Ken and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance » kawasaki

Motorcycle Maker: MODENAS

Ken — Sat, 13 May 2006 06:11:53 +0000

MODENAS, short for Motosikal Dan Enjin Nasional Sdn. Bhd, is a Malaysia motorcycle manufacturer.

Like its car counterpart Proton, Modenas is a national project started to produce a Malaysian brand motorcycle.

With Kawasaki as the technology partner and 19% shareholder, the company was started in 1995.

The first Modenas I noticed on the road was the Jaguh a few years back.

(www.modenas.com.my)

Tim Kreitz’s The Superbike Blog

Ken — Thu, 04 May 2006 14:44:14 +0000

Are you into motorcycle racing and Superbike? You might want to check out Tim Kreitz’s The Superbike Blog.

It is a pity that here in China, blogspot.com is blocked. Yes, I cannot access any site on blogspot, normally. Of course there are ways around and so I’m able to visit some good motorcycles blog there and learn a thing or two.

Tim is a Kawasaki nut and know his bike stuff especially when it comes to superbikes. Read his review of RV1000 from Roehr Motorcycles, a company I had not heard before.

He is also a riding instructor ,so you get insight from his accident and have him shaking his head at neophyte riders onoutrageously powerful machines.

If you are a new superbike riders, you will also find his tips useful.

Till we ride again.

Motorcycle Maker: Kawasaki

Ken — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:36:11 +0000

The only thing I can recall about Kawasaki is their green. While many bikes are black and red, green really stands out (orange is also another color that stands out).

Nevertheless I will not be caught dead on a green motorcycle.

Kawasaki again is a Japanese motorcycle company that is involved in many industry beside motorcycle. It’s official name is Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. which gives an idea of what else they build – ships, industrial plants, trains, robots, aerospace equipment.

The KLR650 is in the list of bikes that I would like to ride.

Kawasaki (kawasaki.com)

Japanese Motorcycle Makers

Ken — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:56:25 +0000

A while back you read about the major Italian motorcycle makers. Now it is time to round up the Japanese motorcycle makers.

Suzuki was featured yesterday. Other major Japanese motorcycle brands are Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki.

Talking about Japanese motorcycle manufacturers, it would be interesting to look at market share of these manufacturers put together. If you have a copy of this report, drop me the figure.

Motorcycle Manufacturers’ Chinese Name

Ken — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:58:17 +0000

I’m picking up some Chinese names for motorcycle manufacturers so I can get into conversations with the locals.

Honda 本田
Yamaha 亚马哈, 雅马哈
Suzuki 铃木
Kawasaki 川崎
Harley-Davidson 哈雷
BMW 宝马
Ducati 杜卡迪