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Kawasaki
a wasaki recently ' introduced its
lineup of 1992 street and dualpurpose motorcycles .and, q uite
frank ly, there really isn ' t too m uch to
report. None of the 23 '92 street a nd
dual sport models are significantly
changed over the 1991 models, as most
of the changes are ,cosm etic only.
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(Above) O nce again, the ZX-7R h ighlights Kawasaki's lineup of street sport
bikes. (Left) Like ma n y of Kawasaki's
'92 models, the KL650 du al-sport bike
features only cosmetic changes.
Kawasaki is stick ing with its fleet
o f th ree dual sport mach ines, the
KEIOO, KL 250 a nd 650. All th ese
mod els are u nc hanged.
Most o f the '92 Kawasak is should be
ava ila ble thi s mo nth, except for the
Voyager, Vul can 88 a nd Concours,
which should appear o n showro o m
£lo o rs in Novem ber. Most o f the
Ka wasak is have go ne up in price fro m
a n ywhe re between 50 and $150. Only
the KE 100 carries the same p rice tag
as in '91. Suggested retail prices fo r
th e '92 models are as follows: EN 500
$3849; EX500 $354 9; ZX- 6 $4749 ;
ZX600 $5649; Vu lcan 750 $4799; ZX7 $6999; ZX-7R $9449; Concours $7099;
ZX-II $8299; Voyag er $9299; Vulcan
1500$6699; KEIOO $1399; KL250$2999;
KL650 $4699; KDX200 $2999; KDX250 )
$3999; KX60 $ 1699; KX80 $2099; KX80
" Big Wh eel " $2249; KXI25 $3449;
KX250 $4199; KX500 $4199.
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H ow ever , Kaw asaki is keeping one
model under wraps and won 't mak e
a n off icial a n nou ncem en t abo u t it
until next month, but reportedl y it 's
a model that Kawasaki had previou sly
dropped from its lineup a nd is now
bringing back.
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Still highlighting Kawasak i's fleet
o f street bikes ar e th e ZX-7 a nd limited
ed it io n ZX-7R 750cc Ninj as. Bo th
mod els are basically unchan ged a nd
share sim ila r col or schem es of last
yea r's mod els.
Also return in g to th e sport a nd
spo rt/to uring ca tegory are th e ZX-6,
ZX600R and ZX-II Ninj as, th e EX500 ;
and th e ZG 1000 Concours,
As for Kawasaki's lineup of cruisers,
th e Vulcan 500, 750 and 'I500cc Vul can
88 will be ba ck, as will th e luxu ry
tourer ZG 1200 Voyager. ,
After making its deb ut in 1991, th e
. ZR750 Zephyr will return, but the
original Zephyr 550 will not. The only
other Kawasaki model that has been
discontinued is the Eliminator 250.
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The 1500cc Vulcan 88 is Kawasaki 's
heavy-hitter in the cruiser ca tegory.
