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Kawasaki GPZ900R with Ninja script on fairing

The Kawasaki Ninja is a name given to several series of Kawasaki sport bikes that started with the 1984 GPZ900R. Kawasaki Heavy Industries trademarked a version of the word Ninja in the form of a wordmark, a stylised script, for use on "motorcycles and spare parts thereof". [1]

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Motorcycles models

Four-cylinder

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2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2

Two-cylinder

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2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250

Single-cylinder

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2015 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-150RR

Racing

2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP race bike Kawasaki ZX-RR 2007TMS.jpg
2007 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP race bike

See also

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References

  1. NINJA - Trademark Details Justia , Retrieved 24 December 2020
  2. Motoplanete: Kawasaki ZX-10 1000 TOMCAT 1990
  3. Kawasaki Ninja ZX750 Repair & Service Manual