Press Release | April 19, 2022
Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell returns to the big screen, once again riding a Kawasaki Ninja.
This is a press release from Kawasaki…
Foothill Ranch, CA (April 19, 2022) – There are few motorcycle movie scenes more iconic than Captain Pete “Maverick” Mitchell riding his Kawasaki Ninja GPZ 900R along the flight line at United States Navy Fighter Weapons School in Miramar, California back in 1986. That scene helped cement Mitchell’s “Maverick” image as a Top Gun hero. 36 years later, Maverick is not only back at Top Gun, but back riding a Kawasaki, only today he chooses to ride the supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon in the new Paramount Pictures blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick opening May 27, 2022.
2022 Top Gun: Maverick | Official Trailer
“Working with the Top Gun: Maverick team has been amazing,” said Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, Vice President, Marketing, Chris Brull. “When we had the chance to jump onboard and see our Kawasaki Ninja motorcycles on the big screen again, we had to be involved. We know that Maverick is a dedicated Kawasaki rider and we made sure he had a full garage of Kawasaki models.”
To celebrate Top Gun: Maverick, Kawasaki has partnered with Paramount Consumer Products to launch limited edition T-shirts exclusively sold at participating Kawasaki dealers in the USA. These T-shirts feature both the iconic Ninja GPZ 900R featured in the original Top Gun as well as the supercharged Ninja H2 Carbon. Visit your local Kawasaki dealer while supplies last.
A total of four supercharged Ninja H2 Carbon machines and restored two Ninja GPZ 900R motorcycles were provided to the Top Gun: Maverick production team along with some additional surprise models that may appear in Maverick’s personal hangar featured in the film.
Top Gun: Maverick will premiere in theaters nationwide on May 27, 2022 and fans can now experience the breathtaking power of the world’s only supercharged production hypersport motorcycles by owning a Ninja H2, Ninja H2 Carbon or Ninja H2R.
For more information, visit www.kawasaki.com