Kawasaki
Part # Model Year Type of windshields available
41000 ZXR 400 Racing / Original
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41001 GPZ 550 1987 Original
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41002 ZZR 550 Racing / Original
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41002 ZZR 600 1990- 1992 Racing / Original
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41002 ZX 600D Racing / Original
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41003 ER 5 TCP Original
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41100 ZZR 600 1993 - 2000 Racing
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ZX 600E Racing
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41101 GPZ 600 1986 Original
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41200 ZX 6 R 1995 – 1997 Racing / Original
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41300 ZX 6 R 1998 - 1999 Racing / Original
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41400 ZX 6 R 2000 - 2002 Racing / Original
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41500 ZX 6 R 2003 - 2004 Racing
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41501 ZX 6 R 2005 - 2006 Racing
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41502 GPZ 750 1983 Original
41510 ZX 6 R 2007 - 2008 Racing
41599 ZXR 750 1989 - 1990 Racing / Original
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41600 ZXR 750 1991 - 1992 Racing / Original
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41601 ZXR 750 1993 - 1995 Racing / Original
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41700 ZX 7 R 1996 - 2002 Racing / Original
41701 GPZ 900 1990 Original
41800 ZX 7 R 1996 - 2002 for GFK fairing
41900 ZX 9 R 1996 - 1997 Racing
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42000 ZX 9 R 1998 - 1999 Racing / Original
42100 ZX 9 R 2000 – 2004 Racing / Original
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42200 ZX 10 2004 - Racing
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42201 ZX 10 2006 - 2007 Racing
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42202 Z 1000R (GPZ 2) 1983 Original
42205 Z 750 S 2005 - Racing
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42210 ZX 10 2008 - 2010 Racing
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42299 GPZ 1100 1984 Original
42300 ZZR 1100 1993 - 2000 Racing
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42400 ZZR 1200 2002 - 2003 Racing
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42405 KR 1S Original
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42500 ZX 12 R 2000 – 2001 Racing / Original
42600 ZX 12 R 2002 - Racing
42601 XJR 1200 Original
42602 XJR 1300 Original
42603 Egli Oldtimer Original
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Kawasaki Motorcycle History
Kawasaki emerged out of the ashes of the second World War to become one of the big players from Japan. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, Kawasaki built a reputation for some of the most powerful engines on two wheels, spawning legendary sportbikes like the Ninja series and a line of championship-winning off-road bikes.- 1896 The company
is founded by Shozo Kawasaki. His firm will come to be known as Kawasaki Heavy
Industries. Over time, the company’s principal areas of activity will be
shipbuilding, railroad rolling stock, and electrical generating plants.
Motorcycles will become a small part of this diversified industrial
conglomerate.
- 1960 Kawasaki
signs agreement to take over Meguro motorcycles, a major player in the nascent
Japanese motorcycle manufacturing business. Meguro is one of the only Japanese
companies making a 500cc bike. In England and the UK, Meguro’s 500 – which bears
a strong resemblance to the BSA A7 – is derided as a cheap copy. But in fact, it
is a pretty high-quality bike.
- 1961 Kawasaki
produces its first complete motorcycle – the B8 125cc two-stroke.
- 1962 A series of
the two-stroke models from 50-250cc is released. The 250cc disc-valve ‘Samurai’
attracts notice in the U.S.
- 1966 The 650W1 is
released and is the biggest bike made in Japan at the time. It’s inspired by the
BSA A10. Over the next few years it will get twin carbs, and high pipes for a
‘scrambler’ version.
- 1969 Dave
Simmonds gives Kawasaki its first World Championship, in the 125cc class
The striking Kawasaki H1 (aka Mach III) a 500cc three-cylinder two-stroke is released. Although its handling leaves something to be desired, the motor is very powerful for the day. It’s one of the quickest production bikes in the quarter-mile. The Mach III establishes Kawasaki’s reputation in the U.S. (In particular, it establishes a reputation for powerful and somewhat antisocial motorcycles!) A wonderful H1R production racer is also released – a 500cc racing bike.
