Under the Edaran Modenas (EMOS) distribution agreement in Malaysia, Modenas Chief Executive Officer Roslan Roskan announced Kawasaki Malaysia will be introducing four new motorcycles this year. Speaking to select members of the Malaysian motoring media, Roslan said the four models will be the 2022 Kawasaki Ninja 250 ABS, the Ninja 250 non-ABS, the Z250 ABS and an as yet undisclosed 650 cc model, possibly the Versys 650.
As for pricing, Roslan said the incoming models, to be brought in CKD and assembled in Modenas’ Gurun, Kedah, plant, “will be more affordable than the previous distributor.” During a visit to the Modenas facility, assembled media were shown the initial run of 250 Kawasaki’s coming off the assembly line, with full production taking place in June.
Moving to the larger displacement models in the Kawasaki range, the Kawasaki ZX-10R, the ZX-6R, the Ninja 1000 and the Versys 1000 SE will come into the Malaysian market as CBU models. Roslan added the current Kawasaki Malaysia dealer network will be expanded to 40 dealers in 2023 from the current 20.
Spare parts support is also being developed to serve existing Kawasaki owners, with previous Kawasaki dealers in the previous distributor’s network having a channel to obtain required components. Roslan assures Kawasaki owners, both old and new, EMOS, under Modenas is taking pro-active measures to implement sales and support, including air freighting spare parts where necessary to avoid delays.
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I hope we will finally see Kawasaki dominating the >250cc market. It’s been too long that only Yamaha models seen on the roads. Maybe we will finally get Yamaha R25 with ABS due to pressure from competitor Kawasaki Ninja 250 having ABS and also slipper clutch & assist
Sure taking them their own sweet time.
So far only the 250s and one possible 650. Not very compelling choices.
It’s be something if they brought in the ninja 400 and z400 at CKD prices. And perhaps the versys and 650RS. With the vstrom going under 40k, they can’t keep them in stock….let’s see how the versys stack up in pricing.
What basically they only did was kill Kawasaki for the past few years.
Apa yg ko merepek ni labu? When did Kawasaki die? Ko mabuk ketum ke?
Yahuuuu
Here’s hoping they bring in Z400 ckd, it’s a sweet spot for city riding with 70/30 town/highway rwith above 50km daily rides.
hopefully they maintained the kawasaki batch and not out of the sudden it is called modenas.
STOP PRODUCING NON ABS BIKES!!! ALL Bikes now should have ABS. Government should look on to this
Would love to see Z900, Z1000 and Ninja 1000SX being brought in as CBU as well. There will be a good demand market for these as people are bored with the much more expensive BMW, Ducati and Triumph models.
These Kawasaki models are well proven performance wise and competitively priced even when benchmarked to the comparable models of Yamaha, Honda, KTM and Suzuki.
I’ve been waiting Modenas Versys 650. I hope the quality would be the same, or better.
tolong keluarkan semula kawasaki versys 250 terbaru
When Modenas gonna launch Modenas Versys 650 CKD? How much is price different will be? Base on Z250 what is price drop expected?