Ah, the fresh air of unapologetic performance! Kawasaki began the press introduction for the 2012 ZX-14R with a rock-and-roll soundtrack accompanying a video of Rickey Gadson lighting up the rear tire and playing chicken with a Suzuki Hayabusa on a deserted road. The Hayabusa pulled over and let the ZX-14R pass.

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Kawasaki has lifted the covers off its newest flagship super-sports motorcycle and what they claim is the fastest accelerating motorcycle in the world – the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R ABS.

Boasting the most powerful production motorcycle engine ever plus a host of technological enhancements like 3 Mode KTRC (Kawasaki TRaction Control), selectable Power Modes and optimized ABS settings, the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R is reclaiming the ground it once held when the ZZR1100 was the king of the road. Read On: http://www.mcnews.com.au/2012_Bikes/Kawasaki/ZX14/ZX14_Announce.htm

On the back of the American trend to cut down large custom touring bikes into ‘baggers’, Kawasaki has launched the Voyager Custom – a scaled down version of their full-dressed Voyager. Meaner, sleeker and £1500 cheaper than the big Voyager, the huge 1700cc engine remains, as does the side panniers but far less bling and chrome makes it more manly .... Read more...

Twenty-five years ago Kawasaki opened its current U.S. headquarters in Irvine, California. Prior to this the company was based in a variety of locations spread across the United States. While Kawasaki has a massive museum in Japan, one which we viewed a couple year's back (see the feature here), there really hasn't been anything to commemorate or accurately document the Japanese company's history stateside. So after recently realizing this gap in historic presence, some of the former long-time employees and board members got together and started the Kawasaki Heritage Hall at their Irvine offices.
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