Senin, 28 Maret 2016
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Rabu, 16 Maret 2016
Kawasaki ER-5
The
Kawasaki ER-5 is a naked
commuter motorcycle produced in Japan by Kawasaki, has a twin piston front disk
brake and a rear drum brake. Unlike many modern motorcycles, with fixed caliper
and floating disk, the ER5 has a
fixed disk and floating caliper. 'A' model owners often fit caliper units from
'C' models.
The
ER5 uses standard motorcycle controls; left hand clutch, right hand front brake
and throttle, left foot gear stick, right foot rear brake.
Jet Ski Kawasaki Short Overview
The story of Jet Ski began when Clayton Jacobson II, the known inventor of the
original personal water craft, sold the rights to his patent to Kawasaki.
The year 1976 brought Kawasaki to
mass-produce their Jet Ski. This year gave birth to the JS400 model. When the
racers and water sport enthusiasts demanded for power, Kawasaki responded and
gave them the JS440, was one of the longest-selling Jet Skis made.
The JS550 had 531 cm3 2-stroke Twin.
Feature included the automatic rpm control.
The 80’s gave birth to the JS300 that was hailed to be the
beginner’s Jet Ski, 650SX powered by a 635 cm3 2-stroke Twin, 300SX with 294
cm3 reed-valve Single with CD ignition, and the very first Kawasaki Jet Ski
sit-down water craft, the two-seater Tandem Sport™ with 635 cm3 engine.
The 90’s came with a riveting Jet
Ski models, features and designs. At
the beginning of the decade, the 550SX, considered to be a high-performing Jet
Ski, made its sale.
Kawasaki GPZ500 Review
The
Kawasaki GPZ500S is narrow and
relatively lightweight, making for quick, responsive handling. Brakes likewise.
Smooth and reliable, owners of the Kawasaki GPZ500S describe it as “bullet
proof”. Really old Kawasaki GPZ500S's tend to look a bit ragged: suspension,
brakes and bodywork need particular attention. However, overall build quality
of the Kawasaki GPZ500S is good and the engine’s reliability is without
question. High mileages are common but check for dents and bumps: many Kawasaki
GPZ500S are ex-learner or courier bikes.
The
Kawasaki GPZ500S is hardly flash but practical enough. Whilst the engine
guarantees performance, the adequate fairing, rear grabrail and useful bungee
hooks make useful, everyday additions to the Kawasaki GPZ500S. Kawasaki GPZ500S
clocks are basic but clear.
Sabtu, 12 Maret 2016
Kawasaki Ninja 650R
The
Kawasaki Ninja 650R is a faired standard
motorcycle made by Kawasaki since 2006. The 650R and faired ER-6f were
introduced in 2006. The motorcycle fits above the Ninja 250R and Ninja 500R models, which already existed in
Kawasaki's sportbike lineup, which includes the Ninja ZX models.
In
Europe, the Ninja 650R is sold as the ER-6f, the "naked" roadster
version is sold as the ER-6n. In 2009, Kawasaki introduced the ER-6n in the
USA. The ER-6f differs slightly from the Ninja 650R as it features the
passenger handlebars as standard.
Jumat, 11 Maret 2016
Kawasaki Z1
For just a moment, imagine you're Kawasaki's Sam
Tanegashima in the fall of 1968. At the time Kawasaki was in the midst of
changing its entire approach to building motorcycles.
As Tanegashima says in Micky Hesse's book Z1 Kawasaki, "One motto [we had]
for developing the Z1 was to create one piece of motorcycle. Before the Z1,
Kawasaki had developed several very fast motorcycles like the A7, H1 and H2. It
was not sure if we were selling engine/horsepower or motorcycle."
Equally interesting is a passage from Kawasaki's
museum Web site: "[With the Z1] Kawasaki changed their engine design
policy so that the powerband was not set near the engine's limit, thereby
pursuing elegance and smooth engine performance." At its heart, that
change stemmed from Kawasaki's decision to substitute four-stroke powerplants
for two-strokes in making top-of-the-line models. After all, Kawasaki had in
1963 absorbed Meguro, one of Japan's oldest motorcycle manufacturers and known
for its four-strokes, so Kawasaki had four-stroke engineering expertise. Who
could imagine a King Motorcycle with an engine that looked like a two-stroke
engine looks, all crankcases and cooling fins?
In the Z1's development, Kawasaki was deeply
concerned about the bike's durability
and reliability, and rightfully so. So in late 1972 the entire Kawasaki
Z1–testing entourage descended on Talladega, which they'd rented for 30 days.
Kawasaki claimed 80 horsepower for the
air-cooled, transverse inline-four—handily about 15 bhp more than Honda's
CB750. When asked why, Kawasaki answered with a shrug, saying, "That's all
it needs." Where Kawasaki really made a breakthrough, however, was in
emissions control.
The Kawasaki 903 Z1 is the most modern motorcycle
in the world. Kawasaki were as much surprised - and annoyed - by Honda's
unveiling of the CB750 as everyone else.
Introduced in 1971, Kawasaki's classic 903 cc
four-cylinder Z1 was originally planned as a 750 cc bike with a launch set for 1970. But with Honda's
surprise intro of the CB750 in 1968, the story goes, Kawasaki postponed the
Z1's release, in the course upping the bike's displacement in response to
Honda's 750 cc four. Jeff grew up a coporate kid of American Kawasaki; his dad
was involved in starting and managing several of Kawasaki's divisions in the
U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1968 Kawasaki was far along in developing a
750cc in-line four cylinder to take the motorcycle world by storm when word got
out of Honda's CB 750 Four.
Disguised as CB570s ironically, by 72 the Kawasaki Z1s were ready for production. Where the Honda 750 was fast, reliable and cheap, it was also accused of being somewhat boring because it did everything so well but nothing in spectacular fashion. The same couldn’t be said of the Kawasaki Z1.
Kamis, 10 Maret 2016
Kawasaki ZZR1100 Review
The ZZ-R11 long reigned as speed top dog, but
that all changed in 1996 when Honda’s Super Blackbird assumed the title of “Fastest Production
Motorcycle”. The ZZ-R is surprisingly easy to ride. One of motorcycling’s
greats. The rush of power is awesome, and the bike hurtles forward maniacally
at an eye-popping rate.
Reliability-wise, ZZ-Rs have always been pretty
solid, like.
Kawasaki ER-5
The Kawasaki ER-5 is a naked commuter motorcycle
produced in Japan by Kawasaki, has a twin piston front disk brake and a rear drum
brake. Unlike many modern motorcycles, with fixed caliper and floating disk,
the ER5 has a fixed disk and
floating caliper. 'A' model owners often fit caliper units from 'C' models.
The
ER5 uses standard motorcycle controls; left hand clutch, right hand front brake
and throttle, left foot gear stick, right foot rear brake.
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