Unless you're familiar with dirt bikes, it might surprise you to learn that Kawasaki still makes a few two-stroke motorcycles. The two-stroke engine has largely disappeared from motocross above any ...

Late in 1960, Kawasaki built a motorcycle assembly plant in Kobe, Japan; one of the first out of the gate was a 125cc two-stroke machine. It made 8 hp at 6,500 rpm. In 1969, Kawasaki went through a ...