Amid fierce competition to head the pack for 2012, the latest bikes from Kawasaki will be pushing their way to the front of the pecking order at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show which starts on 2 Feb.

Joan Lascorz and Tom Sykes joined forces in the new-look Kawasaki Racing Team FIM Superbike World Championship squad for a first 2012 test at Almeria in Spain, on 19 and 20 January The new initiative of a long winter test ban (brought in by the series organisers this season) has only recently ended and therefore the Almeria sessions gave the whole KRT effort an opportunity to get back together and enjoy some valuable track time with the Ninja ZX-10R.

Veteran Northern Ireland rider Jeremy McWilliams is set to make his debut at the Relentless International North West 200 this year. The 48 year old will race in the newly introduced Supertwin class on one of Ryan Farquhar's ER-6f bikes.

Join us at your local Kawasaki dealer on 2 February 2012. There will be over 70 Kawasaki local hotspots up and down the UK on the evening of Thursday 2 February. Launching four new-for-2012 motorcycles, as well as showcasing the other machines in the popular Japanese manufacturer's diverse range, the dealer hosted events also include some amazing free prizes in a countrywide free-to-enter draw.

Repeating its quick start to last year, Kawasaki has announced two major finance campaigns to kick start the 2012 selling season. Covering a round dozen of the manufacturer's most popular models, two campaigns have been launched in tandem.

Repeating its quick start to last year, Kawasaki has announced two major finance campaigns to kick start the 2012 selling season. Covering a round dozen of the manufacturer's most popular models, two campaigns have been launched in tandem.

After an expectedly tough but often rewarding season for Kawasaki in the WSBK paddock, races were won, points piled up and for the Ninja ZX-10R in particular, potential was turned into performance.

As the winter "signing season" moves forward, two Kawasaki teams have announced riders for the upcoming 2012 BSB Championship

Gearlink Kawasaki has announced that both Ben Wilson and David Jones will ride for the team in the 2012 Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport Championship.

Inextricably linked with Kawasaki - and enjoying considerable racing success on Ninja machines, including his historic Assen World Superbike race win - Chris Walker is set to unveil a long held ambition to launch a Race School based at the Mallory Park circuit in Leicestershire

Ryan Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki team put in a dominant display at Bishopscourt on Saturday when they blitzed the opposition in the two Supertwin races at the annual Sunflower Trophy meeting

Buchan wins Supersport Sunflower Trophy race Danny Buchan won a Supersport 600 race and finished third overall in the Sunflower Trophy Race in Northern Ireland.

On October 13 and 14, UK journalists formed part of the second group of riders at the European launch of the new ER-6n in Portugal.

Approaching the 2012 season in the same way as the UK motorcycling community has been sued to, Kawasaki has just announched three amazing new models for the coming season

MSS Colchester Kawasaki finished the final round of the 2011 British Superbike season by securing second place in the National Superstock Championship, a tremendous result on a brand new bike that the team developed throughout the season.

I am delighted to report that Kawasaki received THREE Motor Cycle News awards at this years ceremony in Buckinghamshire. Naturally, we are delighted that we were not only joint first in terms of the sheer number of awards we won, but also for the categories that we achieved success in.

Tom Sykes took his official Ninja ZX-10R to within a whisker of a podium finish in race one at Imola as his fellow Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz battled hard to finish his races tenth and eighth.

America's rising Superstock 600 star, Joshua Day, arrived at the Imola round of the European series determined to make amends for an early fall from pole position at the previous Nurburgring round.

The undulating Imola circuit was a tough challenge for Broc Parkes but his day ended in a third place finish, with his team-mate David Salom fifth, and closing in on a top placing of his own.

Presented at a glittering awards ceremony on 20 September, the Motor Cycle News awards cover not just types and styles of motorcycles but dealers and products too.

Never before has a team won the gruelling Le Mans 24 hour endurance race twice in a row twice in a row on the same machine, with the same team and with the same personel.

Having qualified sixth at the Nurburgring, Tom Sykes secured a brilliant debut win for the latest Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and himself in a wet race two, finally red-flagged after 13 soaking laps.

