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On The Dyno: Presented by OEM.DIGITAL Pty Ltd We put the Hand Held Dyno® Ignition to the test in back-to-back shootouts against the stock ignitions on a Kawasaki, Honda and Ducati – the results were […]
Kawasaki
Classic never dies – Kawasaki Z900RS SE
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 115 – first published in 2024. Ride review: Rennie Scaysbrook • Photography: Kit Palmer I have to confess I am a real fan of the retro Z900RS, there’s […]
Kawasaki A1R: The Super Samurai
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Words and photos: Geoffrey Ellis • Historic photos: Rob Lewis, Earl Brooks, Ray Stone. Arguably the most aesthetically attractive Japanese 250cc over-the-counter […]
1976 Kawasaki KZ750: The big twin you’ve never heard of
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 75 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook With a runaway success like the four-cylinder Z1/Z900, plus the soon-to be released fours in […]
Kawasaki KR250: The Tandem Twin
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 79 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Rob Lewis, Jim Scaysbrook It was 1975 when Kawasaki stunned the Grand Prix paddock by unveiling their in-line […]
More herbs for early Zeds
Want a power increase of around 25% for your early Z900 series? The RS34 Mikuni Complete Carb Kit will do the job. As well as the extra urge, these carbs eliminate flat spots and provide […]
Kawasaki A7 Avenger: Short-lived twin
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook As a relative newcomer to volume motorcycle production, Kawasaki wasted little time in establishing itself as perhaps the most innovative member of what was then the Japanese invasion of the […]
The Jon Munn story – “As soon as I got on a motorbike, I was finished.”
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Jon Munn archives Talk to Jonny Munn at his well-established classic bike outlet Classic Style Australia in the outer Melbourne suburb of Seaford, and you’d never guess that this quietly spoken […]
Z1 Kawasaki: New York steak… well done.
It was late 1972 when the Z1 arrived in Australia, initially in very small numbers. But the Z1 story had begun almost six years previously at Kawasaki’s Akashi factory in central Japan; the task being […]
Kawasaki Z1300: Let’s get physical
Such was the impact of the Z1 Kawasaki on its release in 1972, it could have been generally accepted that this was as far as conventional motorcycle wisdom would go. But no; within twelve months, […]
