I have an 85 GPz 750 turbo. It is a lot of fun to ride. Only problem is whenever I ride it, people pester me if it's For Sale ?😅

makes me even more amazed at the Velocette 24 hr record in 1961, 100.05 mph. on a 500 cc single. now thats really something. Going to Montlhery banked track near Paris where they did it next week for the 100 yr anniversary of the circuit - it will be quite something to stand at that track and imagine the riders thundering past in the night to get that record.

I rode a tricked out H1 500 Cafe racer. Lusted after the Z1. Wonderful video. My Bud had the Z1R 1000. Lucky man👍

Those bikes were race bikes and nowhere near stock .

It worked Kawasaki! I'm still bigtime brand loyalist. I wander from time to time, but always come back to my greenhouse.

Miguel's PaaPaa. #17

I'm about to restore a 1983 KZ-550

This is Priceless,Love Anything Old School 🤘🏁

Strapping the cushion on the tank reminded me of the old board track racers. Never seen this video before, it's got old man DuHamel, the old Yosh team guys and causally smoking in pit lane.

LMAO, no record you braggards, he did not finish it, thats why clown shoes kicked in with the damage limitation straight away. Muppet. CBX6 killed this thing by '78

They should have produced a version with the speed record bodywork. Would ve been epic.

Could you imagine it with a quick shifter fitted 😊

Amazing sounds from that amazing engine 😮😊

Very therapeutic 😎👍

すげえ、こんなvideoが現存したとは。 工業遺産だな。

I had a 2001 ZRX 1200R for a few years. Awesome, awesome bike.

I graduated High School in 1975, remember the classic motorcycles from the mid 60's when HONDA flooded AMERICA with cheap reliable cool bikes to the 70's Muscle Bikes and beyond. Grew up in a cool time. In 69' HONDA gave the World the CB750, it wore the Crown until the 73 Z1 came to Dealerships and took the Crown! I rode HARLEYS all of my adult life and then I bought a new 2022 Z900RS which is a Retro modern issue of the Z1... Beautiful machine with all the modern technology. Tomorrow I'm taking delivery of a new 23' ZH2 SE. I gotta sit up straight so a Hyper-Naked bike w/197hp will join my 2011 RoadGlide & the 2022 Z900RS in the garage!... I'm thankful that my Dad bought me that 1st Kawasaki 100 dirt bike in 1969......that started the ADDICTION...😅

yoshimura mechanics, probably balanced and blueprinted motor and trans , ported heads, valve job...

🙂👍👍👍

The steak

Bikes may be faster and more hi tech than back then, but nothing was more cool than these men and machines that broke new ground. Z1's and Ivon will forever be remembered.

Have a '22 Z900 and a Z900RS. Started out on a KZ1000 many moons ago. Love Kawasaki 4 bangers. Still quality machines.

I own a B8S and a Z H2. I am a lucky fella. Thank you, Kawasaki.

They basically took over Bridgestone. The two strokes were basically throw away bikes as crank seals cost so much to replace. The Z900 and 1000's were very heavy until the J model. Z1000J was incredible, CAD designed for light weight of every single part and bolt.

Having the factory tools and having done the procedure many times beforehand makes this process looks simple. Without the speciality shop tools this process is in practice very difficult.

Set the playback speed to 1.25 or 1.5x. I own 2 kz650's and ride either one daily. 77C1 and 78B2. I prefer the B2 because of the spoked wheels. I wish the bars were drop bars from factory.

I had a Z1 , I didn’t know that went down at Daytona ! I loved that machine.

Bought mine brand new in 1975 will never forget that feeling riding it home from the dealer wished I still had it ! Long live the king !

I owned my 900z 1 for 40 years and had it to 200 miles an hour

Nice bikes. Kawasaki had to be really upset when in 1975 a motorcycle came out that made Z1 outdated and out classed by the Goldwing

Nice bikes. Kawasaki had to be really upset when in 1975 a motorcycle came out that made Z1 outdated and out classed by the Goldwing

Badazz

19:34 these green machines with fanuc controls are likely still working i operated one 20 years ago

Can i go back in time and get one of these so nice

I can see why vintage prices are skyrocketing

Wow, this is so interesting, Kawasaki has always been my favorite brand!!! I've owned Z-1s, KZ900s, KZ1000s, and KZ650s!!! I've always wanted a '73-'75 H-1 500, or H-2 750, as well!!! Does Kawasaki let the good times roll??? Damn Right!!! Kawasaki Nate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Z1 900 the king motorcycle

Pretty cool, I'm on my 5th Kaw now, not including the engine in my Redmax tractor.

Just got me a 2021 Z900RS.

Cool and very interesting film. You don't realize how many processes these motorcycles go thru being manufactured.

How interesting

Wow, this is so cool to see. Can you get this under a microscope too?

Is this the time of year you'd be looking for caprifigs?

Nice video, seems like some of them are trying to rub off the pollen.

This is an amazing video, great job!

Love Nature's critter's doing what they do :)

Great video! Thanks!

Super cool going to share this

Digging it great job

Wasn't that year the one where Kawasaki ran three bikes that were beat by 3 Yamaha 350 cc machines in the Daytona 200? Yes, it was. No Kawasaki placed in the top 3 that year.