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KAWASAKI’S COOPER GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

February 27, 2023: Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper is going from strength to strength with his 2023 national motocross championships campaign. Nobody would call him a greedy man, but the 39-year-old multi-time former national champion from Papamoa wants to keep adding to his bulging trophy cabinet and there’s no reason to suggest he might not […]

KAWASAKI’S CODY COOPER IN A CLASS ALL OF HIS OWN

February 13, 2023: He is 39 years old and has a trophy cabinet that’s fit to burst, but Bay of Plenty’s Cody Cooper isn’t ready for the smoking pipe, slippers and retirement home option just yet. The Kawasaki hero from Papamoa reckons he still has work to do and one of his tasks is to […]

2023 Kawasaki Ultra 160 Jet Ski’s target class domination

  Boasting outstanding performance plus precision engineering and incredible on-water handling, Kawasaki has unveiled two models in the ULTRA 160 Series as part of its 2023 JET SKI personal watercraft range. The duo of normally aspirated runabout models share the highly acclaimed liquid-cooled, 1,498 cm3 In-Line Four-cylinder Ninja supersport-based engine of the STX 160 Series […]

Kawasaki to introduce Ninja ZX-4R four-cylinder Supersport

  Kawasaki Motors Corporation has announced that it will launch a mid-weight, high performance machine in its famous Ninja range to be called the Ninja ZX-4R. Incorporating a newly designed engine and frame, the exciting new addition to Kawasaki’s Supersports line will also include Ninja ZX-4R SE and Ninja ZX-4RR variants in countries where they […]

A sign of things to come from the new KMD Racing Team

10 January 2023 A sign of things to come from the new KMD Racing Team Round 3 of the 6-round NZSBK Championship concluded over the weekend at Ruapuna with rookie Dale Finch taking his first ever premier class win in race 1 aboard his Ninja ZX-10R. The changeable conditions on day 1 forced riders to […]

KAWASAKI HERO DOMINATES AT WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIPS

DECEMBER 5, 2022: Like a fine wine, Bay of Plenty motocross star Cody Cooper just seems to keep getting better with age. Though considered a veteran in this traditionally young man’s pursuit, the Bridgestone Kawasaki Racing Team rider from Papamoa once again proved he’s still at the pinnacle of the sport and his rivals for […]

Kiwi Motorsports Development LTD sets sights on NZSBK series

1 December 2022 Kawasaki New Zealand (Kawasaki Motorcycle Distributors) is proud to support Kiwi Motorsports Development (KMD Racing) in the upcoming 2023 road racing season. KMD Racing, formerly known as DP Racing has undergone an identity overhaul since their conception in the early part of 2021 during the height of the pandemic. One thing that […]

KAWASAKI HERO DOMINATES AT WAIKATO CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 November 2022 If it’s true that there’s no rest for the wicked, then Bay of plenty’s Cody Cooper must be a very bad boy indeed. And bad can mean very good in this sport. The Bridgestone Kawasaki Racing Team rider from Papamoa won the premier MX1 class at the season-opening MX Fest extravaganza in […]

NO SURPRISES AS GRAND PRIX RIDER DOMINATES NZ CHAMPS

OCTOBER 31, 2022: It was perhaps appropriate that Kawasaki riders Courtney Duncan and Cody Cooper dominated proceedings in two of the key categories at the 2022 New Zealand Veterans’ and Women’s Motocross Championships at the weekend. The popular annual event – which skipped a beat last year due to the pandemic – was sponsored by […]