Classic Bike Review - 1984 Kawasaki Z1300 6 cylinder with 6 exhaust pipes!! .. back to the 80's

[@Shinysideup]

I used work for a Kawasaki dearer when I left school in the 80’s so this brought back some memories of me being a skinny 16 year old trying to put a 1300 on the centre stand lol. Awesome sounding bike.

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha mate i can imagine, I wouldn’t even try the centre stand 😂😂 they look a bit dated now but that 6 cylinder engine is still so smooth

[@twistit6307]

wicked bike that sound will get you in trouble no way I could keep my hands out of the throttle lo❤

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha yeah it makes you want to twist the throttle as the sound is incredible when your on the bike

[@kdz666]

You get to ride the coolest bikes. Z1300 was always one on my bucket list. You are a lucky man!

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah thanks, I am very lucky to have some of my best friends owning a motorbike shop and also friends who have some great collections ... so much more new and classics to come :)

[@MVW54]

ProjectMoto Certainly ... The engine of my Kawa Z 1300 runs more smoothly and vibration-free than my new GL 1800/2018 ... without a doubt!

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah it’s so smooth , you have a cool bike sir!! tbh a lot of the older bikes I ride the engines are very smooth, wonder what some of the modern bikes will feel like in 35 years time

[@nickmurray721]

Love these retro reviews, I’ve just bought a power valve and it is perfect for having fun on the road.

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks a lot , I love riding the older bikes too, nice bike mate I love a power valve, couple of my fiends had them back in the day and some of my friends have some power valves and LC’s now, will get some videos on them when the weathers a bit better , can’t beat a 2 stroke for having a blast and some fun on the road

[@carmelfalshaw8481]

Top fella ,a real biker ,thanks

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks ,appreciate it :)

[@Thomo_qld]

What a beautiful bike love the 70s and 80s sound l still love the sound of my 78 SD900 and 83 850 Commando nothing beats it

[@ProjectMoto]

This 6 cylinder engine definitely sounds awesome with the 6 separate pipes, I love 70’s,80’s and 90’s bikes , you have a couple of nice bikes yourself!!

[@Thomo_qld]

@@ProjectMoto love the old British bike sound

[@ProjectMoto]

@@Thomo_qld there was a few old British bikes turned up the other week at the shop , Norton’s and triumphs .. so good to see them still being used after all these years

[@aceofspades5786]

Thanks for posting mate, that is a weapon sounds like an F1

[@ProjectMoto]

Mate tbh the mic doesn’t do it justice, the sound when you ride it is amazing :)

[@bigred8438]

When it first came out I was appalled at the appearance of the cylinders as I felt it looked butt ugly. But now with the passing of years it doesn't look so bad. I liked everything else about it especially the one that had a deep turquoise paint job.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah it’s funny how things change over time , some bikes that I didn’t like years ago I like now .. these do sound awesome though 😎

[@maureenwatts-kirby4895]

Love the sound of the bike, you are always eating.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah it’s so nice when your riding it... we have to eat 😂

[@mattyb7736]

1982 Honda CX 500 and CX 650 Turbo had fuel injection, 2 years before the Z1300

[@ProjectMoto]

Oh ok cool thanks… but the z1300 is cooler and not a Honda 😊

[@mattyb7736]

@@ProjectMoto I've owned all 3, got a soft spot for that big ugly 500, the 1300 is certainly a beast abd so sulky smooth. Shame the brakes were so bad.

[@ProjectMoto]

@@mattyb7736 awesome, yeah it’s so smooth, but yeah the breaks trying to stop the big beast could definitely be better 😂

[@mattyb7736]

@@ProjectMoto at least it's not as bad as the FJ 1200, iron guts, jelly legs. Man these things had fork and frame flex you wouldn't believe. Only bike I ever rode that could straddle 2 lanes under brakes with both wheels pointing straight

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Zed1 3 nothing to match the smoothness...and being a fueller they perform even moreso! Love these brutes ...imagine if Kawasaki were to re-introduce these! Greetings from sunny South Africa!

[@ProjectMoto]

Would be awesome if they did, what a bike! Greeting from from cold and wet England ... roll on spring .. can’t wait for summer

[@Teacher-lj6in]

@@ProjectMoto Right on...imagine the price tag on a new 6 pack...

