May 2nd, 2022, 08:59 PM | #1 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
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New Kawasaki Indonesia announcement June 9.
Edit: Yet another new announcement for June 9 from Kawasaki Indonesia:
https://youtu.be/xCSJma3wDlA Original thread regarding May and June 7 announcements follows: Looks like Kawi's announcing some new models in a matter of hours: The teaser says the front row will be revealed about 9 hours from now and promises the back row on June 7th. I inspected the page source to grab the teaser image at full-resolution: Click for full res. It looks like two bigger bikes with wire spokes in the front row leaving a tiny off-road bike with no kickstand to be announced later... so still no Ninja ZX-4R. That's disappointing for me since I'm eagerly awaiting any kind of stateside 4-cylinder Ninjette. Still, it might be something cool. Last futzed with by CZroe; June 8th, 2022 at 04:29 AM. |
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May 3rd, 2022, 09:15 AM | #2 | |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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Looks like we got 2023 KX 250, KX 250X, and KLX 300SM with big changes for the 250.
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=373921 Quote:
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June 7th, 2022, 07:35 PM | #3 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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Kawasaki has been teasing that the new bike would be electric. Their electric bike didn’t seem to be a big secret: Googling revealed it would be a balance bike called “Elektrode.” Today, those rumors were confirmed:
https://youtu.be/-SHNQgIuYmc It looks like a kid-sized eBike that can’t even be charged outdoors. I was hoping for something street-legal for adults which could charge at EV charging stations (outdoors). Oh well. I knew it wouldn’t be that weeks ago when I read it was a balance bike… hence why I wasn’t motivated enough to come back here and share until it was announced. Kawasaki is still promising to be all electric by 2035 and has shown a prototype electric bike in their current 240/400 twin chassis: https://i.imgur.com/vpijZge.jpg Now, a release date for THAT would’ve excited me. |
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June 8th, 2022, 04:24 AM | #4 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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…and right after posting that Kawasaki Indonesia is teasing a new product announcement within hours:
https://youtu.be/xCSJma3wDlA The livestream hasn’t started but I already see people in the chat asking about ZX4R. 16 hours. |
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June 8th, 2022, 05:36 AM | #5 |
Its not a 250,its a Ninja
Name: Shaun
Location: Little Rock, AR
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That is most disappointing. I encourage giving the customer base an option, which in this case people who want to keep an internal combustion powersport will have to exercise the option to bring their business elsewhere.
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June 8th, 2022, 11:46 AM | #6 | |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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My brother recently totaled his Chevy Volt. He was displaced by an EF4 tornado last year and could no longer charge at home, so thankfully it still had a gasoline engine too. The same tornado carried off my Corolla and left it crushed under a tree, so I got an electric scooter that fits in the hatch and helps us make use of free public chargers for his Volt: Park, plug, pop the hatch, and ride off on the scooter. I had to use it to commute all the way to work multiple times* and soon realized the personal electric vehicles like scooters and eBikes were the more realistic way to “go electric” with gas vehicles being reserved for rainy days and longer trips. *including today. Unfortunately, he totaled his Volt last week. |
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June 9th, 2022, 01:07 AM | #7 |
CPT Falcon
Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.
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Well, I fell asleep while waiting for the livestream. It was supposed to start at midnight for me but I woke up half an hour past and couldn’t find any hint of it on YouTube… it was even gone from my YouTube Watch History. When I click the link from here I get a message about the video being deleted.
Did the stream even happen? What got announced? Edit: OK, it has since been uploaded: https://youtu.be/6pVOKh5MkZI Looks like a few KLX bikes and the Elektrode. |
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June 9th, 2022, 05:24 AM | #8 | |
Its not a 250,its a Ninja
Name: Shaun
Location: Little Rock, AR
Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): '11 CBR250R, '22 CFMOTO 300NK Posts: 278
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Looks like the 250's are getting a lot more miles then? |
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June 9th, 2022, 12:18 PM | #9 |
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Name: Kerry
Location: Ventura, CA
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Sucks to total your cars. Oy.
I can see the little scooters being practical for at least a little bit of distance. Take the train, carpool, drive to a point near your destination, somewhere parking is easier and less congestion, etc. Take the scooter or e-bike the last couple miles in congested areas with no parking. |
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