Kawasaki is again encouraging people into biking by staging try-out sessions and a family fun day at Northampton’s Rockingham Speedway on Sunday, 28 June. The event, it is hoped, will build on the successes of visits to Silverstone and Donington Park.
For a small fee and subject to conditions, the public can ride on the famous track on their own machines or use hire machines from Kawasaki activity partner Focused Events. Added to that Kawasaki off-road bike and Utility Vehicle try-outs are also planned.
There will be demo ride-outs, taking advantage of some of the best biking roads in the midlands and offering the chance to ride machines such as the Z family of naked bikes, the Versys range and others such as the new Z300 and Ninja 250SL.
On track during the day an amazing Ninja H2 and Ninja H2R owner’s session will see perhaps the largest gathering of these very rare supercharged machines in 2015. Led by James Ellison, the parade will also feature Chris Walker who will ride the Ninja H2R display machine that usually sits proudly in the window of this his new dealership.
For serious race fans looking for something a little bit special, World of Kawasaki will be the next stop for two unique Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R machines after their historic parade lap of the TT course in the hands of Kawasaki World Superbike riders Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea. The machines are road going replicas of the KRT Superbikes currently being raced to such acclaim by the two British riders. These unique machines will be offered for a closed bid auction at World of Kawasaki so two lucky fans could secure a little piece of Kawasaki history on the day.
Ensuring the day runs smoothly will be the presenting duo of Suzy Taylor and Jack Burnicle who – among other duties – will be interviewing James Ellison, Chris Walker, Danny Buchan, Glenn Irwin, Ben Wilson, Luke Mossey and Howie Mainwaring.
“Each year we try to do something different and fresh at World of Kawasaki”, commented Gill Jockel, marketing section head for Kawasaki. “It is always a great day and a chance to see and experience bikes from the Kawasaki range. We see it as a great opportunity for confirmed Kawasaki fans and those new to the brand to meet us and discover more in a relaxed atmosphere”.