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Kawasaki KRR 150 (Ninja KR 150R/ KR 150SP/ KR 150SE/KR 150SSE, Ninja KRR 150/KRR 150 SE/KRR 150SSR, Victor 150, Serpico 150/KRZ 150, ZSR Cyclone 150, Scorpion 150 (in Argentina) (Production year: 1989–2004 and 1996's–2015 for the Ninja 150R/SS in Indonesia) 2-stroke Engine (Marketed in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Argentina)
Kawasaki conceived the KR-1 to tap the incredibly competitive quarter-liter two-stroke market; the most important JDM motorcycle class in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Kawasaki was the first of the Japanese 'big four' to cease production of its road-going 250 two-stroke, when it closed manufacturing the KR-1 in 1992.
The Kawasaki H2 Mach IV is a 750 cc 3-cylinder two-stroke production motorcycle manufactured by Kawasaki. The H2 was a Kawasaki triple sold from September 1971 through 1975. A standard, factory produced H2 was able to travel a quarter mile from a standing start in 12.0 seconds. [4] It handled better than the Mach III that preceded it.
Kawasaki's first ATV was the three-wheeled KLT200, which debuted in 1981. Its first four-wheel ATV, the Bayou 185, was introduced in 1985 and in 1989, its first model with four-wheel-drive, the Bayou 300 4x4. Today, Kawasaki's ATV line-up includes a wide range of recreational and utility ATVs.
The market for motorcycles in 1968 was changing from utilitarian transport to more aggressive sporting motorcycles that disregarded fuel economy and noise, in favor of quicker quarter mile times, which were prominently advertised by manufacturers. [2] While Kawasaki had an inline-four, four-stroke engine in development, it was not going be ...
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.
The Kawasaki KE100 is a dual-sport motorcycle that was produced by Kawasaki from 1976 to 2001. A direct successor to the G5, the major changes on the KE100 were different ergonomics and a change in transmission layout (1-N-2-3-4-5 to the G5's N-1-2-3-4-5).
The Kawasaki KR250 was a racing motorcycle built by Kawasaki from 1975 to 1982 for the 250 cc class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.It was powered by a two-stroke "tandem twin" engine [1] [2] The motorcycle won four world championships, in 1978 and 1979 with Kork Ballington and in 1980 and 1981 with Anton Mang.