Kawasaki Motorcycle Books - History, Types and Construction

Kawasaki Triples Bible - All road models 1968-1980, plus H1R and H2R racers in profile (2nd Edition)

Covers the entire production of three cylinder two-strokes from 1968 to 1980, featuring a year-by-year breakdown of bike specs, including the KH250, 350 S2, KH400, H1 500 and H2 750 models.

Illustrated with hundreds of archive photographs and period adverts, plus personal memories from some of the racers and tuners who got the best from the fearsome H1R 500 and H2R machines in Europe and the USA, as well as road riders who owned the triples back in the 70s.
There are technical tips and advice from experienced Kawasaki triple enthusiasts and club members worldwide, plus information from some early dealers in the Kawasaki marque.

The book also contains useful advice on spares availability, tuning, future market values etc. and tries to capture the essence of what made the Kawasaki triples the most rebellious, kick-ass two-strokes of their time.
This unique book is an invaluable resource for any collector, restorer, or just a fan of these fabulous two-stroke motorcycles.

Features:
- Model-by-model technical info; colours, chassis improvements, key engine developments
- All road triples in profile, from 250 to 75
- Notes on collectable and exceptionally rare models
- Archive photographs and period advertising
- Personal memories from triple owners
- A look at the Coupe Kawasaki France and UK KH400 race series
- Technical history from those who raced and tuned the H1R and H2R race machines
- Notes on colour and specification changes for various international markets.

Information

Author:	Alastair Walker
Details:	160 pages, 25 x 20.5 cm / 9.8 x 8.1 in, paperback
Illustrations:	183 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2016)
ISBN:	9781845849818

Kawasaki 500 & 750 Triples (1969-1976) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Kawasaki 500 and 750 Triple motorcycles from the years 1969-1976. Describes the Kawasaki H1, H1D, H1E, H1F, H1R, H2, H2R, Mach III and IV.

• The 31 articles, taken from contemporary British and American motorcycle magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

Information

Details:	140 pages, 27 x 20 x 0.9 cm / 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.35 in, paperback
Illustrations:	250 photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2000)
ISBN:	9781855205239

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Kawasaki GPZ 900R - Ninja (1984-1996) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Kawasaki GPZ 900R - Ninja motorcycles from the years 1984-1996. Describes the Kawasaki GPZ 900R - Ninja A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8.

• The 25 articles, taken from contemporary British and American motorcycle magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

Information

Details:	140 pages, 27 x 20.5 x 0.8 cm / 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:	250 photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2001)
ISBN:	9781855205574

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Kawasaki W, H1 & Z - The Big Air-cooled Machines

The story of the air-cooled 'big' Kawasaki bikes in definitive detail, researched and written in Japan with the full co-operation of the factory.
This series of models put the company on the map during the sixties and seventies, helping it to survive a difficult era that saw hundreds of Japanese motorcycle makers reduced to just four.

Successful immediately, these models defended Kawasaki's honour on the tracks as well as in the showrooms, handing the company numerous world championship titles. The series was recently revived as part of a retro boom, and a new machine has been launched, delivering the same thrill and charm as its predecessors.

Period Covered: 1965-1980.

Models Covered: Kawasaki W1, W2 & W3 (1965-1974), H1 & H2 (1968-1976) and early Z-series, including Z1, Z2 & Z1R (1972-1980). Also includes details on the retro W models (1998-).

Models NOT Covered: 1980 onwards, except retro W models of 1998 on.

Information

Author:	Brian Long
Details:	160 pages, 26 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm / 10.25 x 8.5 x 0.87 in, hardback
Illustrations:	250 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2019)
ISBN:	9781787112179

Kawasaki, l'histoire

The Kawasaki name has been famous since the 1970s for its exceptional motorcycles and the victories of its racing machines. The epic of this Japanese firm began in 1878 under the leadership of a genius pioneer, Shozo Kawasaki, builder of an industrial empire in many fields, shipbuilding, rail transport, public works, aviation, automobile, then aerospace and high technologies.
But, for enthusiasts, it is the motorcycles that are at the heart of Kawasaki's extraordinary success.

This unparalleled reference book describes in minute detail all of the brand's models from 1952 to the present day, in both touring and competition, from the formidable 500 Mach III of the 1970s to the fabulous Ninja of today, not forgetting the track record of all the riders entered by Kawasaki in speed, cross or endurance.

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Author:	Giovanni Iodice
Details:	384 pages, 25 x 26 cm / 9.8 x 10.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:	950 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2018)
ISBN:	9791028302573

Tous les modèles Kawasaki - depuis 1965

Model by model or family by family, this book presents the complete catalog of Kawasaki models from 1965 to the present day, designed for road and trial, all the information at a glance and provides the basic knowledge for the two-wheel fan.

The history of the main models is completed by technical sheets and data such as performance, prices, special series, racing machines. Kawasaki was the first Japanese brand to install electronic injection on a motorcycle with the GPZ 1100.

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Author:	Andi Seiler
Details:	128 pages, 25 x 18.5 cm / 9.8 x 7.3 in, hardback
Illustrations:	110 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2000)
ISBN:	9782726885116

Kawasaki, les motos rebelles

Kawasaki has acquired its solid reputation by playing the card of individualization and identification. Over time, it has managed to forge an image of sportiness and performance that the brand still enjoys today, particularly in France.
Kawasaki needed at least that to differentiate itself from other Japanese manufacturers. Because unlike its predecessors, which emerged from the textile crisis (Suzuki), from the manufacture of pianos and musical instruments (Yamaha) or from the vision of a charismatic entrepreneur (Honda), the Kawasaki group has been established in heavy metallurgy since the 19th century.

Today, it continues to produce diesel, turbine and jet engines, locomotives, buses, planes, helicopters, cargo ships and container ships, jet skis, even robots and incineration plants... and also motorcycles.

It is therefore not surprising that "Kawa" has always skillfully maintained its difference in their subject, regularly playing the maverick. Its history remains forever linked to the release of models that have remained legendary for two-wheel enthusiasts.
They have the code name: H1, H2 or 900 Z1. Each of these motorcycles corresponds to a stage in the evolution of Kawasaki. It is this story that the third part of the Motofocus collection invites you to relive through an overview of Kawasaki's production from its beginnings to the 1990s, illustrated by beautiful unpublished photos of the brand's emblematic models.

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Author:	Bertrand Lebrun, Maël Kerneis
Details:	128 pages, 24 x 27 cm / 9 x 10.6 in, hardback
Illustrations:	profusely illustrated
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2012)
ISBN:	9782726896396