Kawasaki Models

Kawasaki introduced this large-displacement Zephyr as the top of the original Zephyr family in 1992, extending the retro-minded naked-bike concept first launched with the smaller Zephyr in 1989. The model was conceive...

This mid-size entry in Kawasaki’s Zephyr family appeared as part of the company’s early-1990s return to air-cooled, retro-styled standard motorcycles. It was introduced in 1990 as the 550cc version of the Zephyr lineu...

Introduced for the 1991 model year, this middleweight standard was part of Kawasaki’s Zephyr family, a line that helped revive interest in retro-inspired naked motorcycles at the start of the 1990s. Kawasaki’s own her...

Introduced for the 1986 model year, this 1000-class sport-touring motorcycle was built around a large liquid-cooled inline-four and aimed at long-distance riders who wanted comfort without giving up the character of a...

This large touring motorcycle nameplate debuted for the 1986 model year as Kawasaki’s successor to the earlier 1300-class touring bike, giving the company a new flagship long-distance machine for riders who wanted a f...

This liter-class Eliminator was introduced as the top model in Kawasaki’s cruiser-oriented lineup, extending the same drag-inspired family that had begun with the smaller ZL900. Kawasaki’s own parts catalog and owner-...

Kawasaki introduced this 600-class cruiser nameplate in the mid-1980s as part of its Eliminator family, using the ZL600 designation for the first run. Kawasaki’s own owner and parts materials identify ZL600 model year...

This nameplate was introduced for the 1985 model year as Kawasaki’s cruiser-styled take on its big-four-cylinder performance formula. It arrived as a low-slung, drag-inspired machine built around the era’s “power crui...

The ZN1100 was Kawasaki’s 1100-class LTD Shaft cruiser, appearing in official Kawasaki parts documentation for model years 1984 (ZN1100-B1) and 1985 (ZN1100-B2). It represented the final evolution of Kawasaki’s big-bo...

Introduced for the 1983 model year, this nameplate marked the touring-oriented offshoot of the company’s big inline-six platform. It shifted the emphasis away from the earlier standard-bike format and into the full-dr...

This 700-class cruiser was introduced for the 1984 model year as part of the era’s factory-custom LTD line, with a low-slung riding position, shaft drive, and styling aimed more at relaxed street presence than outrigh...

This 750cc LTD nameplate appeared in the mid-1980s as Kawasaki’s cruiser-styled, shaft-drive entry in the LTD family. It was introduced for the 1984 model year and continued through 1985, positioned as the larger-disp...

Introduced for the 1999 model year, this Kawasaki middleweight naked bike was positioned as a straightforward, value-oriented standard motorcycle with classic styling rather than an aggressive sport machine. It arrive...

This nameplate was introduced as Kawasaki’s half-faired evolution of the ZR-7, bringing a more touring-oriented look and added wind protection to the existing middleweight standard platform. Kawasaki’s own heritage ma...

This supercharged naked flagship arrived for the 2020 model year as Kawasaki’s most extreme street-focused Z at the time, pairing the company’s in-house balanced supercharged four-cylinder concept with the angular Sug...

This model code identifies the 2001 introduction of Kawasaki’s ZRX1200S, the half-faired sport-touring member of the ZRX1200 family. Kawasaki launched the ZRX1200 line in 2001 as the successor to the ZRX1100, extendin...

Introduced for the 1997 model year, this nameplate marked Kawasaki’s return to the big-displacement retro standard class with a look inspired by the company’s classic Z lineage. It paired old-school musclebike styling...

This model was introduced for the 2001 model year as a larger-displacement evolution of Kawasaki’s retro-styled ZRX series, bringing the familiar upright, muscular roadster look into the 1,200cc class. It was launched...

This nameplate was introduced for the 2001 model year as the half-faired, sport-touring member of Kawasaki’s ZRX1200 family. It was positioned as a more weather-protected and long-distance-friendly alternative to the ...

This hypersport nameplate was introduced for the 2000 model year as Kawasaki’s new flagship Ninja, developed to challenge the top end of the open-class sportbike segment. Kawasaki’s own history materials identify the ...

This Kawasaki supersport nameplate first appeared for the 1995 model year and has remained part of the company’s Ninja family ever since. Kawasaki’s own parts and accessory catalogs list model years for the ZX-6R cont...

Kawasaki introduced this nameplate for the 2003 model year as a more track-focused member of its middleweight Ninja supersport line. It was conceived as a homologation-style machine, with the emphasis placed on racing...

Kawasaki’s ZX-7R nameplate first appeared in the early 1990s as a track-focused, homologation-style supersport tied to the Ninja/ZX-7 family, with official Kawasaki parts records showing 1991 model-year ZX-7R applicat...

This limited-production homologation special appeared in 1996 as the track-focused counterpart to the standard 750-class supersport of the same era. It was developed to bring race-bike hardware closer to production fo...