What does Kawasaki have up their sleeve??

[banshee01]

There is a Kawasaki dual sport in there!!!! Teaser video from kawasaki. The larger dualsport is pretty much their centerpiece of the video. Nov 23rd we find out
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFuRqFSDH5b/

 

[banshee01]

That 2nd bike they tease has spoked wheels then they show the track. 400 supermoto????

 

[Johndicezx9]

RUMOR has it, a replacement for the KLR 650 (RIP), a KLX 700....

Can't wait to see it.

 

[Maddevill]

ZX1500SC please.

Mad

 

[banshee01]

RUMOR has it, a replacement for the KLR 650 (RIP), a KLX 700....

Can't wait to see it.

The new ninja 650 engine is pretty sweet. Smooth and torquey. I hope they are using that

 

[Johndicezx9]

ZX1500SC please.

Mad

Doubtful with all the H2's they've come out with the last few years... I just wish the styling wasn't so... suspect. (But I do like the super charged Z1000)

 

[Johndicezx9]

The new ninja 650 engine is pretty sweet. Smooth and torquey. I hope they are using that

I liked the KLR I had, but 39 HP just couldn't do it for me.

(As I said before, it's a great 2nd bike, but I only had one.)

 

[auntiebling]

RUMOR has it, a replacement for the KLR 650 (RIP), a KLX 700....

Can't wait to see it.

I heard there is a factory limited edition milk crate available

 

[R3DS!X]

I really want a lightweight oil cooled dual sport with FI and modern frame and suspension. Plz. Kawi plz.

 

[Johndicezx9]

I heard there is a factory limited edition milk available

Nothing beats the quality of an old Knudsen milk crate, IMO.

I was wondering if those pizza sized orange top cases that KTM riders like come in Kawi green?

 

[banshee01]

Tomorrow at 6am is the reveal

 

[SFMCjohn]

Tomorrow at 6am is the reveal

pretty excited, myself ...

god bless Kawasaki ... arty

 

[Johndicezx9]

Would it be cool to take a Tengai to 5 Guys?

 

[byke]

^^^Youuuuuuu!

"hey we still have a good half million of these ridiculous box swingarms, is there any way we could keep using them..?"

 

[Johndicezx9]

If that's an Oberdan Bezzi drawing, and it is, whatever Kawi is gonna trot out tomorrow, I doubt it will look anything like that... I'm gonna guess more like a larger X300, a sharper Versys.

Here are some more of his renderings/fan fiction: https://oberdanbezzi.artstation.com/

 

[banshee01]

Tease 6 bikes in the video and give us 5 today? Piss off!

 

[banshee01]

Here

 

[byke]

"Introducing the all new KLX300 dual sport"....so why make an "all new" bike look just like the same one that's been around since the mid-90's?

 

[SFMCjohn]

If that's an Oberdan Bezzi drawing, and it is, whatever Kawi is gonna trot out tomorrow, I doubt it will look anything like that... I'm gonna guess more like a larger X300, a sharper Versys.

Here are some more of his renderings/fan fiction: https://oberdanbezzi.artstation.com/

looks like you basically nailed it ...

oh well, got to live the Mr Bezzi fantasy for a couple days ...

lol’d @ “fan fiction ...” arty

 

[Kestrel]

Yea, I woke up a little disappointed. But then again, maybe we shouldn't be?

People love/hate the old school dual sport bikes. They are cheap, and we want cheap... but they don't have the latest and greatest suspension, rider aids, light weight, etc. But there's something about the simplicity and availability to the every-man and woman that makes them great.

Kwacker releases this dual sport, and it ticks a lot of those boxes... and it's cheap! $5500 new or whatever. (And they also released a supermoto version of it, too!) Isn't the rapidly inflating cost of bikes one of the larger problems with getting youth into riding?

So yea - it's not the magic unicorn we all wanted, but it sure is accessible, and will probably take a lot of people on some very fun adventures. In a market where this type of bike seems to be disappearing, perhaps we should be thankful.