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2016 Kawasaki Vulcan S Café – Road Test Review

Take everything you think you know about cruisers, and toss it all out the window. Kawasaki’s Vulcan S lineup, which includes the base-model S...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2017

Talk about an embarrassment of riches! More than 100 street motorcycles are all-new or significantly updated for the 2017 model year. This bumper crop...

Kawasaki Announces Pricing, Accessories for the 2017 Versys-X 300

Last month at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy, Kawasaki unveiled the latest addition to its Versys adventure-street lineup, the new 2017 Versys-X...

2017 Kawasaki Z650 – First Ride Review

In the 1970s, an influx of in-line four cylinder motorcycles from the Japanese “Big Four” quickly took over the market. These quick, reliable and...

10 Pint-Sized Motorcycles for 2017

During the “bigger is better” trend of the late ‘90s to mid-2000s, few street-legal motorcycles were less than 500cc, which meant that the lightness,...

10 Coolest Motorcycles for 2017

The 2017 model year will go down as one of the most exciting in motorcycle history. Sneak peeks of 2017 models started in late...

2017 Kawasaki Z650 ABS | First Look Review

Kawasaki briefly offered a naked Ninja 650 derivative called the ER-6n in the United States (2009-2010), and since then the smallest-displacement naked “Z” bike...

2017 Kawasaki Z900 ABS | First Look Review

Replacing the outgoing Z800 in Kawasaki’s naked “Z” bike lineup is the 2017 Z900. The new Z900 carries Kawasaki’s trademark Sugomi-inspired styling, and is...

2017 Kawasaki Versys-X 300 | First Look Review

Kawasaki revamped its Versys adventure-street lineup for 2015, extensively updating the Versys 650 and Versys 1000, and finally bringing the latter to the U.S....

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 1000 ABS | First Look Review

When it comes to liter-sized, fully-faired sportbikes, Kawasaki offers two choices. For those interested in cutting-edge, track-ready performance, there’s the Ninja ZX-10R, which won...

2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS | First Look Review

As we noted in our recent middleweight comparison, Kawasaki’s venerable Ninja 650 is ripe for an update, having received its last one in 2012....

2017 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR ABS | First Look Review

After winning the World Superbike Championship in 2015 and 2016, Kawasaki has sharpened its liter-class sword for 2017 with the new Ninja ZX-10RR. Based...

Comparison Review: 2016 Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS vs. 2017 Suzuki SV650 vs. 2016 Yamaha FZ-07

Fun Size Rides You learn a lot about yourself, as a motorcyclist, working at a magazine like Rider. It has something to do with the...

Retrospective: 1967-1971 Kawasaki A7SS Avenger 350

Kawasaki was the last of the Big Four Japanese OEMs to enter the U.S. market, setting up shop in greater Los Angeles in 1966...

The 39 Best New Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets)

UPDATE (3/13/2018): Our list of best new bikes for smaller riders and budgets continues to grow. We're way beyond 39 now, but like we...

2017 Kawasaki Z125 Pro | First Ride Review

It’s a naked baby Z, it’s a real motorcycle and it costs $2,999. Is it for you? The bottom line is, there are things that...

2017 Kawasaki Z125 Pro – First Look Review

If, when you first looked at the bike above, you asked yourself, Did Honda update the Grom?, it’s understandable. With diminutive 12-wheels shod with...

Comparison Review: 2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS vs Suzuki GSX-S750 vs Yamaha FZ-09

The question comes up all of the time: Where have all of the good ol’ motorcycles gone? Forget about nosebleed adventure bikes, cruisers that...

Video Review | 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT

The 2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT serves as stark reminder that a well-executed light and compact bike can indeed be a joy all the...

2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS – First Ride Review

photography by Kevin Wing The Great Recession of 2008 cast a long shadow over the American economy. The “new normal” is now almost 8 years...

Kawasaki Adds New Versions of Existing Models for 2016

At the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo), held in Orlando, Florida, on October 15-18, 2015, Kawasaki showed the U.S. press and public its all-new...

2016 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R – First Look Review

Having won Superbike World Championship titles in 2013 (with Tom Sykes) and 2015 (with Jonathan Rea), Kawasaki has announced that its all-new 2016 Kawasaki...

2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 LT | Road Test Review

Too much Sicilian sun? Kinda sounded like it in Senior Editor Greg Drevenstedt’s sunshine-laden first take on Kawasaki’s heavily revised Versys 650 LT (Rider,...

Long-Term Review: 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT

6,555 Miles // MSRP: $12,799 Since our last Long-Term Rides report on the Versys 1000 LT in the July issue, we’ve logged another 5,000 miles...

Video Review | Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT

Part adventure bike, part sport tourer, the Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT is the best of both worlds. It’s tall enough for generous legroom and...

Rider Magazine’s 2015 Motorcycle of the Year

In the April 2015 issue we listed 60 all-new or significantly changed 2015 model-year motorcycles eligible for consideration as Rider’s 2015 Motorcycle of the...

2015 Motorcycle of the Year Presentation

Rider’s Editor-in-Chief Mark Tuttle (2nd from left) recently paid a visit to Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA in Irvine, California, to present Team Green with...

2016 Kawasaki Z800 ABS – First Look Review

Kawasaki has announced its first street model for 2016, the all-new Z800 ABS, a naked sportbike that will compete with BMW's F 800 R,...

2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT | Road Test Review

(This is a sidebar for a comparison test with the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS and Yamaha FJ-09. To read the full article and see...

Comparison Review: 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT, 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS, 2015 Yamaha FJ-09

Adventure-styled motorcycles have proliferated in recent years, with many new or extensively updated models introduced by European and Japanese manufacturers. Some are true all-terrain...

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