In the motorcycle world, Kawasaki has a tendency to zig when other manufacturers zag, often to interesting effect. Take, for example, Japan Mobility Show 2023. As we noted, Kawasaki was the one OEM that didn’t give a preview of what it was bringing ahead of time. Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, and even Toyota (well, in the form of its HySE hydrogen project) gave previews of motorbike and/or motorbike-adjacent items on the docket.
Here’s the thing, though. All those brands we mentioned planned to premiere what were and are mostly concept or reference vehicles—not production vehicles. That, friends, is where Kawasaki zigged.
