Originally established in 1924, the company was involved in metallurgy and the aircraft industry. In 1949 Kawasaki entered the motorcycle industry by producing small capacity engines and in 1954 produced their first entire motorcycle under the name of Meihatsu (a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft Co.).
Now, more than half a century later, Kawasaki has cemented its position as the foremost manufacturer of no-compromise, extreme performance motorcycles with a stellar line-up including the razor-sharp ZX-6R, the rocket ship that is the ZX-10R, and the next motorcycle to re-write all the horsepower and speed records – the peerless ZX-14.