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Suzuki Will Soon Be Announcing Their Versions of the 1600 Mean
Streak®
and Prairie®
700 4x4 to Their Dealers
 Following the recent debut of Kawasaki's and Suzuki's
co-developed 250cc four-stroke motocross model, the
two-year-old Alliance between the brands will again be evident
as Suzuki introduces two Kawasaki-produced models.
Suzuki retailers will be given the opportunity to have their
branded versions of both the Kawasaki Vulcan®
1600 Mean Streak®
motorcycle and Kawasaki's Prairie®
700 4x4 all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
"This further exemplifies the intent of the two companies when
they entered into the Alliance," said Kawasaki's Tom Orbe,
vice president, marketing.
"It is another step in the maturation of the agreement that
has proven to be so successful for both brands' dealers, as
well as for the consumer," continued Orbe.
Suzuki will receive the Kawasaki products that are each
second-generation efforts of highly successful models -- both
in terms of sales floor performance and meeting customer
expectations.
Kawasaki helped to create the "muscle cruiser" segment of the
motorcycle market with the original 1500 Mean Streak, winning
accolades from journalists for its street fighter image,
powerful engine and sportbike handling.
 In the important ATV market, Kawasaki's Prairie 700 4x4 ATV is
an enhanced version of the industry-leading Prairie 650 4x4,
which was the first ATV to be powered by a V-twin engine and
set new standards of power, handling and performance for the
four-wheel drive utility segment. The new Prairie 700 4x4
features even more engine displacement and refinements, and
editors are proclaiming it to have further raised the bar.
The Suzuki branded model of the Kawasaki 1600 Mean Streak will
be produced at the Kawasaki plant in Akashi, Japan. The Suzuki
model of the Prairie 700 4x4 will be built by Kawasaki Motors
Manufacturing
(KMM) in Lincoln, Neb., making it the first alliance product
manufactured in the United States.
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., (KMC) markets and sells at
wholesale Kawasaki motorcycles, ATVs, JET SKI®
watercraft, MULE™
utility vehicles, power products and small engines.
Kawasaki's tagline, Let the good times roll™,
is recognized worldwide for the spirit of fun, adventure and
high performance that characterizes the Kawasaki recreational
vehicle lines. Kawasaki product lines are sold through a
network of more than 1,500 independent retailers. The company
and its affiliates employ nearly 2,400 people in the United
States, with approximately 400 of them located at the Irvine,
California headquarters.
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