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CN II LOWSIDE
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
JAPAN IS COMING
(WITH AN ELECTRIC BIKE)
Japan is finally joining the
electric bike race with the
Kawasaki Ninja e-1 and Z e-1.
in America and go on sale, but
they will be here, that's a cer-
tainty.
What's
interesting about the
Kawasakis is they are firmly
aimed at new riders. Thanks to
the eagle-eyed Dennis Chung at
motorcycle.com, we know the
Australian models will only have
about 12 horsepower. I know, I
know. 12 horsepower is basi
-
cally nothing, and, crucially, we
don't
know what torque output
the e-1 platform will produce.
However, what is important is
Kawasaki is actually building an
electric bike for sale. Yamaha
has teased the PES1 for God
knows how long, and I won't
be expecting this to hit dealer
floors any time soon. The fact
that Kawasaki is going to firmly
I
t's about time, Japan is finally
throwing its hat into the ex-
tremely small electric bike
market,
with news coming from
my homeland in Australia that
the Ninja e-1 and Z e-1 will be
production models in the very
near future.
I say "very near" because we
don't have official confirma
-
tion as to when they will land
