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The '''Kawasaki S2''' is a 350[[cc]], [[triple cylinder]], [[two stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Kawasaki]] from 1972 through 1973. | The '''Kawasaki S2''' is a 350[[cc]], [[triple cylinder]], [[two stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Kawasaki]] from 1972 through 1973. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
After [[Honda]]'s great success, it was difficult in the late Sixties for a new Japanese marque to create an image for itself. [[Kawasaki]], however, succeeded brilliantly in establishing a reputation as an exclusive specialist in high performance [[motorcycle]]s. Kawasaki has hung on to its reputation in racing, even though its model lineup has widened. The 350cc version of Kawasaki's line of three cylinder sports machines was a really popular bike in Europe, where in the US, the [[Kawasaki H1|500cc H1]] was the favorite. A little less demanding to ride the S2 was still very fast, but also had a great thirst for gasoline. Billed in Britain as "the most powerful production 350cc machine ever built", it gave incredible performance for the dollar. | After [[Honda]]'s great success, it was difficult in the late Sixties for a new Japanese [[marque]] to create an image for itself. [[Kawasaki]], however, succeeded brilliantly in establishing a reputation as an exclusive specialist in high performance [[motorcycle]]s. Kawasaki has hung on to its reputation in racing, even though its model lineup has widened. The 350cc version of Kawasaki's line of three cylinder sports machines was a really popular bike in Europe, where in the US, the [[Kawasaki H1|500cc H1]] was the favorite. A little less demanding to ride the S2 was still very fast, but also had a great thirst for gasoline. Billed in Britain as "the most powerful production 350cc machine ever built", it gave incredible performance for the dollar. | ||
==Bone-Splintering Acceleration== | ==Bone-Splintering Acceleration== | ||