The two-stroke engine had come of age in the 60s, a time when these engines were mainly known as an affordable and reliable means of transportation. Yet the real 'heavy' engine work was dominated by four-stroke engines. However, this changed when Suzuki introduced the T1968 Cobra…
Adrie te Veldhuis from Arnhem is an almost compulsive beautifier. He is the man behind this Kawasaki KZ400 that we saw at Vintage Motorcycles in Someren. The Kawasaki looks heart-warming. Firstly, the 400cc…
'Widowmaker' or 'rodeo bike'. The revolutionary Kawasaki H1-500 cc three-cylinder did not get those nicknames for nothing. During their short lifespan the machines became less explosive, but they never became fine touring models. That was not the intention of…
Kawasaki ZL 250 Eliminator. The marketing department must have been behind that. If you have something big and impressive, then you obviously have the entire market if you also offer something like that in an XS version. And then XS is…
In all photo books about The Most Beautiful Classics of All Time we always find the same legendary motorcycles. They are picture books about the masterpieces of the motorcycle industry, the most expensive and heaviest machines of their time. Machines that were already inaccessible to…
The ancestor, the Kawasaki Z1 (900 c), the engine that technically dethroned the Honda CB750 ohc, came from 1972. The four-cylinder with double overhead camshafts delivered 81 hp and was…
When everyone hears the name Kawasaki, they think of speed and dynamics. The brand's 500 cc three-cylinder two-strokes have become legendary. The brand's six-cylinder 1300s are also historical points in motorcycle history. But…
Kawasaki stands for dynamics. It is one of the four major Japanese brands. And it is a brand with loyal followers. Nol Bikker of Nol Bikker Motoren in Noordeloos – the company has been around for 40 years – is a passionate Kawasaki dealer…
Kawasaki has often used speed as an asset in its history. Fast, very sporty motorcycles can also be classics. Even though they have only just become officially classic. However, nowadays, with all the roadside cash registers, they are no longer very practical. Die hards…
What do those four icons have in common? Their age. The Honda CB750, Kawasaki 500H1, Suzuki T500 and the Yamaha XS1 have a combined 200 years and those years are evenly divided between these motorcycles that changed the world. Honda in the lead…
