Kawasaki's Two-Stroke is Real, the KX327 is Here

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Got it before GTA 6 hell ya

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Time for 3strokemx to delete his account. 

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It’s pretty wild to me that the first company to cut 2-strokes from their lineup is bringing them back 20 years later. 

Hopefully the 2-stroke kooks that were butthurt about the delays can get over it and be appreciative to have another option. Looks like a cool bike! 

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Finally. Now I won’t have to read all the complaining on here and social media. 

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18 months of silence, then BAM 2 new bikes....

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Hell yeah, well worth the wait by the looks of it!!!

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Aside from releasing a two stroke in 2026, going back to KYB is one of the best choices Kawi could make for a new bike. 

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So was the 18 months of silence better than the Triumph's here's what the swingarm looks like....... next week we show you the brake lever...... approach?

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Kyle978 wrote:
It’s pretty wild to me that the first company to cut 2-strokes from their lineup is bringing them back 20 years later. Hopefully the 2-stroke kooks that...

It’s pretty wild to me that the first company to cut 2-strokes from their lineup is bringing them back 20 years later. 

Hopefully the 2-stroke kooks that were butthurt about the delays can get over it and be appreciative to have another option. Looks like a cool bike! 

To be fair, Honda and Suzuki also dropped them at the same time. And, technically, Honda was the only one to drop all 2 strokes, including minis.

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That was a fun read through…. I even read all the 450 stuff.

But that 327 is premix baby!!!  No oil injection shit.  Premix and rip it!  Things are more right in the world today!!

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Is the motor counter balanced?

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Spooner wrote:

Is the motor counter balanced?

Yes. 

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BRAAAAAAP!!!!

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kevin204 wrote:
To be fair, Honda and Suzuki also dropped them at the same time. And, technically, Honda was the only one to drop all 2 strokes, including...

To be fair, Honda and Suzuki also dropped them at the same time. And, technically, Honda was the only one to drop all 2 strokes, including minis.

I thought I remember 2005 being the last year for the 125, 2006 for the 250 in America. Guess not. 

Good point on the minis. 

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Is there a specific design reason for 327, or is it just a good number from the old Chevy 327 era? 

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They even beat gta 6!!!! Lfgggg!! Lmaoooo

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Cool but were they using a picker wheel to guess the displacement? 

327? WTAF?

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KTM goes 300 and Beta goes 350 so Kawasaki chooses 327.  I think it's the best of both worlds perhaps.

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Crush wrote:

Cool but were they using a picker wheel to guess the displacement? 

327? WTAF?

I dunno but I like it. 

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I don’t like it.   Just kidding.  

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Damn that 327X just cheks all the boxes for me, maby for the first time ever im buying a new bike. just hope the x models come to europe

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Damn that 327X just cheks all the boxes for me, maby for the first time ever im buying a new bike. just hope the x models...

Damn that 327X just cheks all the boxes for me, maby for the first time ever im buying a new bike. just hope the x models come to europe

Both are coming to Europe.

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Someone explain to me the reasoning for a 327cc engine?

It limits the classes it will be available to race in MX (amateur).

 

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Someone explain to me the reasoning for a 327cc engine?

It limits the classes it will be available to race in MX (amateur).

 

We didn’t know the displacement til an hour ago and you want an explanation of it? From vital? lol. 

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Someone explain to me the reasoning for a 327cc engine?

It limits the classes it will be available to race in MX (amateur).

 

With Team Green's pull with MX Sports, I'm willing to bet it would be legal somewhere in the amateur racing world..........

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Now comes the amusing part, where 90 percent of those who have been chomping at the bit for this bike, the " Im 100 percent getting one" crowd finds all kinds of reasons that they could not possibly live with this bike lol. 

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Mitch needs to get one built for RV to ride!!!

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