Kawasaki model line
Jet Mate
The Kawasaki Jet Mate is recorded for four consecutive model years, 1989 to 1992. Every Jet Mate year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 650.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1989 to 1992
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 650
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 4
- Checked
- None of the four Jet Mate model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all four name a source below.
Kawasaki numbers name the engine by its size class and are not measurements: a 550 is a 531, a 650 a 635, a 750 a 743.
The Kawasaki Jet Mate from 1989 to 1992, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 4 Jet Mate rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.
Year by year
| Model year | Engine, as the records hold it | Fuel system | Strokes | Hull type | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 650 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | First year the catalogue carries the Jet Mate. Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries it for 1989 under code JB650-A1, the earliest Jet Mate code it holds. | Source 1 |
| 1990 | 650 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1990 under code JB650-A2. | Source 2 |
| 1991 | 650 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1991 under code JB650-A3. | Source 3 |
| 1992 | 650 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1992 under code JB650-A4. | Source 4 |
Sources
- Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1989 Jet Mate, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1989)
- Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1990 Jet Mate, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1990)
- Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1991 Jet Mate, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1991)
- Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1992 Jet Mate, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1992)
Related
On the Kawasaki model timeline
The timeline dates the Jet Mate by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
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“Kawasaki Jet Mate”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/kawasaki/jet-mate/
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