MSS Colchester Kawasaki are excited to announce the signing of Ian Lowry to ride a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in the last three rounds of the British Superbike Championship. The Essex based squad are looking to the young Northern

Now with some major wins to its credit, the brand new 2011 Ninja ZX-10R is proving its worth in Superstock racing, one of the most relevant competition classes for road riders.

MSS Colchester Kawasaki's riders helped team owner Nick Morgan celebrate his birthday in style with a brace of trophies at Brands Hatch. National Superstock rider Howie Mainwaring took his first win of the year while Superbike rider Gary Mason secured a superb third in the first race on Saturday's opening outing of a stunning BSB triple-header.

Answering demand for easy and affordable access to popular models from across its widely acclaimed range, Kawasaki enters the red hot summer selling season with no less than fifteen machines available on finance.

As popular with long-term motorcyclists as those new to the joys - and considerable financial advantages - of taking to two wheels, Kawasaki has just announced their "Six of the Best" campaign highlighting half a dozen great reasons to invest in a new ER-6n or ER-6f.

Ben Wilson rode to a strong event opening third place in the wet at Knockhill in Scotland and followed up with a sensational win in the second race of the two day fixture. This fine set of results now extends his series lead in the British Supersport championship to 59 points over nearest rival Alistair Seeley.

David Salom fought back from a poor start to take a career best of third after 18-laps of Aragon, making this his best race finish in his entire WSS career to date

Kawasaki British Superbike team, MSS Colchester Kawasaki had a hard weekend at Knockhill round of the BSB series after the Scottish circuit continued to live up to its reputation of supplying changeable weather and challenging racing.

Conor Cummins has been awarded the 2011 Spirit of the TT Award, following in the footsteps of the 2010 winner Paul Owen

Scoring a seaosn best for rider and manufacturer with fourth place in race one at Misano, Sykes was joined by team mates Joan Lascorz and Chris Vermeulen also featuring in the WSB points at Misano.

Kawasaki British Superbike team MSS Colchester Kawasaki had a weekend of joy and heartbreak at Thruxton after Alex Lowes secured the team's first ever Superbike pole position, but bad luck saw his strong race pace fail to deliver the podium it deserved. A double podium in the Superstock race helped to ease the team's disappointment during a weekend's racing marred by bad weather.

Tom Sykes moved from the third row to sixth place in race one at Miller, on a day when great progress was made between race one and race two by his fellow Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz.

Ryan Farquhar's successful start to the 2011 road racing season continues with a double victory at the Tandragee 100 road races. The Dungannon rider took the wins in the Super Twins and Moto 450 races whilst he also scored a brace of close seconds in the Open and Supersport 600 races before heavy rain caused the final Tandragee 100 feature race to be abandoned.

Ryan Farquhar got his Irish road race season off to a fantastic start when he dominated the Cookstown 100 road races winning all of the 5 races he started. The KMR Kawasaki rider was again in imperious form and took the Grand Final, Open, Supersport 600, 450 and Super Twin races to remain unbeaten for the 2011 season

Kawasaki British Superbike team MSS Colchester Kawasaki achieved its best ever British Superbike finish with Stuart Easton taking second place in an action packed second round at Oulton Park. The Scot now lies second in the BSB Championship, a tremendous achievement considering the newness of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R.

Associated with Kawasaki at key points during his hugely successful career, Chris Walker returns to the Japanese brand and the UK Superbike paddock for the 2011 season. British and World Superbike race winner, Walker will front a single rider team under the Pr1mo racing banner and has a brand new bike to master in the shape of the much praised Ninja ZX-10R

So impressed were the Daily Mirror following their experience of the new machine at it's Losail Circuit launch at Qatar, they have now created a stunning Ninja celebration video and posted it on their motorcycle web blog

With huge interest from dealers, potential customers and race teams alike, the buzz surrounding the new 2011 Ninja ZX-10R was heightened recently when former British and World Superbike Champion, Neil Hodgson, rode the Ninja and other machines from the new Kawasaki range in Spain.