This week, fresh off the PodCamp Philly afterglow, Chris & James talk about Kawasaki. Some little bits of news... new bikes, awesome bikes, fast bikes, powerful bikes, pretty bikes... you know, more of the same old same old. There are a few other things, too... like a four wheel motorcycle that seems to make far more sense than the Tomahawk, a naked Gixxer, a sport-tour dressed Bandit breaks into the US market place.. wait, wasn’t Suzuki out of business last year? Those whacky Germans join the lid race in the US - Schuthbert comes back not only with helmets, but with a whole factory! Right here in the US of A! Madness, I tell you! Chris is still convinced this is the harbinger of great and wonderful things - that the US will finally see motorcycles as something more than hooligan toys. But James and his pesky reality squash those dreams. Oh... there’s some Kawasaki news, too. The Pace has Voice Mail! Call 484-748-0042 and leave your feedback!

Links to awesomeness

• Holy. Crap. Finally a real sport bike without torture rack ergos??? Kawasaki Ninja 1000
  • http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=42073
• Suzuki makes updates to some Gixxers (Provided by Chris Harr). Not bad for a company that was “going out of business” last year.
  • http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=42231
• Official specs on the Kawasaki ZX10
  • Thanks to listener Chris Harr for the PDF
  • http://thepacepodcast.com/images/zx10r_specs.pdf
• Quadro 4D
  • http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2010/09/quadro-4d-rides-like-two-wheels-but-has-traction-like-four/
• W800 get official complete with a drum in the back...
  • http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/kawasaki-w800-a-bigger-retro/
• And from the “More bikes we’ll probably never see” category - the GSR750.
  • http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2010/October/oct0410-suzuki-gsr-750-revealed/
• GSX1250FA replaces the Bandit 1250S in the U.S.
  • http://www.cycleworld.com/motorcycle_news/first_looks_articles/10q4/2011_suzuki_motorcycles_unveiled_in_las_vegas_-_first_look
• Schuberth returns to the USA - this time with a full factory, not just importers.
  • Article and 3 minute factory tour video - http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/378/8051/Motorcycle-Article/Schuberth-Helmets-Factory-Tour.aspx
  • http://www.schuberth.com/en/products/motorcycle/j1.html

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