KAWASAKI Motorcycle Reviews
New riders
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KAWASAKI ER-5 (1996-2007)
New price: N/A- 498cc
- 48 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Medium seat height
A straightforward, parallel-twin, middleweight commuter
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KAWASAKI EL125 ELIMINATOR (1998-on)
New price: £1,999- 124cc
- 12 bhp
- 60 mpg
- Low seat height
"A top little bike to hone your skills on"
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KAWASAKI GPZ500 (1987-2004)
New price: N/A- 498cc
- 47 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Low seat height
"Long in the tooth but a prime candidate for a first big bike"
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KAWASAKI GPZ1100 (1995-1998)
New price: N/A- 1052cc
- 123 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An overweight dinosaur but on the road it's actually a great machine. Just don't go chasing the latest GSX-Rs"
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KAWASAKI GTR1000 (1986-1999)
New price: N/A- 997cc
- 110 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
"80s touring dinosaur has its good points"
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KAWASAKI KE100 (1974-1998)
New price: N/A- 99cc
- 10 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Arguably the template for the entire class"
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KAWASAKI KH125 (1975-1998)
New price: N/A- 123cc
- 12 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Low seat height
"Still a fun way to get to work"
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KAWASAKI KLE500 (1991-2007)
New price: N/A- 498cc
- 47 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Kawasaki's idea of a parallel twin commuter-cum-trailie"
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KAWASAKI ZZR1100 (1990-1997)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000- 1052cc
- 147 bhp
- 31 mpg
- Low seat height
"Remaining a great all-rounder and now being better value than ever"
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KAWASAKI KLR250 (1984-2001)
New price: N/A- 249cc
- 26 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A fun, economical, long-lasting and undemanding dual purpose machine"
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KAWASAKI KLV1000 (2004-2006)
New price: N/A- 996cc
- 98 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Short-lived, rebadged version of Suzuki's worthy V-Strom 1000"
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KAWASAKI KMX125 (1986-2002)
New price: N/A- 124cc
- 12 bhp
- 55 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Tough, cheap to run and cheap to fix and very capable"
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KAWASAKI ZXR400 (1995-1998)
New price: N/A- 398cc
- 62 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
Refined essence of four-cylinder sportster with all the good and bad that implies
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KAWASAKI VN800 CLASSIC (1996-2004)
New price: N/A- 805cc
- 54 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
"Strong, reliable and with pretty funky handling for a cruiser"
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KAWASAKI VN1500 CLASSIC (1996-2004)
New price: N/A- 1470cc
- 69 bhp
- 36 mpg
- Low seat height
"A far, far cheaper way of cruising than buying into the Harley dream"
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KAWASAKI ZEPHYR 550 (1991-1998)
New price: N/A- 553cc
- 50 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
"An OK commuter but undepowered, too soft and rots far too quickl"
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KAWASAKI ZEPHYR 750 (1992-1998)
New price: N/A- 738cc
- 76 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
"Retro 'tribute bike', like tribute bands, doesn't quite capture the lairy, dangerous essence of the original"
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KAWASAKI ZR-7 (1999-2004)
New price: N/A- 738cc
- 75 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
"What it lacks in presence and excitement it makes up for in practicality and affordability"
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KAWASAKI ZRX1100 (1997-2001)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,500 - £6,000- 1052cc
- 98 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An old school, take-no-prisoners hoon machine on which you can surprise yourself"
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KAWASAKI ZX-6R (2005-2006)
New price: N/A- 636cc
- 114 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Hardest 600 of modern times just got a little softer"
KAWASAKI models
- D-TRACKER 125
- EL125 ELIMINATOR
- ELIMINATOR 500
- ER-5
- ER-6F
- ER-6N
- GPZ1100
- GPZ500
- GTR1000
- GTR1400
- J125
- J300
- KE100
- KH125
- KLE500
- KLR250
- KLR650
- KLV1000
- KLX125
- KLX250
- KMX125
- KR1S
- NINJA 1000SX
- NINJA 1100SX
- NINJA 125
- NINJA 250R
- NINJA 250SL
- NINJA 300
- NINJA 400
- NINJA 500
- NINJA 650
- NINJA 7 HYBRID
- NINJA H2
- NINJA H2 SX
- NINJA H2R
- VERSYS 1000
- VERSYS 1100
- VERSYS 650
- VERSYS-X 300
- VN1500 CLASSIC
- VN1700 VOYAGER
- VN2000
- VN800 CLASSIC
- VN900 CUSTOM
- VULCAN S
- W650
- W800
- Z E-1
- Z H2
- Z H2 SE
- Z1000
- Z1000SX
- Z125
- Z250SL
- Z300
- Z400
- Z500
- Z650
- Z650RS
- Z7 HYBRID
- Z750
- Z750R
- Z800
- Z900
- Z900RS
- Z900RS CAFE
- ZEPHYR 550
- ZEPHYR 750
- ZR-7
- ZRX1100
- ZRX1200
- ZX-10R
- ZX-10R SE
- ZX-10RR
- ZX-12R
- ZX-4RR
- ZX-6R
- ZX-7R
- ZX-9R
- ZXR400
- ZZR1100
- ZZR1400
- ZZR600