Kawasaki is bringing the two stroke back!

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I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

Bummer @BobPA, sorry to hear about that. 

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

You quit riding because Kawasaki isn't making two strokes? Hardcore.

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

Spoonguy wrote:

You quit riding because Kawasaki isn't making two strokes? Hardcore.

The correct term is Core bro.

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

I was as well.. but I ended up adding a new Beta 350 Race edition next to my 2024 YZ 250x. I couldn’t be happier now. 

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

You’ve probably mentioned why you’ve stopped riding, but I might’ve missed it…

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5/4/2026 9:00am Edited Date/Time 5/4/2026 9:01am

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

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5/4/2026 9:17am

No offense intended, but how the fuck would you know?

Could have been the application of critical thinking, spurred by pattern recognition; was once common among humans, but now requires an accompanying web link to someone else saying it. 

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5/4/2026 9:18am

For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 
IMG 7499

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5/4/2026 9:36am
TheMilkman wrote:
For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 

For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 
IMG 7499

You’d have to be pretty strong to pick that up 

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5/4/2026 9:47am
BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

Spoonguy wrote:

You quit riding because Kawasaki isn't making two strokes? Hardcore.

BobPA wrote:

The correct term is Core bro.

The word poseur needs a comeback

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5/4/2026 10:09am
3strokemx wrote:
Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes. 

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

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Has anything electric ever sold well?

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TheMilkman wrote:
For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 

For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 
IMG 7499

You’d have to be pretty strong to pick that up 

And part of my lunchtime sweet tea just sprayed across my workbench...........

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5/4/2026 10:41am
TheMilkman wrote:
For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 

For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 
IMG 7499

Suspension must be setup for SX given how much hold up it has 😳

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5/4/2026 10:48am
3strokemx wrote:
Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes. 

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

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Those all have been out for well over a year 

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5/4/2026 11:16am
Rickyisms wrote:

Suspension must be setup for SX given how much hold up it has 😳

Good eye! Must be AI generated. Whoever is selling that bike is a marketing genius. Hilarious either way. 

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BobPA wrote:
I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding...

I was a cash in hand buyer from day 1 if they had come out with this in a reasonable time. I have since quit riding entirely...how the turn tables turn.

Spoonguy wrote:

You quit riding because Kawasaki isn't making two strokes? Hardcore.

BobPA wrote:

The correct term is Core bro.

@BobPA  why did you stop riding?

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5/4/2026 11:43am
Rickyisms wrote:

Suspension must be setup for SX given how much hold up it has 😳

TheMilkman wrote:

Good eye! Must be AI generated. Whoever is selling that bike is a marketing genius. Hilarious either way. 

Ai for sure. That supermodel has no left leg. Or she has insane balance.

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5/4/2026 11:46am
Rickyisms wrote:

Suspension must be setup for SX given how much hold up it has 😳

TheMilkman wrote:

Good eye! Must be AI generated. Whoever is selling that bike is a marketing genius. Hilarious either way. 

It’s become pretty common on FB Marketplace listings lol

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EFI with a kickstarter?  10 years ago on Thumpertalk

Didnt realize this rumor had been around for such a long time.

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5/16/2026 2:11pm

The next Kawasaki bike I buy will be the new two-stroke and if they don't come out with one then I guess I'll never buy another Kawasaki as long as I live..Just because they came out with a teaser and then a year and a half later not so much as one word on the new bike and if they teased us like that and don't come out with a new two-stroke I think that's bullshit on their part And will do everything in my power to dissuade anybody from buying a Kawasaki I'm going to be there worst PR nightmare to the best of my ability just for pulling a bullshit stunt like that on everyone.. Dirt bikes are my life and I take this very seriously!.. Damn right I do 💯 They need to let us know something concrete.. and I mean soon! 💯 

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3strokemx wrote:
Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes. 

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

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Who the f**k is giving $8k for 41 miles of range? 

 This shit will never sell in real numbers with shit range like that.

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TheMilkman wrote:
For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 

For those of you who are tired of waiting…this beauty could be picked up today. 
IMG 7499

You’d have to be pretty strong to pick that up 

dadofagun wrote:

And part of my lunchtime sweet tea just sprayed across my workbench...........

My buddy Kenny told us we were going to pick up a chick. "Kenny, all three of us couldn't pick up one of your chicks" I replied. He was pissed

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3strokemx wrote:
Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes. 

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

image 2958

 

image 2964

Who the f**k is giving $8k for 41 miles of range? 

 This shit will never sell in real numbers with shit range like that.

Same people that have been buying the Polaris Electric UTV's, your local Government.

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Rickyisms wrote:

Suspension must be setup for SX given how much hold up it has 😳

TheMilkman wrote:

Good eye! Must be AI generated. Whoever is selling that bike is a marketing genius. Hilarious either way. 

Her name is Eileen

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As the world is moving to electric and the young ones are Sur-Ronsters.... it would be really smart to launch a product for the retiring home buyers. 

