350 CC Twin
A7, A7SS (Avenger) A7RS (roadrace) Twin cylinder rotary valve engine. Carburetors are fitted to both sides of the engine. Speedy bike that came in two varieties. A low pipe street only model and an upswept pipe (SS) street scrambler model. Shares a lot of parts with the smaller 250cc version the A1. In 1972 this model would be replaced by the S2 (350cc) triple. Ending Kawasaki's offering of a rotary valve twin motorcycle. 2 stroke Oiling System: Injecto-Lube (can NOT disable for premix use, lubricates crank bearings) Ignition: Contact breaker points (early models) CDI (later models) |
A7RS 1967-1969
*road-race only model developed from the A7 Road-race model using the A7 engine as the base. Shares a lot of development from the A1R (250 Samurai) road race machine. In 1967 it would place 1st & 2nd in Singapore Gran-Prix. In 1968 it would win both the Kuala Lumpur GP & Singapore GP in the 350cc class. |