Irvine, Calif. (November 16, 2005) Kawasaki Racing Team and Attack Kawasaki have announced that well-known AMA Road Race competitor Damon Buckmaster will be riding a Ninja® ZX™-6RR motorcycle in Supersport and the all-new Ninja ZX-10R in Superstock during the upcoming season. The popular Australian racer recently signed an agreement to partner with fellow Aussie rider Ben Attard during the 2006 racing schedule that gets underway next March. Buckmaster, originally from Gosford, New South Wales, and currently residing in Henderson, Nev., started racing motocross in his early teens. “My parents supported my desire to race. On my 16th birthday, I went road racing for the first time. I had a real thing for speed and realized that I was better at going fast on pavement than racing over dirt.” Buckmaster is no stranger to podium appearances in AMA Road Racing, finishing second overall in 750cc Supersport in 2000, second overall in Formula Xtreme in 2001, third overall in Formula Xtreme in 2002 and second overall in Supersport in 2003. Last season marked Buckmaster’s fifth year in the series and he finished seventh overall in both the Supersport and Superstock categories. This season, the 32-year-old racer is ready to return to the podium. “Attack Kawasaki has given me a tremendous opportunity and great bikes to race with,” said Buckmaster. “I’m excited to get out there and bring home another victory.” “We are very pleased to have Damon riding for Attack Kawasaki,” said Mike Preston, Kawasaki’s team manager. “Attack Kawasaki produced exceptional results for us last season and now with Buckmaster and Attard racing in both Superstock and Supersport this should shape up to be a very successful season.” Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. (KMC) markets and sells at wholesale Kawasaki motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft and utility vehicles through a network of more than 1,500 independent retailers, with an additional 8,400 retailers specializing in power products and general purpose engines. KMC and its affiliates employ nearly 2,400 people in the United States, with more than 350 of them located at the Irvine, California headquarters. Kawasaki’s tagline, “Let the good times roll.™”, is recognized worldwide and the brand is aggressively carrying its heritage of leading-edge power, performance and exhilaration into the 21st century. Information about Kawasaki’s complete line of recreational products and Kawasaki affiliates can be found on the Internet at www.kawasaki.com.