Ken Glassman Reviews the 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650.
Back in December of 2006, Kawasaki introduced a new motorcycle to the press, up in the mountains east of San Diego, the Ninja 650R. The new Ninja was designed to address a market that had been ignored for many years. The purpose of the bike was to appeal to those who wanted a fun, stylish, easy to ride motorcycle that would be entertaining for both new and experienced riders, male or female. It could carve up a challenging twisting road, or serve as an ideal commuter. And it would get good gas mileage and go easy on the checkbook. It would be what two decades earlier might have been affectionately or admiringly referred to as a UJM – a Universal Japanese Motorcycle. A single motorcycle that could do everything well, and appeal to a wide audience. The Ninja 650R was an immediate hit with the buying public, surprising even the folks at Kawasaki, and the bike sold out its production run that year even before the start of summer. They could have sold thousands more.
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