KAWASAKI
TEASE FORCED
INDUCTION NAKED
COULD WE BE SEEING A NAKED SUPERCHARGED
H2 SOMETIME SOON? PROBABLY WON’T BE THIS NAKED...
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head of his year’s international
motorcycle show circuit, Kawasaki
has teased a new addition to the Zed
family with a forced-induction twist.
In just a short 11-second clip, Kawasaki has
strongly hinted that its next model to receive the
supercharger treatment will be of the Zed lineup.
With a broad lineup of bikes covering a wide range
of uses in the Zed family, it could be anyone’s guess
as to what form the new bike will take. While some
manufacturers have shown off plans for mid-sized
forced induction models, we’re leaning towards either
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the flagship Z1000 or Z1000SX to be the first bikes in
the family to gain Kawasaki’s supercharger technology.
Kiwi Rider reached out to Kawasaki NZ for
comment, with spokesman Alarn Young
commenting that all will be revealed to the public
once the official embargo ends in October.
Until then, we’re taking any and all bets as to what
the new high-performance Kawasaki will be.