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2019 Kawasaki Z400 ABS | First Look Review

Kawasaki’s Z family of naked sportbikes has something for everyone, from the Z125 Pro play bike to the modern Z900 and retro Z900RS/Cafe big...

Kawasaki Updates Ninja H2 Models for 2019

Kawasaki blew minds and went on to set records when it released the supercharged 200-horsepower Ninja H2 and 300-horsepower, racetrack-and-experts-only Ninja H2R in 2015....

2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R | First Look Review

Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-6R sportbike is powered by a liquid-cooled, 636cc in-line four-cylinder engine that’s 37cc larger than competing Japanese 600-class bikes, giving it more...

2019 Kawasaki W800 Cafe | First Look Review

Joining the Z900RS and Z900RS Cafe in Kawasaki’s lineup of retro-styled motorcycles for 2019 is the all-new W800 Cafe. Whereas the Z900RS is a...

2019 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R | First Look Review

Kawasaki has enjoyed unprecedented success in World Superbike, becoming the only manufacturer to win four consecutive championships (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018), with Jonathan...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE | Road Test Review

Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive...OK, maybe those are a stretch, but riding Kawasaki's new Ninja H2 SX SE can...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2019

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2019 model year. Organized in alphabetical order by manufacturer, it includes...

Retrospective: 1981-1982 Kawasaki KZ1000J

Numbers matter, even subtle numbers. Like the difference between 1,015cc and 998cc. Arriving at the smaller number meant decreasing the bore on Kawasaki’s 1980...

2018 BMW G 310 GS vs. Kawasaki Versys-X 300 vs. Royal Enfield Himalayan | Comparison Review

We Americans are sometimes (accurately) accused of erring on the side of "bigger is better". But the rest of the world has long understood that...

Quick Read: 2018 Kawasaki Versys-X 300

Editor's note: This Quick Read is part of our Mini-ADV Comparison Test Review of the Kawasaki Versys-X 300, BMW G 310 GS and Royal...

2018 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe Now Available in the U.S.

The masses asked, and Kawasaki listened; after unveiling it at EICMA last fall, then disappointing us by saying it wouldn't be available in the...

Re-Cycling: 1987-2007 Kawasaki KLR650

"Re-Cycling" is a new series highlighting great bikes--and buys--of the past. Call it a dinosaur, a pack mule, a two-wheeled Jeep––the KLR650 is all of...

Retrospective: 1984-1985 Kawasaki ZX750-E Turbo

"If intent is enough to convict, anyone purchasing Kawasaki’s 750 Turbo should have his driver’s license revoked,” wrote one moto-journalist in 1984. This Kawasaki was...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 ABS | First Ride Review

A funny thing (well, two things actually) happened as I rounded turn 7, a 180-degree hairpin that catapults you down the backstretch of the...

2018 Kawasaki Z900RS | First Ride Review

These days retro bikes are everywhere you look. Instagram is full of millennials with tattoos and trucker hats showing off their old Honda CB-turned-café...

2018 Kawasaki Z900RS | First Look Review

After weeks of teasing and hinting followed by a global unveil at the EICMA show in Italy earlier this month, U.S. motorcycle enthusiasts will...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja 400 | First Look Review

The leapfrogging continues in the small-displacement sportbike class, and Kawasaki is taking the displacement lead with its new 2018 Ninja 400. Far from a...

2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX | First Look Review

If you looked at Kawasaki’s bombastic Ninja H2 supercharged sportbike back when it was introduced in 2015, and thought to yourself, “Gosh, that’s my...

New 2018 Kawasaki Models Unveiled at EICMA

Under the broad promise of "True Commitment"--to adventure, sport and life in general--Kawasaki unveiled several new models at the EICMA show in Milan, Italy,...

2017 Ducati Multistrada 950 vs. 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT vs. 2018 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 | Comparison Review

Summertime is for touring. Long days, warm weather and vacation days that have been squirreled away like acorns mean it’s time to pack the...

2017 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT vs 2017 Suzuki V-Strom 650 | Comparison Review

In his Rider Test of the 2017 V-Strom 650, Rider's Senior Editor Drevenstedt mentions The Question: “If you could only own one motorcycle, what would it...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2018

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2018 model year (we snuck in a few early-release 2019 models...

Re-Cycling: 1986-2006 Kawasaki Concours ZG1000

You wouldn’t be alone if you argued that BMW invented sport touring, but it’s hard to deny Kawasaki brought it to the masses. In...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 vs. 2017 Yamaha FZ-09 | Comparison Review

Fans of “naked” or standard sportbikes are currently spoiled for choice. The Japanese Big Four, as well as European brands like Triumph and Ducati,...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS | First Ride Review

Let’s jump straight to the bottom line: If you’re hooked hard on all the performance advantages offered by liter-class hyper-sportbikes but your body rebels...

Retrospective: 1982-1983 Kawasaki KZ750N Spectre

In 1982, this was the latest version of the well-known KZ750, its main differences being a fine paint job and a few other modifications. Gone...

2017 Kawasaki Versys-X 300 | First Ride Review

Is lightweight touring the Next Big Thing in motorcycling? If so, Kawasaki has grabbed the hole shot with its new Versys-X 300 all-rounder. Two...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | First Ride Review

The Z900 is a storied model in the history of both Kawasaki and motorcycling as a whole. In 1972, the 903cc Z1 was launched...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | First Ride Review

Forty-two pounds. That’s about what a 5-gallon water bottle weighs. Ever hefted one of those when loading a new one atop a water cooler?...

Kawasaki’s Ultra-Exclusive Ninja H2 Carbon

Is owning a "normal" 200-horsepower, supercharged, aerospace-engineered superbike not quite enough? Or, more likely, are you a motorcycle collector? If the answer to either...

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