Over the next few years, larger and smaller versions of the H1, including the S1 (250cc) S2 (350cc) and H2 (750cc) will be released. They’re successful in the marketplace, and the H2R 750cc production racer is also successful on the race track, but Kawasaki knows that the days of the two-stroke streetbike are coming to an end.
The company plans to release a four-stroke, but is shocked by the arrival of the Honda 750-Four. Kawasaki goes back to the drawing board.
- 1973 The first
new four-stroke since the W1 is released. It’s worth the wait. The 900cc Z1 goes
one up on the Honda 750 with more power and double overhead cams. Over the next
few years, its capacity will increase slightly and it will be rebadged the
Z-1000.
- 1978 Kork
Ballington wins the 250cc and 350cc World Championships with fore-and-aft
parallel-Twin racers (Rotax also built racing motors in this configuration.
Ballington will repeat the feat in ’79. In 1980 he will finish second in the
premier 500cc class. Anton Mang takes over racing duties in the 250 and 350
classes, and he will win four more titles over the next three years. This is the
most successful period for Kawasaki in the World Championship.
Kawasaki’s big-bore KZ1300 is released. Honda and Benelli have already released six-cylinder bikes by this time, but Kawasaki’s specification includes water cooling and shaft drive. To underline the efficiency of the cooling system, its launch is held in Death Valley. Despite its substantial weight, journalists are impressed.
Over the next few years, the KZ1300 will get digital fuel injection and a full-dress touring version will be sold as the ‘Voyager.’ This model is marketed as “a car without doors”!
- 1981 Eddie Lawson
wins the AMA Superbike championship for Kawasaki after an epic battle with
Honda’s Freddie Spencer. He will repeat as champion the following year.
Kawasaki releases the GPz550. It’s air-cooled and has only two valves per cylinder, but its performance threatens the 750cc machines of rival manufacturers. This is the bike that launches the 600 class.
- 1983 The
liquid-cooled four-valve GPz900R ‘Ninja’ is shown to the motorcycle press for
the first time at Laguna Seca. They’re stunned.
- 1985 James
“Bubba” Stewart, Jr. is born. Kawasaki supplies his family with Team Green
diapers.
- 1989 The first
‘ZXR’-designated bikes reach the market. They are 750cc and 400cc race replicas.
- 1990 The ZX-11 is
launched and features a 1052cc engine. It is the first production motorcycle
with ram-air induction and the fastest production bike on the market.
- 1991 The ZXR750R
begins a four year run as the top bike in the FIM Endurance World Championship.
- 1993 Scott
Russell wins the World Superbike Championship, much to Carl Fogarty’s dismay.
- 2000 The ZX-12R
is released – the new flagship of the ZX series.
- 2002 Bubba
Stewart wins AMA 125 MX championship.
- 2003 Stewart is
AMA 125 West SX champ. “What the heck is he doing on the jumps?” people wonder.
It’s the “Bubba Scrub.”
In a daring move that acknowledges that only a small percentage of supersports motorcycles are ever actually raced, Kawasaki ups the capacity of the ZX-6R to 636cc. Ordinary riders welcome a noticeable increase in mid-range power, and the bike is the king of the ‘real world’ middleweights.
- 2004 Stewart wins
the AMA 125 East SX title, and the 125cc outdoor championship. There are only
one or two riders on 250s who lap any faster than he does on the little bikes.
Just when we thought motorcycles couldn’t get any crazier, the ZX-10R is released. OMG, the power!
- 2007 Although his
transition to the big bikes hasn’t been as smooth as many expected it to be,
Stewart wins the 2007 AMA SX championship.
- 2008 Kawasaki
gives the Concours a much-needed revamp in the Concours 14. Sharing the 1352cc
engine from the ZX-14, it’s touted as the ultimate sport touring motorcycle.
While they’re at it, Kawasaki also decides to give the Ninja 250 and KLR 650 major updates, after years of inactivity.
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