Kawasaki KZ200

The Kawasaki KZ200 was a street cruiser produced between 1980 to 1984 by Kawasaki Motorcycles.

In Indonesia, the motorcycle is also known as Binter, which is the abbreviation of "Bintang Terang" meaning "Bright Star" in Indonesian language, derived from the distributor's corporate name in the country. Therefore, Indonesians are more familiar to recognize the cruiser as Binter Merzy or Kawasaki Binter.

With 200 single cylinder cc, it was considered one of the biggest engine capacities of mass-production motorcycle in Indonesia in the early 1980's.

Development History

The production began in 1980, starting with conventional ignition system. This configuration lasts until the latest production batch in 1928.

By 1983, the motorcycle adopted the CDI system until the production stopped in 1984. The early production of this specification is called Merzy CDI, while the latter were launched with new model of fuel tank and referred as Merzy Cobra.

It was once planned that Kawasaki Motorcycles would launch a new model with improved engine capacity of 250 cc. However, due to the Indonesia's governmental regulation at that time, the plan was turned down. The regulation limited the engine capacity of maximum 200 cc for public motorcycles during the period.

pecifications

* 200 cc displacement
* 5-speed transmission
* Front disc brake, rear drum brakes

External links

* [http://www.binter-merzy-motorbike.com/history.htm Helpful information about the Kawasaki KZ200 in Indonesia]