Kawasaki is one of the most innovative manufacturers on the market and models such as its H2 or its hybrid motorcycles prove it, in addition to the fact that it even manufactures missiles. What is not so common is to find Kawasaki scooters, much less 125 and urban ones like this Brusky.
It is true that a little over a decade ago, Kawasaki entered this segment with the J125 and the J300, two GT-style scooters with which they intended to leave their usual area. And Kawasaki is distinguished by having a range that we could consider “advanced”, where the entry-level models do not have the same weight as the larger displacement and larger models.
Well, now this changes because it introduces the new Kawasaki Brusky to its range, a high-wheel, single-cylinder, 125, air-cooled and with 9.52 HP of power. It has front disc brake and rear drum brake, electric start, but also pedal and its wheels are 14 inches.
Kawasaki’s new Brusky also has a devastating price
With this small summary it is easy to understand that we are looking at an economical utility vehicle, far from the features and prices of its most emblematic models. But what Kawasaki is looking for with this new scooter is not to come with it to Europe, but rather to go for the really interesting part of the pie on an economic level: Asia.
The Asian continent is where there is really sales volume, and where a reliable model, with a certain attractiveness and economical, can take its interesting part of the pie. There is no doubt that it has a reasonable price, because in the Philippines it has a price of 77,000 pesos, which at the current exchange rate is just over 1,100 euros.
The context is clear, but where does this new Kawasaki scooter come from? Well, from Malaysia specifically and from the Modenas factory. And in reality the new Brusky shares the approach that we saw in its day with the J125 and J300, which were manufactured by KYMCO.
This time the Brusky is a renowned Modenas Karisma 125S, although it has a meaning and that is that it is part of the Malaysian manufacturer, and is owned by the Japanese brand. Logically, it will not be easy to see one of these scooters on the European market, but is Kawasaki changing its philosophy and will we see a new approach here in the near future as well? Only the passage of time will tell.
