973 (C), 1974 (D), 1974 G4TR-A ‘Agi’Bike, 1975 (E), 1975 G4TRAA ‘Agi’Bike). 10 speed – 5 high 5 low 997cc
Kawasaki KV100 KV100 A7-A9 (1976–78) KV100 B2-B4 (1976–78)mainly sold as farm (‘agi’) bike in Australia, New Zealand & Canada [1]
F11M 250cc (1967)
F21M “Green Streak” (1968–1971)
F3 Bushwhacker 175cc (1968–1970)
F4 Sidewinder 250cc (1969–1970)
F5 Bighorn 350cc (1970–1971)
F6 Enduro 125cc (1971–1974)
F7 Enduro 175cc (1971–1975)
F8 Bison 250cc (1971–1972)
F81M “Green Streak” 250cc (1971)
F9 Bighorn 350cc (1971–1975)
ER500A/D 498cc (1996–2008)
Ninja ZXR 250 / ZX-2R (produced: 1988–1999)
Ninja ZXR 400 (produced: 1991–1999)
Ninja ZXR 750 / ZX-7 (L model [zx7] street; M model [zx7r] race 93-95) (produced: 1984–1995)
Ninja ZX-7R / ZX-7RR (J model [ZX7] street; K model [ZX7R] race 91-92)(produced: 1996–2003)
Ninja ZX-9R (produced: 1994–2003)
Ninja 1000R (produced: 1986–1987)
Ninja ZX-10 / ZZR-1000 (produced: 1988–1990)
Ninja ZX-11 / ZZR 1100 (produced: 1990–2001)
ZZR1200 / ZZ-R1200 (produced: 2002 – 2005)
GPz750 (produced: 1983–1987)
GPZ1100B1/B2 (produced: 1981–1982)
GPZ1100E (produced: 1995–1996)
GPZ250R (Released in Japan only) (produced:1985-?)
GPZ305 (produced 1983–1994)
GPz750 Turbo (produced: 1983–1985)
Ninja GPZ900R (produced: 1984–2003)
Ninja 600R AKA: GPz600R, GPX600R, ZX600A-C (produced: 1985–1997)
ZX600A Website with Specs.
454 LTD (produced: 1985–1990)
Kawasaki S1 Mach I 250cc (produced: 1972) (a two-stroke triple)
Kawasaki S2 Mach II 350cc (produced: 1972) (a two-stroke triple)
S3 400 (a two-stroke triple)
Kawasaki H1 Mach III 500cc (produced: 1968–1972) (a two-stroke triple)
Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750cc (a two-stroke triple)
KR250
AR125
ZG1200 Voyager XII (Four)
ZN1300 Voyager XIII (Six)
KE100 (produced 1976–2001)
KL250A1/A2/A3/A4 (produced: 1978–1981)
KR-1/KR-1S/KR-1R (produced: 1989)
KH250/400/500 (See article)
Z500/Z550 (A.K.A. KZ500, KZ550, GPz550) (produced: 1979–1985)
Z750B (Twin) (produced: 1976–1978)
Z1/KZ900 (produced: 1972–1976; Z900 sold in North America as KZ900)
Z1R (factory production cafe racer 1015cc four-cylinder; produced 1978–1980)
Z750RS Z2 (produced: 1973–1978)
KZ750L3 (produced: 1983)
KZ750L4 (produced: 1984)
KZ200 (produced: 1980–1984)
KZ305CSR
KZ400/Z400 (produced: 1974–1984)
KZ440/Z440
KZ350
Z650 (produced: 1976–1983; sold in North America as KZ650)
Z1000-H (Fuel Injected, Produced 1980)
Z1000-ST (Shaft drive, Produced 1979 -1981)
KZ1300 (Six cylinder)
ZL900A Eliminator (produced 1985–1986)
ZL600A Eliminator (produced 1986 only ??)
ZN700LTD (produced 1984–1985)
ZR-7 (produced: 1999–2003)
ZEPHYR 750 (produced: 1991–1999)
ZR-1100
KSR II
W650 (produced: 1999- 2007 )
Voyager
ZZR1100 (produced: 1990–2002)
KZ-1000 (various configurations; produced 1977–1980)
KZ-1100 (various configurations; produced 1981–1983)
AE 50 (produced: circa 1981–1982)
KZ900 A4 (produced: ca 1976)
Kawasaki F1TR 175cc (1966)
Kawasaki F2TR 175cc (1967)
Kawasaki J1TR 85cc (1967)
ATV / Quad:
Aeon Cobra
KFX 50
KFX 80
KFX 400
KFX 450R
KFX 700
Prairie 360
Prairie 400
Prairie 700
Brute Force 650
Brute Force 750
Kawasaki Bayou KLF 185
Bayou 220
Bayou 250
KLF 300
KLF 400
Road racing motorcycles:
Kawasaki KZ1000S1
Ninja ZX-RR
KR250
KR350
KR500
KR750
KR1000
KR-2
KR-3
A1R
A7R
H1-R
H1-RW
H2-R
X-09
F5-R
602S
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