Vulcan 88
1987 – 1995This large-displacement Kawasaki cruiser was introduced for the 1987 model year as part of the company’s early Vulcan family. It was marketed as a big V-twin cruiser for the North American market and quickly became on...
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This large-displacement Kawasaki cruiser was introduced for the 1987 model year as part of the company’s early Vulcan family. It was marketed as a big V-twin cruiser for the North American market and quickly became on...
This Kawasaki cruiser nameplate entered the market in the 2006 model year as part of the company’s mid-size Vulcan family. It was introduced as a factory-built alternative to larger heavyweight cruisers, aimed at ride...
Introduced for the 2015 model year, this motorcycle marked Kawasaki’s move to a lighter, more approachable middleweight cruiser with a strong emphasis on rider fit and everyday usability. It was launched as a modern a...
This nameplate was introduced in Indonesia in 2017 as Kawasaki expanded its retro-inspired W family with a smaller, more accessible single-cylinder model. It was positioned as an authentic-retro motorcycle with a simp...
Introduced for the 2025 model year, this Kawasaki nameplate is a modern retro-standard built around the company’s long-running W family heritage. Kawasaki positioned it as a fresh addition to the W line, with styling ...
Introduced for the 1999 model year, this machine marked the revival of a classic nameplate after a long absence of roughly 25 years. It was conceived as a modern tribute to the original large-displacement twins of the...
This nameplate first appeared for the 2011 model year as a modern continuation of the long-running W family, which traces its roots to Kawasaki’s classic vertical-twin motorcycles of the 1960s. The early version was i...
Kawasaki introduced this model for the 2024 model year as part of its first production electric motorcycle lineup, positioning it as a compact, everyday supernaked rather than a high-performance halo machine. It arriv...
This supercharged naked motorcycle was introduced as a new flagship for Kawasaki’s Z family for the 2020 model year, bringing the brand’s forced-induction technology into the upright streetfighter category. It was fir...
Kawasaki brought this nameplate back in 2003 as a modern liter-class naked bike, positioning it as a radical, performance-focused street machine rather than a retro throwback. The first-generation model marked a clear...
This nameplate was introduced in 1984 as Kawasaki’s big-bore answer to the demand for a road-going replica of its successful AMA Superbike-era racers. It belonged to the same Eddie Lawson-inspired family that had alre...
Introduced for the 2016 model year, this small-displacement entry in Kawasaki’s Z family was developed as a compact street-focused naked bike with a strong urban emphasis. Kawasaki presented it as the smallest-displac...
Kawasaki introduced this lightweight Z-family naked bike for the 2019 model year as an entry-level supernaked aimed at riders who wanted approachable size with the styling and attitude of the larger Z models. It was d...
This nameplate first appeared in 1979 as a Kawasaki middleweight Z model and was part of the company’s late-1970s/early-1980s expansion of its Z series. The original Z500 was a compact, sporty standard built around th...
This nameplate first appeared in the late 1970s as Kawasaki’s middleweight Z model, introduced for the 1977 model year as the Z650B1. It was positioned as a compact but lively standard motorcycle, earning a strong rep...
Introduced for the 2026 model year, this nameplate marks Kawasaki’s updated middleweight naked bike for riders who want a more assertive take on the familiar 650 platform. It arrives as a fresh, distinct marketed mode...
This retro-styled middleweight naked motorcycle was introduced by Kawasaki as an all-new model for the 2022 model year, expanding the brand’s RS family with a more compact, approachable option than the larger RS sibli...
This 500cc Meguro nameplate marked the closing chapter of the long-running prewar Z lineage. Introduced in 1956, it adopted the "Stamina" nickname and carried forward the single-cylinder OHV engine family that traced ...
Introduced for the 2024 model year, this hybrid naked motorcycle marked Kawasaki’s first use of the nameplate on a production road model and arrived alongside the related Ninja 7 Hybrid. Kawasaki positioned it as part...
Kawasaki introduced this nameplate for the 2005 model year as a sport-oriented, partially faired derivative of the Z750. It was unveiled in late 2004 as part of Kawasaki’s 2005 lineup, positioned as a more road- and t...
Introduced for the 2013 model year, this naked middleweight was Kawasaki’s successor to the well-known Z750 and was aimed primarily at the European market. Kawasaki presented it at INTERMOT 2012, describing it as an a...
Introduced for the 2017 model year, this middleweight supernaked marked a fresh chapter for the long-running Z family. It arrived as a replacement for the earlier 800-class naked machine and was positioned as a lighte...
Introduced for the 2018 model year, this retro-sport motorcycle was Kawasaki’s modern tribute to the legendary Z1, blending classic Z-family styling with contemporary chassis, engine, and electronics. It was developed...
Introduced for the 2018 model year, this café-racer variant expanded Kawasaki’s revived RS family with a more aggressive, race-inspired look built around the same retro-modern concept as the standard Z900RS. Kawasaki ...