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{{Short description|Motorcycles by Kawasaki Heavy Industries}} |
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'''Kawasaki motorcycles''' are manufactured by the [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Motorcycle & Engine]] division of [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]].<ref name=ar2010>{{cite web | url= http://www.khi.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/ar_2010.pdf | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110917204839/http://www.khi.co.jp/english/ir/pdf/ar_2010.pdf | url-status= dead | archive-date= 17 September 2011 | title= Annual Report 2010 | publisher= [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]] | access-date= 30 November 2010}}</ref> |
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[[File:Kawasaki Ninja H2R Seattle motorcycle show.jpg|thumb|[[Kawasaki Ninja H2R]]]] |
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[[File:Randy de Puniet 2006 Sep.jpg|thumb|[[Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR]]]] |
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[[File:Kawasaki XI750R Lago Azul Cordoba ARG 1994 Fernando Bigi.jpg|thumb|Kawasaki XI750R]] |
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==History== |
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Kawasaki Aircraft initially manufactured motorcycles under the [[Meguro motorcycle|Meguro]] name, having bought an ailing motorcycle manufacturer, Meguro Manufacturing with whom they had been in partnership. This eventually became Kawasaki Motor Sales.<ref>[http://www.khi.co.jp/mcycle/museum/w1/history/index_e.html Kawasaki Museum, Kawasaki as "Kawasaki Motorcycle Co. LTD."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010010235/http://www.khi.co.jp/mcycle/museum/w1/history/index_e.html |date=2010-10-10 }}</ref> Some early motorcycles display an emblem with "Kawasaki Aircraft" on the fuel tank. |
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During 1962, Kawasaki engineers were developing a [[four-stroke engine]] for small cars. Then some of the engineers transferred to the Meguro factory to work on the Meguro K1 and the SG, a single cylinder 250 cc [[OHV]]. In 1963, Kawasaki and Meguro merged to form Kawasaki Motorcycle Co.,Ltd.<ref>[http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintage_motorcycle_kawasaki.html K Hulsey, Classic Vintage Motorcycles: Kawasaki history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824162708/http://www.khulsey.com/motorcycles/vintage_motorcycle_kawasaki.html |date=2010-08-24 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.statssheet.com/articles/article45887.html Daniel Levy, Stastsheet.com Kawasaki Motorcycles - "Independent In Thoughts And Actions".]</ref> Kawasaki motorcycles from 1962 through 1967 used an emblem which can be described as a flag within a wing. |
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Work continued on the [[Meguro motorcycles|Meguro]] K1, a copy of the [[BSA A7]] 500 cc vertical twin.<ref>[http://www.motorcycleclassics.com/motorcycle-reviews/2005-11-01/tip-of-the-wedge.aspx Motorcycle Classics, Kawasaki W2TT Commander.]</ref> and on the [[Kawasaki W series|Kawasaki W1]]. The K2 was exported to the U.S. for a test in response to the expanding American market for four-stroke motorcycles. At first it was rejected for a lack of power. By the mid-1960s, Kawasaki was finally exporting a moderate number of motorcycles. The [[Kawasaki H1 Mach III]] in 1968, along with several [[enduro]]-styled motorcycles to compete with [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Honda]], increased sales of Kawasaki units |
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1974 saw the establishment of a Kawasaki assembly facility in [[Lincoln, Nebraska#Automotive and technology|Lincoln, Nebraska]], US, named the American Kawasaki Motors Corporation (KMC), to complete Japan-produced components into finished motorcycles for the North American market.<ref name="MCN 13 Feb 74">Kawasaki's US factory. ''[[Motor Cycle News|Motorcycle News]]'', 13 February 1974, p.7. Retrieved April 4, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.cycleworld.com/sport-rider/kawasakis-plant-in-lincoln-nebraska/ Kawasaki's Plant in Lincoln, Nebraska] cycleworld.com, July 11, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022</ref> |
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Kawasaki's engines division, housed in a single office complex in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]], consolidates research and development projects for engines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kawasakienginesusa.com/news/2015/kawasakis-engines-division-consolidate-all-functions-including-research-development-single|title=Kawasaki's Engines Division To Consolidate All Functions Including Research & Development In A Single Office Complex In Grand Rapids, Michigan {{!}} Small Engines - Lawn Mower Engines - Parts - Kawasaki|website=www.kawasakienginesusa.com|access-date=2016-05-01}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of Kawasaki motorcycles]] |
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* [[Kawasaki (bicycle brand)|Kawasaki bicycles]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Kawasaki motorcycles}} |
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*{{Official website|http://www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/mcy/index_e.html}} |
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* {{dmoz|/Recreation/Motorcycles/Makes_and_Models/Kawasaki|Kawasaki motorcycles}} |
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{{Kawasaki motorcycles}} |
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{{Major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers}} |
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[[Category:Kawasaki motorcycles| ]] |
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[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers of Japan]] |
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[[Category:Personal water craft manufacturers]] |
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