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Retrovolution begins with 2022 Kawasaki Z650RS

Kawasaki will start a Retrovolution in 2022 with the introduction of the new Z650RS. Augmenting its already hugely popular retro sport line, the Z650RS will open the mid-capacity class to a wide range of riders. Recognised as being at the forefront of the rapidly expanding retro sport scene, Kawasaki has the unique advantage of close […]

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Passed Master – Jonathan Rea gains his motorcycle licence

Six-time consecutive World Superbike Champion, Jonathan Rea, has achieved another of his personal goals by passing his UK motorcycle test. Winner of the world championship at his first attempt on Kawasaki machinery when he joined the Kawasaki Racing Team in 2015, the 34-year-old native of Northern Ireland repeated the feat by passing his Compulsory Basic […]

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Jerez Welcomes KRT For Tenth Round

KRT will make the long trip right across Spain for the tenth round of the WorldSBK Championship, to compete at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto between 24-26 September. After taking the Superpole Race win at the previous round in Barcelona Catalunya to bring his 2021 victory total up to ten, Rea is now […]

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Kawasaki Wins Again

Newly returned Kawasaki won again in its fourth race since its SA National Cross Country Motorcycle Championship comeback. Mike Pentecost’s Franchise Company CIT machine led Pepson Plastics Motul man d’Artagnan Lobjoit to a KX450X open class OR1 1-2 at Delmas on Saturday on a good day all round for Kawasaki. KX250 trio Franchise Co CIT […]

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Race Win And Podiums For KRT Riders

Jonathan Rea (KRT) was ultimately awarded the win in the Tissot-Superpole Race at Magny Cours and took second place in Race Two. Alex Lowes (KRT) was a strong third in the Superpole Race but an unlucky faller in Race Two. Fantastic entertainment on the final lap of the Tissot-Superpole race saw Rea pass Toprak Razgatlioglu […]

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Romain Febvre fourth in Turkey

Romain Febvre of the Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team maintained his top three ranking in the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship despite narrowly missing the podium at Afyonkarahisar in Turkey. The Frenchman turned more laps than any of his rivals during Qualifying to claim third choice of gate whilst studying the effect of the thinner […]

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Rise & Ride: Kawasaki Ninja 400 SE Long Term Test

Article by Bjorn Moreira / ZA Bikers When you hear the name ‘Ninja’, two words come to mind: green and fast. 37 years down the line, Kawasaki’s favourite assassin has grown into a family name—one that describes a rather sporty range of motorcycles. The Ninja’s performance is legendary—but in recent years, Kawasaki has carried the […]

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Kawasaki has come, seen and conquered Cross Country

Kawasaki has won, just three races since its return to the MSA South African National Cross Country Motorcycle Championship. Franchise Co CIT rider Michael Pentecost swapped over to a Kawasaki KX450X alongside the regular Pepson Plastics Kawasaki Motul team and went on to dominate his first race aboard his green machine at Matatiele over the […]

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