[citation needed] The subsidiary was established in 2007 as a result of the Japanese manufacturer's necessary split from Harald Eckl's organisation, who managed the Kawasaki MotoGP team since 2002.

The reason for the split was Eckl's involvement with a competitor's MotoGP activities, which forced Kawasaki to terminate the relationship immediately.

On January 9, 2009, Kawasaki announced it had decided to "suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently".

[6] The team's best result for the season was a 2nd-place finish by Randy de Puniet at a wet Japanese Grand Prix.

The team was renamed due to limited factory involvement, with Kawasaki providing only one bike with Marco Melandri as the sole rider.