Kawasaki Announces the Return of a Two-Stroke Dirt Bike

Before the start of the third round of the 2025 AMA Supercross season, Kawasaki made an intriguing announcement, hinting at the return of a two-stroke dirt bike to its lineup. Little was said, but the message was clear. In a simple response to the many inquiries requesting a new two-stroke dirt bike, Kawasaki replied, “We heard you,” to the tune of a single-cylinder two-stroke being revved. With no other details or information released, all we can do is speculate.

The last time Kawasaki produced full-size two-stoke dirt bikes was in 2006 (KX125 and KDX200) and 2007 (KX250). And while Team Green still manufactures youth two-stroke dirt bikes (KX65, KX85, KX112) we believe the new announcement is hinting at the return of full-size Kawasaki two-stroke dirt bikes. But how many and for which discipline?

It would be most practical to develop a two-stroke motocross bike first as Kawasaki has been continually developing the high-performance KX platform with four-stroke engines. But will it throw a new 250cc two-stroke engine in the current KX chassis? Or develop a completely new platform?

Team Green trail bikes are recreational models that pass CARB emissions and are less equipped for the installment of a high-performance engine. But it’s possible that Kawasaki is looking to enter the competition two-stroke enduro market. Brands such as Yamaha, KTM, Husqvarna, and GasGas produce competition motocross and enduro two-stroke models. Surely Kawasaki wants a piece of both markets. Or how about a 2026 KDX200? We like the sound of that.

Will we see a full range of two-stroke dirt bikes, enduro and motocross, from Kawasaki, or is one model more likely? While we speculate Kawasaki will unveil one KX two-stroke motocross bike to start, probably a 250, we hope the Japanese manufacturer will continue to develop two-strokes and release an entire line of enduro and motocross two-strokes with different displacements. Kawasaki, is it too much to ask for a 125, 250, 300, and 500 two-stroke in enduro and motocross trim?