started by aliali0159 at 01:49:01 pm on Aug 29, 2008 in Bike Reviews

Kawasaki is about to release a bombshellhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombshell on the motorcycling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycling world with the release of a radically different engine. Spanish Motorcycle Magazine SoloMoto has details of the new motor revealed in an exclusive interview with a Kawasaki executive and plans to print the details in its September 16 issue. Most significantly, the preview interview,  in Spanish , indicates that it will feature similar technologies to those employed in the KTM-owned Husaberg 450 .The radical Husaberg engine has been reconfigured to put the crankshaft near the motorcycle’s center-of-mass and results in a significant improvement in handling. Kawasaki’s patents predate the Husaberg design by several years and the technologies will be applied to motors with different numbers of cylinders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cylinder and extending to KHI’s four-wheelers as well.