Tokyo based Kawasaki Heavy Industries , Ltd . ( KHI ) has announced that it is going to restructure its operating divisions . The changes will see the Motorcycle and Engine business unit being spun-off as a separate , stand-alone company . KHI will focus on an integrated Ship and Offshore Structure , Energy System and Plant Engineering portfolio from April 2021 ; the current Rolling Stock division will also be spun off . Kawasaki ' s businesses will be operated in three groups - Land & Air Transportation Systems , Motion Control & Motor Vehicles , and Energy & Marine Engineering - " making the collaboration between each business more effective ". The Power Sports business , which comprises a part of the existing Motorcycle and Engine division ( which includes motorcycles and off-road four-wheelers ), is Kawasaki ' s only mass-production consumer-facing business . Its Q2 results ( July , August and September 2020 ) show Motorcycle and Engine division net sales revenue down by -7 . 4 % over the corresponding period in 2019 at 139.7bn yen , with an operating loss of -5.1bn , from -3.3bn for the year-ago period . Motorcycle unit sales for developed markets were 61,000 ( worth 48.9bn yen ) compared to 67,000 units in the year-ago quarter ( worth 50.3bn yen ). In emerging markets , unit sales were 81,000 units ( 44.7bn yen ) compared to 158,000 units for the year-ago quarter ( worth 36.2bn yen ) for a
worldwide total of 180,000 units worth 139.7bn yen for the quarter ( compared to 257,000 units / 147.2bn yen for 2019 Q2 ). In addition to adding two new Z900RS options for 2021 , there are three new Versys Thousands . Kawasaki ' s venerable water-cooled , cassette gearbox equipped 650 twin engine is once again powering new iterations of the Ninja 650 , Versys 650 and Z650 for the coming season . Off-road updates include for the Z125 and Ninja 125 range naked and track-style entry level machines for 2021 . In announcing the Ninja ZX-10R and its " ultimate performance partner ", the ZX-10RR , Kawasaki is showcasing new technology under its ' Rideology ' banner , " encompassing contemporary and future thinking on Artificial Intelligence , Hybrid Technology and Self-Driving Vehicles ," according to Mr Masanori Inoue , General Manager , Kawasaki Motorcycle & Engine Company ( the former Managing Director of Kawasaki in Europe ). The new Ninja " aero-package " debuts the Integrated Winglet Technology " responsible for achieving seventeen percent more downforce compared to the current model . A redesigned rear seat contributes to an area of low pressure behind the rider , in addition to new footpeg positioning , a 40 mm higher screen and adjustable handlebars ". The RR sees the adoption of Pankl pistons and matched piston pins mated to Pankl connecting rods , Marchesini wheels , braided brake hoses and a 400 rpm greater maximum rev capacity compared to the standard ZX-10R . The Special Edition supercharged Z H2 SE sees the addition of Brembo Stylema calipers and a Brembo radial master cylinder
The new Z125 - four-stroke A1 , A2 and B licence-friendly 15 PS ( 11 kW ) engine with lashings of ' Sugomi ' - Kawasaki ' s ' Art of Motion ' design concept .
The 2021 Versys 1000 SE features Showa ' Skyhook ' technology .
Ninja ZX-10R - " contemporary and future thinking on Artificial Intelligence , Hybrid Technology and Self-Driving Vehicles ," according to Mr Masanori Inoue
Courtney Duncan ( New Zealand ) and DRT Kawasaki won their second consecutive FIM World WMX Women ' s Motocross Championship title after an exciting final round at Pietramurata in northern Italy .
As race seasons go , 2020 will be in the record books , but not only for the racing and the results . It has been the strangest of years as the truncated and rebuilt schedules dodged the waves of the pandemic that have swept the world since February . Kawasaki will remember it well though , with Johnathan Rea scooping a sixth WorldSBK Championship and giving the Kawasaki WorldSBK racing team another coveted manufacturer championship . But there was glory on the WSBK undercard too for ' Big Green ', with the Kawasaki Pucetti Racing team seeing Lucas Mahias and Philipp Oetti score 2nd and 3rd respectively in the WorldSSP , and Jeffrey Buis win the WorldSSP300 for MTM Kawasaki Motoport .
2021 Z H2 Hypernaked Supercharged Special Edition
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