Book excerpt: This new book reviews the early years of Kawasaki motorcycles with special emphasis on the history of those models built from 1976 to the present. In addition to covering all models sold in all markets, the author includes: -- Extensive specification tables highlighting the variations in seemingly similar models -- Information to help the read match model and marketing codes, essential when ordering parts or servicing a machine -- A model chart that matches full codes to their exact year, shows the years in which models were built, and explains the relationship between similar codes The book is illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs of the various models and their variants.