Kawasaki Fury 125

Seldom there is a Kawasaki which isn’t too eye-pleasing, however, the Kawasaki Fury is one such motorcycle. With a very basic and cost-effective design, the Kawasaki Fury looks very plain and has a slightly awkward design when viewed from the front.

The front fascia of the Kawasaki Fury, however, manages to look sporty with a stylish spearhead shaped headlamp which is engulfed in an aggressive-looking dual-tone bikini fairing. The lower chin of this front fairing gets sleek cuts on either sides of the bottom portion of the headlamp, which adds more sportiness to the front fascia. For a motorcycle of this size, the front fender looks large.

Moving towards the side profile, one can sense the awkwardness in the styling of the Kawasaki Fury, for it looks like a blend of commuter motorcycle and a cub class underbone motorcycle, which is one of a kind and might not impress many at first. The fuel tank is positioned lower and there is a considerable gap between the fuel tank and the single-piece long seat.

Below the fuel tank, there is a large side fairing that partially covers the engine and makes the bike look large for its size. Just below the seat, there is another black finished Y-shaped black panel which partially exposes the mono shock-mounted at the back.

Apart from that, the rest of the side body panels of the Kawasaki Fury look sleek and has good looking body graphics. The side-mounted exhaust pipe with its silver cowl looks quite big compared to the rest of the bike’s design and looks good too.

At the rear, Kawasaki has kept things quite simple with a basic looking tail lamp and a sober-looking single piece pillion grab rail. The instrument console of the Kawasaki Fury is a simple affair, with a large analog speedometer and odometer positioned on the left side and an array of small telltale lamps placed on its right. With clip-on handlebars and premium switchgear with an engine kill switch on offer, the Fury scored well on the front of fit and finish.

There are very few entry-level commuters in the world that offer the premium factor in the form of a mono-shock rear suspension, which the Kawasaki Fury offers, along with conventional hydraulic telescopic forks at the front.

The suspension setup feels decent, however, it is the light kerb weight of the motorcycle which makes it a very easy to ride machine. The bike also comes with a disc brake at the front and a drum brake at the rear for stopping duties.

Powering the Kawasaki Fury is a small four-stroke, single-cylinder, air-cooled, 125cc engine, which is good enough to produce 9.7 PS of maximum power output and 9.2 Nm of peak torque output. The engine in the Kawasaki Fury is coupled to a 4-speed gearbox, and while the engine isn’t too strong on performance numbers, the low kerb weight of the motorcycle lends it a good grunt across the rev range.

For an entry-level machine, Kawasaki has skipped on equipping any kind of safety features for the Fury to keep costs in check. However, it does come with an engine kill switch.

Barring the oddball looks which draw polarised opinions for its uniqueness, the Kawasaki Fury looks like a well-rounded package for an entry-level basic commuter. With a strong engine and fine suspension setup, the Kawasaki Fury looks like a well-rounded package from the mechanical point of view.