On Jan. 25, 2010, Chris Brull was officially promoted by the Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. to Marketing Director, replacing Bruce Stjernstrom, who recently resigned the post to pursue a new position at racing and marketing partner Monster Energy. Brull’s previous position at Kawasaki was Senior Advertising Manager.

Whether on two or four wheels, riding in the dirt is riding in the dirt. After admiring Motocross and Supercross all my life, I decided to see what all the fuss was about in the ATV and UTV market.  I wanted to compare these machines to our beloved motorcycles, so I checked out an event hosted by Kawasaki at Badlands off Road Park in Attica, Indiana (check out www.badlandsoffroad.com).

The machines of choice were all ATVs, UTVs and recreation utility vehicles (RUVs) which included the Prairie 360 4x4, KFX450R Sport ATV, Brute Force 650 4X4, Brute Force 750 4x4i, and the Teryx 750 FI 4x4 and 750 Sport RUV.

Tyler Hopper 
AllAboutBikes.com Staff Writer

Kawasaki’s 2010 Concours 14, the supersport touring bike that packs a punch, features the first year of Kawasaki Traction Control, a larger windscreen, heat dissipating bodywork, and revised suspension.

The next-generation Concours is powered by a 1,352cc DOHC I4 engine with 4-valves per cylinder.  It produces 102 ft. lb. of torque with a compression ratio of 10.7:1.  Keeping the power on the road is the Kawasaki Traction Control.  The traction control system senses wheel spin and reduces power to the wheel.  This is possible with the existing ECU and ABS sensors, so no additional weight is added. 

A winner of rewards gets some extra refinements for 2010

 Press Release

The Ninja ZX-10R truly shines on the racetrack, thanks to technology developed on Kawasaki race bikes. Although designed to offer maximum performance on the circuit, the same power and handling that provide such amazing on-track performance, also make it more fun for riding on the street.

The current ZX-6R debuted in 2009, featuring what was quite possibly the best sporting transmission Kawasaki has ever produced. For 2010, Kawasaki’s engineers applied similar technology to the ZX-10R’s gearbox, with internal modifications aimed at reducing play in the shift mechanism and providing a more-precise feel at the lever. The result is smooth, effortless shifting with clean and positive gear engagement.

Kawasaki: More power and changes expected to bring more popularity to the already popular green machines

Ron Lieback
AllAboutBikes.com Content Editor/Staff Writer

There’s no doubt about it: more power on the dirt equals fun and faster track times. A leader in the Motocross market, Kawasaki stuck with this power philosophy for their 2010 Motocross bikes, including the KX450F and KX250F. The newest bikes from Team Green have a host of minor changes, and, of course, more power.

Rumors were roosting about fuel injection on the 250F, but due to tight budgets in such trying times, carburetors are standard, unlike the fuel-injected 450F. The economy may have got the best of the 250F on the fuel-delivery side, but this doesn’t mean low performance. Since the 250F, and 450F alike, was an all-new model in 2009, the platform was already perfect for the upgrades for next year.

Takeshi Teranishi Named New Kawasaki President