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[3] [4] It could accelerate along the 1 / 4 mile test course in 12.4 seconds. [5] When the H1 was first announced, Motorcycle Mechanics criticised Kawasaki for their "own ambitious claim" that it was "the fastest and best accelerating road machine ever produced, being capable of 124 mph and 12.4 sec. for the standing start quarter mile ...
Kawasaki already had the largest-displacement Japanese machine with their 650 cc four-stroke W series, [1] but it did not fit the niche Kawasaki was aiming for. Honda had introduced its Honda CB450 in 1965 and in 1969, the Suzuki T500 Titan/Cobra appeared. Also in development was the Yamaha XS 650.
3 L (3.2 US qt) [3] The Kawasaki W series is a line of vertical-twin standard motorcycles motorcycles made by Kawasaki beginning in 1965. First sold as a 1966 model in the North American market, the initial Kawasaki W1 had the largest engine displacement of any model manufactured in Japan at the time.
Kawasaki's Aircraft Company began the development of a motorcycle engine in 1949. The development was completed in 1952 and mass production started in 1953. [11] The engine was an air-cooled, 148 cc, OHV, four-stroke single cylinder with a maximum power of 4 PS (2.9 kW; 3.9 hp) at 4,000 rpm. In 1954, the first complete Kawasaki Motorcycle was ...
The Kawasaki W650 is a retro standard motorcycle marketed by Kawasaki for model years 1999–2007. It was superseded by the Kawasaki W800 . The "W" in "W650" refers to Kawasaki's W1, W2 and W3 models, manufactured between 1967 and 1975. [ 3 ]
Kawasaki AE50 50CC (produced 1981–1986) Kawasaki AE80 80cc (produced 1981–1986) Kawasaki AR50 50cc (produced 1981–1994) Kawasaki AR80 80cc (produced 1981–1994) Kawasaki AR80K Liquid Cooled (produced 1992–1998) B7 Pet (Step-Thru) B8 125cc (1962–1965) Kawasaki B8M Red-Tank Furore 125cc 1962–1965) C2SS & C2TR (1964–1968) G1M 100cc ...
The Kawasaki W800 is a parallel twin motorcycle manufactured and marketed by Kawasaki from 2011 to 2016, and then since 2019. The W800 is a retro style model that emulates the Kawasaki W series , three models that were produced from 1967 to 1975, and which in turn were based on the British BSA A7 . [ 4 ]
The Z1000A1 was an upgraded model to replace the 1976 Kawasaki KZ900 (Z900), which in turn replaced the Z1 launched in 1972 in the Z series. [3] It has an inline-four cylinder engine and a 5-speed transmission, in a 'one down and four up' configuration. Producing about 83 hp, it was one of the fastest production motorcycles of the era. [1]