Monday, January 16, 2012
We flog the 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R around California road-racing tracks to see how it performs against new competition.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Motorcycle USA takes a spin on the redesigned ZX-14R. This 200-horsepower Ninja takes dead aim at the Hayabusa, but does it measure up?
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Kawasaki gives the 2012 Ninja 650 a major overhaul to provide a sportbike that's full of comfort and performance at an affordable price.
Monday, September 26, 2011
All-new for 2011, the Kawasaki Ninja 1000 represents a more affordable and versatile street option for sportbike riders. See how in fares in the 2011 Road Sport Shootout.
Monday, June 06, 2011
A two-time defending Supersport Shootout champion, how does the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-6R compare in this year's Supersport Track Shootout? Read more in this sportbike comparison review.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Does the 2011 Kawasaki ZX-6R make for an optimal street mount compared to its Supersport rivals? Find out in our 2011 Supersport Street Shootout.
Friday, May 06, 2011
Motorcycle USA compares the brand new 2011 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R against latest liter-class sport bikes on the street in the annual Superbike Smackdown VIII shootout.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Kawasaki has always been near the forefront with its ZX-10R. This year it’s the only brand to offer a fully redesigned motorcycle; find out if the improvements enough to take on its competition in the 2011 Superbike Smackdown.
Monday, February 07, 2011
Find out how the Kawasaki Ninja 250R compares against the Honda CBR250R in this sportbike comparison review.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Our correspondent tests the merits of motorcycles vs. scooters, including the Honda SH150i, in this comparison review.
Monday, November 22, 2010
We test ride Kawasaki’s latest Ninja ZX-10R Superbike. Find out what it’s like to ride around the racetrack in this motorcycle first ride review.
Friday, October 29, 2010
The Kawasaki Ninja 1000 claims to be a purpose-built sportbike for the street. But does the new Ninja live up to the hype?
Monday, October 04, 2010
MotoUSA took the 2010 Kawasaki ZX-6R and the rest of the Japanese middleweights and modified them in stages to see how they stacked up against themselves as well as each other in this multi-stage feature we like to call the Modified Supersport Shootout Series.
Monday, July 12, 2010
MotoUSA modifies the 2010 Kawasaki ZX-6R and stacks it up against the rest of the Japanese middleweights, all four featuring similar hop-ups. Welcome to the first stage of our 2010 Modified Supersport Shootout.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Motorcycle USA puts all the 2010 Superbikes to the test in our Superbike Smackdown sportbike comparison. Read the 2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R street review.
Friday, May 07, 2010
Motorcycle-USA puts the 2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R to the test in our annual Superbike Smackdown. See the results here.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
For the final phase of our ZX-6R Project Bike we race with WSMC at The Fastest Road in the West.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Motorcycle USA gets its first sampling of the revised Ninja 650R, Kawasaki's popular mid-displacement sportbike.
Thursday, January 07, 2010
MotoUSA races the Kawasaki Ninja 250 Cup at Willow Springs and realizes that one doesn’t need large displacement Superbikes to have big fun and epic racing
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tamada’s Paul Bird Kawasaki ZX-10R proved to have one of the most rideable chassis in the group, though lacked in the engine department.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
For Part IV of our Kawasaki ZX-6R Project Bike we bolt on adjustable rear sets, levers and clip-ons to dial in race bike ergos.
Friday, October 23, 2009
In the third installment of Motorcycle USA’s 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike, we work on the gearing, controls and tires for better performance at the track.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Now that the Motorcycle USA's Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike is transformed into a purpose-built trackday missile, it's time to push the button and launch it at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Motorcycle USA gets its Supersport Shootout-winning Kawasaki ZX-6R project bike even more up to speed with an aftermarket pipe and Power Commander upgrade.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Motorcycle-USA takes the latest Superbikes and put's them to the test in our annual Superbike Smackdown. Welcome to the 2009 Kawasaki ZX-10R Track portion.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Check out how the 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R motorcycle compares against the best 2009 liter-class motorcycles in our 2009 Superbike Smackdown motorcycle comparison.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Motorcycle USA pits the 2009 Supersport Shootout winner, the Kawasaki ZX-6R against some of its Daytona SportBike rivals, the Buell 1125R and Aprilia RSV1000 in this track comparison.
Friday, March 20, 2009
For Kawasaki and their ZX-6R, they left last year’s shootout as the high school nerd. They came back in 2009 as the computer genius with the babe on his arm. What a difference a year can make!
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Motorcycle USA heads to Japan and Kawasaki’s very own Autopolis circuit to sample the high-performance capabilities of the 2009 ZX-6R supersport.
Monday, May 19, 2008
The high-revving 600cc supersport motorcycles take center stage as we gather six middle-weight track weapons for our sixth annual Supersport Shootout.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Five motorcycles of the highest performance, we get the best from Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Ducati for a little Smackdown.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
We sample Kawasaki's best-selling sportbike. In fact, the Ninja 250R is Kawasaki's best-selling motorcycle period.
Friday, January 18, 2008
The open-class sportbike heavyweights return for a rematch, with the new Hayabusa aiming to retake its crown from the ZX-14.
Friday, January 04, 2008
MotorcycleUSA grabs its passport to sample the 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R superbike at Qatar's 16-turn Losail circuit.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
To keep the ZX-14 at the top of the world of 200 horsepower superbikes, Kawasaki has transformed its flagship Ninja.
Monday, May 07, 2007
The Big Four's latest batch of literbikes - CBR1000RR, ZX-10R, GSX-R1000, and R1, we'll put them through the motions on the track and street.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Adding a pair of fresh challengers into the cauldron of supersport combat is certain to shake things up. Street and track miles tell the story.
Monday, December 18, 2006
The Ninja's blade gets sharpened to race-readiness, boasting a completely new mill for the first time in a decade and being the best handling ZX ever.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Track testing is really what separates the wheat from the chaff, so we do double duty by spending two full days at race speed.
Monday, May 15, 2006
For this year's Shootout we gathered six bikes from three countries with three engine configurations. Only one winner.
Monday, April 03, 2006
We assemble the gnarliest wheelie-popping class of sportbikes for a big-bore brawl to see if the mighty Gixxer Thou can be knocked off its high perch.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Evolution of the Ninja has hit a new high with the release of the biggest motorcycle Kawasaki has ever created, the ZX-14.
Friday, March 10, 2006
In a world where 9s are better than 10s, we take Kawasaki's new ZX-14 to the strip to find out if it's the new quarter-mile king among streetbikes.
Monday, February 06, 2006
With its new Superbike contender, Kawasaki shows us how to make a heavier bike with the same power even faster than before.
Monday, May 16, 2005
We open up a can of whup-ass at PIR for the second portion of our Superbike Smackdown II.
Monday, May 16, 2005
There's more power on tap in any of these 400-pound bikes than you'll find in a 3200-pound base-model Honda Accord. Hang on tight!
Sunday, April 03, 2005
It took 14 race-compound tires, three factory-support crews and two racetracks to figure out which of the four supersports performs best at the track.
Monday, March 21, 2005
Major revisions to the middleweight sportbike cards shuffle the deck in this streetbike melee.
Thursday, December 16, 2004
The mission of any sportbike engineer is to make the latest machine faster, better handling and more attractive. The boys at Kawasaki have delivered.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
It's been a long and winding road to deliver this comparo, but the results are in to determine the winner in this critical market segment.