If Kawasaki actually launches a new 2-stroke before investing even more in the future I think that is the start of the end of Kawasaki motorcycles.

Our hearts and passion don't pay for their salaries 5years from now and an old-fashioned 2-stroke won't do it. I you ask me, I'd love for Honda to bring back naturally aspirated high revving small cars again... but as the 2-stroke community I'm a dying breed, the young ones want other types of (electric) cars. <-- and for those who claim otherwise are narrowly thinking of certain individuals in a small community, the large crowd doesn't want my type of car..... same goes for motorcycles.

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3strokemx wrote:
Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes. 

Their electric line is announced, any day now should be the 2 strokes.

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ITS NOT A GOLF CART

ITS A NAV

😭😭😭

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8500rpm wrote:
As the world is moving to electric and the young ones are Sur-Ronsters.... it would be really smart to launch a product for the retiring home...

As the world is moving to electric and the young ones are Sur-Ronsters.... it would be really smart to launch a product for the retiring home buyers. 

If Kawasaki actually launches a new 2-stroke before investing even more in the future I think that is the start of the end of Kawasaki motorcycles.

Our hearts and passion don't pay for their salaries 5years from now and an old-fashioned 2-stroke won't do it. I you ask me, I'd love for Honda to bring back naturally aspirated high revving small cars again... but as the 2-stroke community I'm a dying breed, the young ones want other types of (electric) cars. <-- and for those who claim otherwise are narrowly thinking of certain individuals in a small community, the large crowd doesn't want my type of car..... same goes for motorcycles.

Dumb. I don’t know anyone that wants an electric vehicle. The prelude is a disaster. 
The only people who like electric stuff are old folks that are tech-obsessed. 
 

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OwenJakes wrote:
Dumb. I don’t know anyone that wants an electric vehicle. The prelude is a disaster. The only people who like electric stuff are old folks that are...

Dumb. I don’t know anyone that wants an electric vehicle. The prelude is a disaster. 
The only people who like electric stuff are old folks that are tech-obsessed. 
 

I want one.

I am NOT tech obsessed. Hate that crap, honestly, as does my wife. Only use that stuff where we have to.

I have bought my work commuter cars from CoPart. Couple hundred bucks, salvage title, a few hundred more to make them drivable If you shop accordingly. Can usually get another 80k out of those beaters before they totally shit the bed powertrain wise. Currently my 2006 beater is approaching 200k, the dash looks like a Christmas tree with all the pretty colors that won't stay off anymore, oil leaks are getting plentiful, and the speed holes in the rear fenders are getting pretty big. She doesn't have a lot of life left, but I got her at 112k so it's been a life well lived.

My commute is 40mi round trip, and we have plug ins at work for every parking space because it gets stupid cold in the winter. If I go electric with say a 10 or 15 year old compliance car (think Ford Focus EV) that has maybe a 90mi range I not only don't have to buy gas, I don't have to charge it at home except on the weekends. Sure, I will probably have to rebuild the battery pack but that's not all that difficult to do yourself if you really want to do it.

And for the stuff the electric car is impractical for, I've still got my gas powered rigs to cover that.

 

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5/18/2026 4:36am Edited Date/Time 5/18/2026 8:31am
OwenJakes wrote:
Dumb. I don’t know anyone that wants an electric vehicle. The prelude is a disaster. The only people who like electric stuff are old folks that are...

Dumb. I don’t know anyone that wants an electric vehicle. The prelude is a disaster. 
The only people who like electric stuff are old folks that are tech-obsessed. 
 

Beta480RX wrote:
I want one.I am NOT tech obsessed. Hate that crap, honestly, as does my wife. Only use that stuff where we have to.I have bought my...

I want one.

I am NOT tech obsessed. Hate that crap, honestly, as does my wife. Only use that stuff where we have to.

I have bought my work commuter cars from CoPart. Couple hundred bucks, salvage title, a few hundred more to make them drivable If you shop accordingly. Can usually get another 80k out of those beaters before they totally shit the bed powertrain wise. Currently my 2006 beater is approaching 200k, the dash looks like a Christmas tree with all the pretty colors that won't stay off anymore, oil leaks are getting plentiful, and the speed holes in the rear fenders are getting pretty big. She doesn't have a lot of life left, but I got her at 112k so it's been a life well lived.

My commute is 40mi round trip, and we have plug ins at work for every parking space because it gets stupid cold in the winter. If I go electric with say a 10 or 15 year old compliance car (think Ford Focus EV) that has maybe a 90mi range I not only don't have to buy gas, I don't have to charge it at home except on the weekends. Sure, I will probably have to rebuild the battery pack but that's not all that difficult to do yourself if you really want to do it.

And for the stuff the electric car is impractical for, I've still got my gas powered rigs to cover that.

 

I dont know about other EV's, but the 6 Ford Transit EV's at my work need new tires every 3-5k miles.

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