Post Listing Update: Tough to categorize this one – it sold for $10,320.11 after 9 bids in Tallmadge, Ohio…though it looks like the buyer fell through as the bike was then relisted and then pulled off of eBay.
In 1972, Kawasaki offered up the 750cc H2, the 500cc H1, and the 350cc S2. There’s an example of the smallest option, which was produced for just 2 years before evolving into a 400.
This example (VIN: S2F24480) shows just 526 miles on the odometer and is said to have been “prepared correctly and put in storage five years ago.” It is currently offered without a battery. Find this Kawasaki S2 for sale in Tallmadge, Ohio with bidding up to $9,100 here on eBay.
Your eyes do not deceive you - this is a EX250-J (the generation between 2008–2012) that now has the 350cc two-stroke motor from a 1972 Kawasaki S2! The seller calls it a 'Kawasaki Retro-Ninja' and the paint job apes the '73 H2 livery: The original 250cc 4-stroke motor produced 30…
Post-Sale Update: After 20 bids on eBay, this S3 sold for $4,350. After Kawi had firmly established the 'widowmaker' reputation of the H1 and H2, one might have expected that the smaller displacement variants (S1-S3) would also be similarly hairy. But the S3 was designed to be a better street…
Post-Listing Update: Despite being relisted, this bike did not meet reserve with bidding getting up to $3,051. After Kawi had firmly established the 'widowmaker' reputation of the H1 and H2, one might have expected that the smaller displacement variants (S1-S3) would also be similarly hairy. But the S3 was designed…