Kawasaki Motors Australia has donated a Ninja 1000 ABS sports motorcycle to the motorcycle mechanical department of Ultimo TAFE, Sydney as part of the brands national product donation program.
The donation of the Ninja 1000 ABS is the most recent in a long list of donated off-road and road motorcycles, Jet Skis and training tools/diagnostic equipment to TAFEs in recent years.
Kawasaki also conducts technical trainings at various TAFEs involving the use of KDS (Kawasaki Diagnostic Software) and KRS (Kawasaki Racing Software) for the benefit of TAFE instructors.
Ultimo Tafe's Peter Denison is appreciative of the generous donation from Kawasaki Australia.
‰ÛÏWe greatly appreciate the donation of modern state of the art motorcycles like the Ninja 1000 ABS by Kawasaki." Denison commented. "With the constant development and improvements in motorcycle manufacture, it‰Ûªs so important that students get the opportunity to work on modern machinery so they are equipped to face whatever might come there way in the day to day business of a motorcycle mechanical workshop.
"Donations like this from Kawasaki facilitate this training greatly so we thank them," he added.
Kawasaki Australia Technical Services Manager, Peter Spindlow, who was also present for the hand-over understands the importance of helping the next generation of motorcycle mechanics.
‰ÛÏThe TAFE system does such an outstanding job in training the next generation of motorcycle mechanics which is of paramount importance to the future of the industry." Spindlow said. "Kawasaki recognises this so it is with great pleasure that we assist them in this crucial training process and support the long term viability of the industry.‰Û