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The word legend is overused, especially by cliché-loving motojournalists, but when it comes to the world of adventure riding, the Kawasaki KLR650 can lay...

2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 | First Look Review

Since its introduction in 2008, the 650cc Versys – the name is derived from “versatile” and “system” – has been a popular adventure-style streetbike...

2022 Kawasaki KLX230 SE | First Look Review

In mid-October Kawasaki unveiled the KLX230S, a more accessible version of its popular KLX230 dual-sport with reduced suspension travel and a lower seat height...

2022 Kawasaki Z900 SE | First Look Review

Kawasaki has spiced up the Z900 mix with a new SE model, which adds upgraded brakes and suspension. The Z900 SE’s styling draws from Kawasaki's...

2022 Kawasaki Z900RS SE | First Look Review

Kawasaki has announced a new "SE" version of its retro-styled Z900RS for 2022, which features upgraded suspension and brakes. Up front are new radial-mount...

2022 Kawasaki KLX230S | First Look Review

The 2022 Kawasaki KLX230S is still a durable, simple dual-sport, but now you don't have to be a giant to get your boots on...

2022 Kawasaki Z650RS ABS | First Look Review

Joining the larger Z900RS is the 2022 Kawasaki Z650RS ABS, a retro-styled middleweight with a liquid-cooled, 649cc parallel-Twin and chassis derived from the Z650...

Rider’s 2021 Motorcycle of the Year

Our first Motorcycle of the Year was awarded to the 1990 BMW K1, and for the past 31 years we’ve limited contenders to current...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | Video Review

We test the 2022 Kawasaki KLR650, which got only its second major update since the legendary dual-sport was introduced in 1987. After being...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | Top 10 Review

I just spent the last five days riding over 1,000 miles on Kawasaki’s legendary dual-sport icon, the KLR650, newly updated for 2022. Our on-...

2022 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2022 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes cruisers, sportbikes, retro-styled bikes, scooters, touring...

2021 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2021 motorcycle buyers guide includes new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. It includes bikes in many categories, including adventure,...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300 and KLX300SM | Video Review

We test two new models from Kawasaki: the KLX300 dual-sport (MSRP $5,599) and the KLX300SM supermoto (MSRP $5,999). Both are powered by a 292cc...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300SM | First Ride Review

Everyone has that one friend. You know the one — the guy or gal that dismisses societal rules and general decorum as mere suggestions,...

2021 Kawasaki KLX300 | First Ride Review

They say that variety is the spice of life and when it comes to riding motorcycles, truer words have never been spoken. We’d all...

Eddie’s Mean Green Machine: 1982 Kawasaki KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica

Precious few periods in motorcycling’s 120-some-year history have offered more radical change than the early 1980s. You could call the period transformative. Or radical. Or...

2022 Kawasaki KLR650 | First Look Review

As far as dual-sport motorcycles go, the Kawasaki KLR650 is the stuff of legend. We're big fans of the KLR650, and when it was...

2020 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT | Road Test Review

When the current generation of Kawasaki’s Versys 650 LT appeared on the scene in 2015, the motorcycle landscape was a different place. Things like...

2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | Video Review

We review the 2020 Kawasaki Z900 ABS! First launched in 2017, the Z900 platform was the budget sport rider's go-to choice due to its...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | Road Test Review

All right, so you want to go far but you also want go fast, and you need some carrying capacity and comfort while doing...

Kawasaki To Reproduce Cylinder Heads for 1970s Z1 Motorcycles

Kawasaki Motor Corp., U.S.A has announced that they will be reproducing cylinder heads for classic Kawasaki Z1, KZ900 and KZ1000 models.

2019 Honda CB1000R vs 2020 Kawasaki Z900RS vs 2020 Suzuki Katana | Comparison Test Review

Remember UJMs? If you were a motorcyclist in the ’70s, or have a soft spot for bikes from that era, then you remember them...

2019 Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE LT+ | Road Test Review

Considering how popular the Versys 650 has become, almost from the moment it was introduced in the U.S. for 2008, we found it decidedly...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 | Road Test Review

What a difference a few years make. When we pitted the Ninja 650 against two rivals back in November 2016, we came away unimpressed...

2019 Honda CB650R vs. Kawasaki W800 Cafe vs. Suzuki SV650X | Comparison Review

Three riders walk into a dealership.... (I know it sounds like the start of a bad joke but bear with me.) All three are...

2020 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX | First Look Review

Kawasaki's Ninja 1000 sport tourer is getting a host of updates for 2020, enough in fact that it's been given a new (sort of)...

2020 Kawasaki Z650 and Z900 | First Look Review

Kawasaki is updating its Z650 and Z900 naked sport bikes for 2020, with the Z900 receiving the most significant changes that bring it up-to-date...

2020 Kawasaki Z H2 | First Look Preview

Hold on tight. Kawasaki has announced it's bringing its balanced supercharged 998cc inline four to its Z lineup of naked motorcycles with a new...

2020 Kawasaki W800 | First Look Review

When the sharp-looking W800 Cafe was announced for the U.S. market for 2019, reactions were predictably mixed. Yes, the cafe racer look was cool...but...

Retrospective: 1967-1969 Kawasaki C2TR 120 Road Runner

This was a little cutie, and inexpensive, too. Just $430 ($3,200 today) would get you this minimalist high-piped single in 1967. Not that the...

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