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“New York steak” – A prime cut from Kawasaki, the birth of the first real Superbike!

69 means different things to different people, but when it comes to motorcycling in the relatively modern era, it means only one thing – Honda CB750 Four K naught. The launch of the Honda was a gut punch to Kawasaki. They had been developing a 750cc four-cylinder four-stroke motorcycle during the late ’60s too. The […]

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Rea Wins Another As Lowes Podiums Twice

Jonathan Rea (KRT) scored another race win and then a second place at Motorland Aragon on Sunday 23 May to lead the championship after the first weekend of WorldSBK racing in 2021. Alex Lowes (KRT) is ranked second overall after two more strong podium rides, in second and third place. After two dry days at […]

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Rea Reaches Landmark Of 100 Wins

Jonathan Rea (KRT) took his 100th career World SBK race win and his 85th victory for Kawasaki with a start-to-finish leading performance in the first race of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship season. Alex Lowes (KRT) shadowed his team-mate Rea in the early laps and showed great fighting qualities to finish second, starting the […]

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KRT Completes Positive Single Day Test

Official Kawasaki WorldSBK riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes enjoyed a lone day of track testing on their latest Ninja ZX-10RR machines at Motorland Aragon on Wednesday April 21, after rains returned to cancel the scheduled second day. In a private test that also featured just a few or their 2021 rivals from Yamaha, KRT’s […]

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Kawasaki Scores First Cross Country Podium

Pepson Plastics Kawasaki Motul Racing made its presence felt with a first podium at the second SA Cross Country national at Modimolle on Saturday. While results remain provisional following a scoring conundrum, D’Artagnan Lobjoit ended a stunning third in OR1 on his KX450XC, Taki Bogiages rode his KX250XC home fifth in OR3, Peter Holl was […]

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Home Town Venue Awaits KRT

Kawasaki’s official WorldSBK team will continue its on-track preparations for the new season with Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea riding the new Ninja ZX-10RR in a two-day test alongside all their main 2021 competitors. The action will take place at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona, between March 31 and April 1, and just a few hundred […]

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Kawasaki Delivers At Tough Jolivet

Pepson Plastics Kawasaki South Africa racing with Motul enjoyed a great debut in the 2021 South African Cross Country Moto Championship opener at Jolivet in KwaZulu Natal on Saturday. Open rider D’artagnan Lobjoit rode his KX450XC to a splendid fifth in the competitive OR1 class, Taki Bogiages came home seventh in an even harder fought […]

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LEAN, MEAN & LIME GREEN – KAWASAKI IS BACK!

The hills of Jolivet won’t be the only verdant green highlights when that KwaZulu Natal scenery comes alive to the sounds of the 2021 South African Cross Country Moto Championship opener Saturday 27 February. That’s because it’s also a huge day for Kawasaki, when those famous green XC machines return to the national level racing […]

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