Kawasaki

Sep 20, 2024  •  Auctions  •  31 Comments

BF Auction: 1978 Kawasaki KZ650SR

UPDATE – The seller has added videos of this Kawasaki running. “Floats like a butterfly, stings like a Z.” says a brochure touting the attributes of the Kawasaki KZ650SR, bravely comparing it to the famous Kawasaki KZ1000 superbike. As… more»

Feb 14, 2024  •  For Sale  •  20 Comments

Still In The Crate: 2002 Kawasaki KX250 L4

The term mint-in-box is something I hadn’t heard before I started using eBay back in the mid-1990s. We’ve seen around a dozen motorcycles still in the crate here, but this 2002 Kawasaki KX250 L4 is as close to being… more»

Jun 5, 2023  •  Auctions  •  17 Comments

BF Auction: 1980 Kawasaki KX250-A6

UPDATE – The seller of this beautiful Kawasaki has decided to lower their reserve significantly, so we are relisting it for them! Be sure to take another look at this rare find and don’t forget to cast your high… more»

Nov 3, 2022  •  For Sale  •  12 Comments

Museum Quality? 1976 Kawasaki Jet Ski JS400

Sadly, summer is long gone and fall is wrapping up here in the upper Midwest as I write this. But, what’s another six months of cold, snow, ice, slippery sidewalks, and salty roads, which lead to rusty vehicles? Hello?… more»

Oct 4, 2022  •  For Sale  •  11 Comments

Garage Find: 1971 Kawasaki MT1 Mini Trail

“Get’chur motor runnin’, head out on the highway… lookin’ for adventure, in whatever comes our way…” It’s almost as if Steppenwolf performed the song Born to Be Wild about this 1971 Kawasaki MT1 Mini Trail. Ok, that’s pushing it… more»

May 31, 2022  •  For Sale  •  32 Comments

Stored 20 Years: 1972 Kawasaki H2 “Widow Maker”

Much has been written about the white-knuckle performance of the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750, a bike that by 1970s standards was absolutely insane. The performance is still more than respectable today, and they’ve become serious collector’s items. Despite… more»

May 22, 2022  •  For Sale  •  20 Comments

Two-Stroke Shed Find: 1976 Kawasaki KH500

There’s nothing like the smell of blue smoke in the morning, to paraphrase a famous movie line. I can’t get enough two-stroke motorcycles and I know that a few of you are fans given the number of them being… more»

May 16, 2022  •  For Sale  •  34 Comments

Barn Find: 1972 Kawasaki H1 500 Mach III

Quite a bike but also quite a restoration project, this 1972 Kawasaki H1 500 Mach III is a barn find in need of a full restoration. Are you up for it financially, mentally, or time-wise? Or maybe more important… more»

Apr 29, 2022  •  For Sale  •  17 Comments

1 of 1,200? 1990 Kawasaki Jet Mate

The want is incredible on this one, having grown up next to the biggest freshwater lake on the planet (in area, not volume). This 1990 Kawasaki Jet Mate is like a Jet Ski that you can carry a couple… more»

Mar 21, 2022  •  For Sale  •  48 Comments

Parked in 1990: 1972 Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV

Two-stroke Kawasakis are coming out of the woodwork lately, why is it that all of a sudden certain vehicles seem to be hot and others don’t? Toyota Land Cruisers, Buick Grand Nationals, Sno Runners… well, the first two anyway…. more»

Mar 10, 2022  •  For Sale  •  41 Comments

Super Bike Survivor: 1973 Kawasaki Mach III

Talk about a brut of a performer on two wheels. The Kawasaki H1, also known as the 500 CC “Mach III” was a two-stroke quarter-mile killer – what many would refer to as a pocket rocket. Common in everywhere… more»

Feb 7, 2022  •  For Sale  •  49 Comments

Stored 20 Years: 1973 Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III

My name is Scotty G and I have never owned a Kawasaki. That was painful to admit publicly, but it feels good to finally get it out in the open. I need to work on that character flaw and… more»

Jan 18, 2022  •  For Sale  •  49 Comments

Twin 998cc Ninja-Power! Crazy 1990 Toyota MR2

And now, for something completely different, an MR2 with two motorcycles on its buttocks. That is correct; wearing a Kawasaki Ninja ZX 10R on each hip, the 1990 Toyota MR2 in Roundup, Montana may not be the only such… more»

Jul 4, 2021  •  For Sale  •  19 Comments

Never Restored: 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Z1R

The superbike era among Japanese motorcycles was not entirely dissimilar from the peak of the muscle car years. The emphasis was on flat-out speed and not much else, which is why bikes like this 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Z1R were… more»

Jul 3, 2021  •  For Sale  •  36 Comments

Unrestored Survivor: 1972 Kawasaki H2 750 Triple Mach IV

1972 Kawasaki H2 750 Triple Mach IV is a long way of saying widow maker. This is one of the foremost sport bikes made in the 1970s that broke open the floodgates for bonkers motorcycles that went all-in on… more»

May 11, 2021  •  For Sale  •  12 Comments

All Original 1976 Kawasaki JS400 Jet Ski

Summer’s almost here for most of us in the northern climates at the same time when those of you in the southern climates are heading inside for the next six months because it’s too hot outside. And then there’s… more»

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