Kawasaki Debuts Hydrogen Engine
Concept Motorcycle
K
awasaki Heavy Industries
created its own little slice of
history when it conducted the
world's first public demonstra-
tion run of a hydrogen internal
combustion engine (ICE) mo-
torcycle by a mass-production
motorcycle manufacturer. The
motorcycle was revealed at the
Suzuka Circuit during the 2024
running of the Suzuka 8 Hours.
The hydrogen ICE motorcycle
was developed and constructed
as part of Kawasaki's research
initiative, which started in March
2023 and commenced test
runs in 2024. The motorcycle is
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IN THE
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Kawasaki was
justifiably proud of its
new hydrogen motor
but don't expect a
production version any
time soon.
Kawasaki is now in the
riding stages of testing
its first hydrogen-ICE-
powered motorcycle.