At the start of September, Kawasaki Motors Europe, (KME) was the subject of a cyber-attack which, although not successful, resulted in the company’s servers being temporarily isolated until a strategic recovery plan was initiated later on the same day.
A two model DX MULE range for 2025 has been announced by Kawasaki for Europe.
One of the world’s leading two-wheel publications, Motorcycle News, has named the Kawasaki Hybrid range its ‘Innovation of the Year’ in its annual MCN Awards.
Current leader of the 250 European motocross championship, Mathis Valin will join the Kawasaki Racing Team next season to compete in the FIM MX2 World Championship. The French youngster, who is enjoying an impressive first season on a KX250 with Bud Racing Kawasaki, will lead the factory effort in this class.
Davide Soreca kept Kawasaki colours high at the Third stage of the European Enduro Championship with two excellent performances. |
Moving away from its familiar green appearance, the 2025 MULE SX will be available in a distinctive Super Black.
Ninja presence in WorldSBK paddock and on race grids maintained.
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With only two current colour schemes carried into 2025, there are no less than ten new colour options in the Ninja range within Europe for the coming season.
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A relatively recent and welcome addition to the Kawasaki range, the Eliminator 500 will continue to be available in two model specifications in 2025 with potential owners being able to select from three new colour ways.
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Bikes from Kawasaki’s perennially popular Z series will be re-presented in 2025 with just a select few colours carried forward from 2024 and the majority of others being brand new.
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Tracing it’s lineage back to the very formation of the Kawasaki’s mass production of motorcycles, the W800 appears in new livery for the 2025 sales season*.
*Please check with your local distributor or dealer to find out which models or colour options are available in your market.
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The popular Versys 650 adventure tourer and much-loved Vulcan S are both set for a colour refresh for the 2025 sales season*.
*Please check with your local distributor or dealer to find out which models and colour options are available in your market.
On July 20, Kawasaki Motors, a member of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, conducted the world's first public demonstration run of a hydrogen ICE (internal combustion engine) motorcycle by a mass-production motorcycle manufacturer at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
In the fifth Grand Prix of the 2024 Enduro World Championship, the MGR Racing Team once again proved their skills; Davide Soreca, Aleksander Bracik and Herman Ask defended Kawasaki honours well, ending the Slovak weekend solidly. |
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As product innovators in the personal watercraft industry, the confirmation of new season product ranges from Kawasaki is always eagerly anticipated. And for the 2025 season, the Japanese Manufacturer has just unveiled its range of LX and LXS models in both the Ultra 160 and Ultra 310 series complete with a new addition for the upcoming season.
Eleven time Isle of Man TT winner, Phillip McCallen, was once more the centre of attention on the famous 37 ¾ mile (60.75km) pure roads course as he piloted Kawasaki’s new Z 7 Hybrid motorcycle on a closed road demonstration lap witnessed by thousands of fans from across the globe.
An excellent performance from the MGR Racing Team in the second round of the 2024 European Enduro Championship saw Davide Soreca take a double victory in the E1 class.
For 50 years (and counting), Kawasaki’s KX motocrossers have been built to dominate the racetrack and push racers toward the top step of the podium.
For riders who want a fun-to-ride off-roader that will take them anywhere they desire, the KLX230R S is up to the task.
For 2025, the popular Kawasaki ATV range is boosted by the launch of a much anticipated mid-range machine, the Brute Force 450.
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The midsize PRO-MX is ideal for small size farms and commercial enterprises and is well suited to a wide number of business and leisure applications requiring a compact machine able to carry loads or tow when the occasion arises.
Across three engine capacities – and suiting riders of varying skill levels and sizes – Kawasaki is offering a five model KLX range for the 2025 season*.
Covering both youth and adult categories, Kawasaki has eight machines in its KX range for 2025 delivering the potential for race and championship wins to a wide range of riders.
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Following in the silent wheel tracks of the original Elektrode, the latest and larger model in the expanding family will be available in Europe for the 2025 sales season.
The Kawasaki Racing Team will extend its remit in 2025 by entering the MX2 category as well as competing in the MXGP Championship.
The second round of the Italian National Enduro Championship took place in Caltanissetta Sicily on 27/28 April with two days of racing anticipated by a Friday night Super Test. The Cross Test kicked off the race and then made the way for the Enduro Test and the Extreme Test, which decided the overall winners.
The iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer Bimota is set to return to the world racing stage in 2025 competing in the Motul FIM WorldSBK Championship.
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In front of a large crowd at the Bugatti circuit - which hosted the 47th edition of the 24 Heures Motos - the Kawasaki Webike Trickstar team started from sixth on the grid.
It was a rainy start to the 2024 Enduro World Championship season over the weekend of 6 and 7 April in Fafe, Portugal. Following some years of absence in this racing class Kawasaki took part in an EnduroGP race and the Kawasaki Motors Italy supported MGR Racing Team fielded three riders Davide Soreca, Aleksander Bracik and Herman Ask.
Alex Lowes earned a superb race win in the ten lap WorldSBK Superpole Race at Phillip Island and followed it up with a second victory on the Ninja ZX-10RR in a shortened Race Two. His KRT team-mate Axel Bassani scored points in each Sunday race, finishing 11th each time.
2024 marks the third season that the Scandinavian duo of Manager, Antti Pyrhönen, and team principle, Kimi Raikkonen, field the Kawasaki Racing Team in MXGP on behalf of the Kawasaki factory and the optimism of all concerned is tangible.
2024 official riders Alex Lowes and Axel Bassani helped the refreshed KRT FIM Superbike World Championship team unveil the factory Ninja ZX-10RR at the team’s public launch on Thursday 8 February 2024.
