Indus trial STRENGTH
Jan 20, 2021
3 minutes
WORDS GEOFF SEDDON
PHOTOS
ALEX JOVANOVIC
“IT WAS GOOD FOR 120HP AT 8000RPM, 130HP ON THE LATER FUEL-INJECTED MODELS”
RECENT news that Kawasaki Heavy Industries will later this year spin off its motorcycle and engine business into a separate corporate entity is seen by most observers as a good thing. Motorbikes are small beer for the monolithic titan of Japanese heavy engineering, whose main game ranges from building cargo ships and railway locomotives to aircraft, missiles and nuclear power stations. The proposed split will streamline decision making on new models, for example, ensuring that Kawasaki motorcycles will always remain relevant and
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