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Kawasaki Motorcycles began production in 1954 and was originally named Meguro Works, but was later rebranded into Kawasaki Motor Sales. Motorcyclist Magazine cover the Kawasaki Motorcycles with the latest reviews, news, and updates from our Kawasaki experts.

  1. Sykes quickest in testing on difficult day for Kawasaki



    Imola (Italy), Monday 2 April 2012 - Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) set quickest time in the official one-day Superbike test session at Imola, the day after the World Championship round dominated by Carlos Checa (Ducati Althea Racing). The day was marred by a serious crash for his Spanish team-mate ...    Read more

  2. Tom Sykes: Kawasaki Man Keeps Moving On Up



    The awesome amount of work that Kawasaki has put into its official racing programme in the past couple of years has already delivered results for the Ninja ZX-10R but the other half of the performance quotient is the rider. And in Tom Sykes Kawasaki has a competitor who has ...    Read more

  3. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto Commands Fifth Win of the Season in St. Louis



    Irvine, Calif. (March 5, 2012) - In front of a record-breaking crowd inside the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo., Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto scored his fifth win of the season at Round 9 of Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Villopoto's teammate Jake Weimer got a mid-pack start and ...    Read more

  4. New Kawasaki Racing Team video now available!



    An impression of Kawasaki Racing Team at work during Round 1 of the 2012 World Superbike Championship, held at Phillip Island. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEP-jeh6UZg Pre-season testing at Phillip Island: A small view behind the scenes of Kawasaki's KRT racing team, February 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhvDkfBZTy4

  5. Podiums for Kawasaki in Atlanta Supercross event



    At the sold out Georgia Dome in Atlanta (Georgia) more than 70,000 fans watched Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto race to a second-place finish Saturday night at Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett bounced back from a 15th place finish last week, to take second in ...    Read more

  6. Babbitt’s Monster Energy Amsoil Kawasaki’s Bowers Wins Second-Consecutive AMA Arenacross



    Irvine, Calif. – An exciting AMA Arenacross series came to a close on Saturday night at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., where Babbitt’s Monster Energy Amsoil Kawasaki’s Tyler Bowers was crowned 2012 AMA Arenacross Champion. Although Bowers only needed to make the main event to earn his second-consecutive title, he ...    Read more

  7. Monster Energy Kawasaki Grabs Two Podiums in Atlanta



    Irvine, Calif. – At the sold out Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga., more than 70,000 fans watched Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto race to a second-place finish Saturday night at Monster Energy AMA Supercross. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett bounced back from a 15th place finish last week, to take ...    Read more

  8. Monster Energy Kawasaki Untouchable in San Diego



    Irvine, Calif. - Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson both took wins during Saturday night's Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. Leaving California, both riders sit atop the points standings in their respective classes. Villopoto led the final 19 laps ...    Read more

  9. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto Undefeated in Anaheim



    Irvine, Calif. – The fireworks and explosions are always bigger the second time around at Angel Stadium for Monster Energy AMA Supercross, but the winner remained the same on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto grabbed his second holeshot of the season, established the lead, and ...    Read more

  10. Custom sportbike builder turns to baggers



    Who says the cruiser market is (literally) dying off? Our friend Robert Fisher at Florida’s Roaring Toyz, the nation’s leading outfitter of custom sportbikes, just sent news that he’s opening a new division called Roaring Twinz to concentrate on the V-twin aftermarket.Fisher tells us his business has been in decline ...    Read more

  11. 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 1000



    We just had quick 160-mile go on Kawasaki’s 2011 Ninja 1000, and anybody who’s been around long enough to remember the first overweight, under-sprung Ninja 1000 from 1986 can officially forget it. This one is completely different. If you’re looking for something more agile than a ZX-14R with more humane ...    Read more

  12. Sliding around the Santa Lucias on Kawasaki’s 2010 Z1000



    To those familiar with the premium motorcycle pavement draped over the mountains of California’s central coast, two roads always seem to be near the top or the bottom of the list, depending on skill and general point of view: Nacimento-Fergusson and Santa Rosa Creek. Rough, narrow, dirty and genuinely twisted ...    Read more

  13. Kawasaki KTRC Traction Control



    Generally speaking, turning 130-something horsepower loose on an expanse of wet, slippery white plastic in a hotel parking lot is very bad idea. But since our friends at Kawasaki said it would be okay, I did it anyway. They set the whole thing up to show off the 2010 Concours ...    Read more

  14. Non-dualistic physics and the long high-desert weekend



    It’s 102 degrees in the high desert. The Station Fire has burned it’s way through 148,258 acres and it’s only 42% contained. Various logistical wrinkles are threatening to derail my cover story, I have a Category One sinus headache and summer is officially on the way out. At this stage ...    Read more

  15. McQueen Kawasaki goes on Auction



    International auction house Bonhams & Butterfields will be offering for sale motorcycles previously owned by screen legends Clark Gable and Steve McQueen (pictured) at next month's auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Gable's 1934 Harley-Davidson RL and McQueen's 1970 Kawasaki G31 - hand painted by Von ...    Read more