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JS440

The Kawasaki JS440 is recorded for sixteen consecutive model years, 1977 to 1992. Every JS440 year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 440.

At a glance

Years made
1977 to 1992
Engine, as the records hold it
440
Strokes
Two-stroke
Fuel system
Carburettor
Hull type
Stand-up
Model years on record
16
Checked
None of the sixteen JS440 model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all sixteen 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.

  1. 1977
  2. 1978
  3. 1979
  4. 1980
  5. 1981
  6. 1982
  7. 1983
  8. 1984
  9. 1985
  10. 1986
  11. 1987
  12. 1988
  13. 1989
  14. 1990
  15. 1991
  16. 1992
  • Solid: a row in the table

The Kawasaki JS440 from 1977 to 1992, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.

How we know: The 16 JS440 rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.

Year by year

No recorded engine, fuel system, stroke count or hull type changes across the JS440's 16 model years.
Model year Engine, as the records hold it Fuel system Strokes Hull type What the record says Source
1977 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up The long-running early stand-up, and the one most often found today. Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries it for 1977 under code JS440-A1, first of the A series that the 1978 to 1988 rows below continue. 1
1978 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1978 under code JS440-A2. 2
1979 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1979 under code JS440-A3. 3
1980 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1980 under code JS440-A4. 4
1981 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1981 under code JS440-A5. Last JS440 year before the JS550 arrived. 5
1982 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1982 under code JS440-A6. 6
1983 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1983 under code JS440-A7. 7
1984 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1984 under code JS440-A8. 8
1985 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1985 under code JS440-A9. 9
1986 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1986 under code JS440-A10. 10
1987 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1987 under code JS440-A11. 11
1988 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1988 under code JS440-A12. 12
1989 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1989 under code JS440-A13. 13
1990 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1990 under code JS440-A14. 14
1991 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1991 under code JS440-A15. 15
1992 440 Carburettor Two-stroke Stand-up Kawasaki's own parts catalogue carries this machine for 1992 under code JS440-A16. 16

Sources

  1. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1977 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-18. (model year 1977)
  2. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1978 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1978)
  3. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1979 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1979)
  4. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1980 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1980)
  5. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1981 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1981)
  6. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1982 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1982)
  7. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1983 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1983)
  8. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1984 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1984)
  9. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1985 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1985)
  10. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1986 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1986)
  11. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1987 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1987)
  12. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1988 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-10. (model year 1988)
  13. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1989 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1989)
  14. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1990 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1990)
  15. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1991 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1991)
  16. Kawasaki Motors Corp USA, Owner Center parts diagrams, 1992 JS440, kawasaki.com Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1992)
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