The overview of Kawasaki company started when Shozo Kawasaki established Kawasaki Tsukiji Shipyard in Tokyo in 1878. It was incorporated later on October 15, 1896 as Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. Kawasaki moved his business from Tokyo to Hyogo and the new company went public.

Kawasaki began to diversify its products after opening a new factory in 1906. They began to manufacture parts for the railroad, automotive, and airplane industry by the end of World War 1.

By the late 1960s into the 1970s Kawasaki had begun to withdraw from the shipbuilding industry and diversified its company, producing motorcycles, jet skis, bridges, tunnel-boring machines, and aircraft.

In 1960, Kawasaki took over Meguro motorcycles, a big player in Japanese motorcycle manufacturing industry. Then in 1961, Kawasaki creates the B8 125 cc two-stroke, their first complete motorcycle. Followed by A series of the two-stroke models from 50-250 cc in 1962. In 1966 the 650 W1 is released and is the biigest motorbike in Japan at the time.

Kawasaki motorcycles are commonly find in the racing industry. The brand is mostly used to motocross racing, MotoGP, Superbike and Grand Prix circuits.
On of the model that become a legendary is the Kawasaki Ninja model motorbike. This motorcycle is the common choice for everyday ride for people who like speed and sporty feel of it. And furthermore, the price is not too expensive comparing to sports bike from Europe or America.