The next in our series where Classic-Motorbikes.net looks back at the machines enjoyed by those of us now in our 50s. What made them memorable and why we loathed or lusted after them? The 20th century saw many of the…
We know that many Kawasaki ZXR experts won’t like us saying this, but – the J-model ZXRs were among the most beautiful Kawasakis ever made. Now, we know the H1 and H2 were the first models and the ones that…
A long-lived and venerable 750 superbike, the Kawasaki green meanie is still a damn good second-hand buy. We think we’re right when we say this, but Kawasaki’s ZX-7R has to be one of the best-looking bikes ever made – and…
The next in our series where Classic-Motorbikes.net looks back at the machines enjoyed by those of us now in our 50s. What made them memorable and why we loathed or lusted after them? Fear of dropping your pride and joy…
Robert Bean is an old friend of Classic Motorbikes Net, he’s a bike fanatic and builds some of the coolest bikes you’re likely to see. He also enjoys the fruits of his labours, over the years he’s done it all…
Kawasaki were quick to cash in on the AMA success of Eddie Lawson and his sit up and beg Zed. The first replica wasn’t much more that a tarted up Z1000J. It had the all important bikini fairing and stepped…
Wayne Gardner arrived in Europe in 1981, he was pretty much an unknown rider from down under. Throughout that season he wrestled his Moriwaki Kawasaki to some impressive results around the UK, he would go on to bag a 500cc…
The classic bikes of tomorrow ridden by Classic Motorbikes Net today. Every decade presents us with an instant classic, there’s no shortage of examples that I could use, here’s a few that pop in to my head. The Honda CBX1000,…
Here at Classic Motorbikes we don’t just copy and paste articles from other websites, we are much more proactive than that. We are bike mad which means we often buy bikes with our heart and not with our head and…
Prior to Dave Simmonds’ World Championship in the 125cc class in 1969, Kawasaki had made little impact on the international Grand Prix scene.
