Here in the US, the entire class of 250cc two-stroke sportbikes was long nearly impossible to come by and, let’s be honest, probably not much missed by the majority of the riding public. In a land of GSX-R1100s being ridden by guys who considered a mullet and wraparound shades to be adequate protection, the market…
At first I thought this seller was being awfully brazen to post a picture of his title for this bike and then it dawned on me — it’s 25+ years which should make it a registered classic in most states. Compared to NSR’s and RGV’s, we probably see these the least in North America. There…
The Kawasaki 250cc two stroke sport bikes were part of the KR series. These, were the alternatives to Suzuki’s RGV, Honda’s NSR and Yamaha’s TZR. All of them were more or less extreme race replica bikes. In particular the KR1 with its parallel twin motor was among the fastest. It also had a great chassis…
I got the yawns searching for interesting bikes in the U.S. today so I jumped the pond and the sellers on eBay UK did not disappoint. We see way to few of these beauties on RSBFS. I still consider the KR1’s, especially the “S” or ubber rare “R” the rarest of the Japanese 250’s. This one has…
1992 Kawasaki KR1-S *still in the crate* for sale- Location: Laredo, TX – in a crate Mileage: Less than 1 Price: Step right up and place your bid This bike has been storaged, on purpose, in it´s original crate for 19 years now. It was bought from Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI-Japan) on August 1992; which…
Record Setting KR1-S In The UK I think that is the smile of a man that had just broken a record. This KR1-S for sale is the current holder of the production 250cc speed record at Bonneville. Everyone makes claims to sell bikes right? Well they have the paperwork to prove it and there is…
Pass the “Grey Poupon”, we’re headin’ over the pond to find this great piece of Kawasaki history. Starting in 1975 Kawasaki was a force to be recon with in the 250 GP class. Their inline twin with counter rotating cranks made some serious horsepower as Eddie Lawson proved by winning the AMA 250 GP Championship…
If you’re looking for a rare, two-stroke, sport bike and think that NSRs and RGVs are too prevalent: we have for you a 1992 Kawasaki KR1S located in Austell, Georgia. The seller doesn’t mention much about condition, or title, but provides contact information to follow up on and it is looks to be a pretty…