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Chris Vermeulen now ready for Donington round

26 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen decided to skip not only testing but the first World Superbike round of the season at Phillip Island, which would have been not only his home race, but his first race after the very long post-op rehabilitation because…

2012 Kawasaki ZX-10R preview pic

22 April, 2020
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R for 2012 gets some updates as seen in this preview pic from VisorDown. The new Ninja gets more black detailing on the chassis, fairing and tank parts, as well as blacked-out wheels and exhaust. The new…

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja exhaust tuning options

20 April, 2020
After the Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja not-a-recall technical hold for the US, we thought we’d check out a couple of the exhaust and muffler options for the new Ninja, available for when you can get yours back on the road. First…

WSB 2009: PSG1 riding Kawasaki

17 April, 2020
After the news on Twowheelsblog about WSB 2009 riders and team line up, we can bring you the first changes. The Kawasaki PSG1 Team from San Marino have renewed their website, showing Ayrton Badovini as a rider for the Kawasaki…

Video: Chris Vermeulen talks about Sepang test

16 April, 2020
As we reported yesterday Chris Vermeulen cut short his debut test on the 2011 Kawasaki due to pain and swelling in his knee and has also decided to skip the official Portimao test that takes place later this month to…

WSBK – Tom Sykes confirmed in Kawasaki

14 April, 2020
Tom Sykes has confirmed that he’ll be riding for the Kawasaki World Superbike team next year and will partner Chris Vermeulen in the all new 2010 team line up.The British rider who’s currently 8th in the standings, has had a…

Chris Vermeulen expects to be back by January (w/video)

13 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen expects to be able to return to the track to begin testing Kawasaki’s 2011 ZX-10R early January. So far the testing of the new racing superbike has been carried out by Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara.The Aussie who…

WSBK: Kawasaki completes another 3 days of testing at Aragon

9 April, 2020
With Aprilia and Yamaha set to do their testing at Phillip Island, six teams (Honda Ten Kate, both BMW teams, DFX Borciani, Alstare Suzuki and Supersonic Ducati who’ll be testing at Portimao today and tomorrow, the Kawasaki team just finished…

Teething problems for the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R

5 April, 2020
“Let the good times roll” Kawasaki’s motto apparently won’t apply, at least for the moment to their 2011 ZX-10R Superbike as the Japanese manufacturer has put the model on ‘technical hold’ (in my books that’s a recall, no matter how…

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R video

5 April, 2020
Here’s the video for the 2010 Kawasaki ZX-10R. Once a Ninja, always a Ninja, we say, as the new model gets a few updates but nothing that changes it too much from Kawasaki’s highly popular and successful sport bike. The…

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R rendering

31 March, 2020
The Kawasaki ZX-10R rendering above shows one interpretation of the 2011 ZX-10R design. The new model is set to present a revolutionary design, according to Kawasaki, and will be closer to the Z1000 that we’ve already seen.The rendering comes from…

Gabor Talmacsi to test Kawasaki ZX-10R at Sepang

29 March, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi may be at a crossroads in his career, but not wanting to leave any stone unturned and despite revealing that the World Superbike championship is hardly known in his native Hungary. Talmacsi is still deep in talks with…

World's fastest street bike: Asphaltfighters Stormbringer

27 March, 2020
The Asphaltfigters Stormbringer is based on the Kawasaki ZX-10R has has 280 hp, tipped as the world’s fastest road-spec bike. The engine is still the same 999 cc with 165 hp, but the tuning has totally revamped the power to…

Kawasaki 2011 Ninja at Autopolis Video

25 March, 2020
Kawasaki is revealing bit by bit their new 2011 Ninja superbike ZX-10R and after their test at Autopolis circuit with Tom Sykes, they’ve posted this video footage that has some great close-ups of the bike and with Skyes in action.

SBK 2009 Kawasaki factory Team

24 March, 2020
Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that the Paul Bird Motorsport Team will be the official 2009 World Superbike Team. Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes will ride the World Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R.Steve Guttridge, Kawasaki’s European Race Planning Manager, said: “We had…

More Images of the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R from Suzuka

22 March, 2020
Kawasaki has released more images of their new Superbike in it’s race trim at the Suzuka circuit in Japan where the team is doing some important testing on their ZX-10R. The test was cut short due to rain so Hidemichi…

Special edition Kawasaki for Europe: ZX-10R, Z1000 and more

22 March, 2020
Kawasaki is driving sales on the European market by offering some models with dedicated accessories as series editions over the summer. The ZX-10R and ZX-6R get “Performance Edition” versions for even more sports power. The ZX-10R has an Akrapovic exhaust,…

Video – Chris Vermeulen talks to us from his hospital bed

22 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen has undergone a second corrective surgery on his injured knee that he picked up during the opening round at Phillip Island and that was further damaged after his crash in race 1 at Brno.The Australian will be missing…

Kawasaki ZX-10R Emerson Fittipaldi Limited Edition

21 March, 2020
Former F1 star Emerson Fittipaldi (who actually started by racing motorcycles) owns two Kawasaki dealerships in Brazil, and displayed this Kawasaki ZX-10R special edition at the Salão Duas Rodas in 2011.This limited edition Kawasaki Fittipaldi World Edition that sports an…

Videos Nurburgring gyrocam Kawasaki ZX-10R

21 March, 2020
This video shows rider Tim Röthig take on the Nurburgring with a Kawasaki ZX-10R and a set of Battlax Racing R10 Bridgestone tyres. Along for the ride is a gyrocam, so we can really see what it means to ride…

More Images from the Kawasaki ZX-10R Suzuka Test

20 March, 2020
More pics from the final day of testing at Suzuka that saw former Kawasaki World Superbike race winner Akira Yanagawa on the new ZX-10R. The 2011 Ninja is rumored to have a 190hp new engine, but the full fairing hid…

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R tests at Valencia

13 March, 2020
The 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R underwent another two days of intense testing this week in very hot conditions at the Valencia race track. Having received a second Ninja from Japan Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara took the new superbikes through their…