[@ProjectMoto]

@@Teacher-lj6in yeah no doubt it would be expensive, but wouldn’t it be awesome

[@Teacher-lj6in]

@@ProjectMoto agree...modern tech on a new z13 or better still z16 or z18 would be amazing...would bond my house to get one...or even 2 of them!!

[@kawakuru]

weight is 330KG and digital fuel injectino is hors power 130 carpuretor model is 120 horsepower here's a correction to the incorrect information in what's in this video

[@ProjectMoto]

How do you know what this actual bike weights and bhp are?? It’s had different exhaust’s fitted 😂 Na actually 315kg is just one of the claimed ‘dry’ weights , and tbh I’d be surprised if any of these bikes still have the claimed bhp now after all these years..., relax it’s just a video on a classic bike... tbh the bike has not been on a dyno or scales since changing the exhaust so have no idea how much this actual bike weighs and what the bhp is... But I think I’m still correct as I’m guessing it’s around 315kg and about 120bhp :)

[@kawakuru]

@@ProjectMoto i have same one🏁

[@andrewprice1189]

Great video as always, hope you channel grows & grows...no carbon UGGER on this 80s behemoth though!

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks a lot, ha when In fact probably what this bike could do with is some carbon to make it a bit lighter...well a lot lighter would be good :)

[@richardcaine4938]

Good video, fancy one myself

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks , appreciate it, yeah a very cool bike ..they are still out there :)

[@garymarquett7989]

The z1300 is the quickest bike to go around Australia with a record set back in 1982 ...6 days and 14hrs

[@ProjectMoto]

Wow that’s some ride, must of been awesome 😎 , maybe a modern bike could do it quicker but not as comfy... they may give up half way

[@garymarquett7989]

@@ProjectMoto yeah a bloke by the name of Ross Atkins did it ...yeah maybe but would have to be a shaft drive bike instead of chain etc because it's 15000 ks round trip

[@ProjectMoto]

@@garymarquett7989 mate that is a crazy ride, wonder what sort of mileage he was doing between stops

[@garymarquett7989]

@@ProjectMoto the only stops were to refuel ( he had two Jerry cans strapped on the back ) and services that were planned ahead ofcouse and would have some sleep etc and get back into it and was averaging 2191kms each day ...it's on Google too

[@ProjectMoto]

@@garymarquett7989 amazing , he was hardcore , just so cool , I will check it out

[@rattyratstuff7125]

looking at a voyager with this engine. plan on swapping it into my xs1100 cafe project. need chain drive though haha

[@ProjectMoto]

It’s a brilliant engine, would be awesome 😎

[@oldgitgaming5859]

Had an A3 when I was 20. Handling was good compared to the bikes of the day, can’t compare with modern stuff. Would show 155 on the clock on a good day.

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah you can’t really compare them to today’s bikes but is still great to ride, the engine is so good ... ha yeah those were the days when a bikes top speed depended on if it was a good day 😂

[@corvairkid17]

Before fancy valves and dampers, every time you used the front brake; it was a panic stop.

[@ProjectMoto]

Oh you know the z1300 well 😂, there’s just too much bike to stop

[@Ramon51650]

That's a magnificent exhaust note that I could listen to all day.

[@ProjectMoto]

And the best thing it’s so comfortable you could actually ride it all day and listen too it, it’s not over the top loud, just has such a nice tone :)

[@Ramon51650]

@@ProjectMoto : That was my first impression. Let's face it, it's a straight-liner. Find a nice piece of long real estate and listen to the exhaust symphony.

[@ProjectMoto]

@@Ramon51650 exactly.. straight for the highway or fast coast road, sit back, listen and enjoy ... just not too twisty and your be ok 👌

[@Ramon51650]

@@ProjectMoto : I bought a ZX-11 in 1992; it was a straight-line rocket, but it squated like a fat sow in the twisties. The sole adjustment on those springs was preload. When I would take it into the mountains it would devour soft compound rubber like a starving dog. I laid it down in a remote creek washed; got helicoptered to hospital, then I rebuilt it and along came a guy who was so taken with it that he paid me the same price that I had paid for it off the showroom floor. It was a beauty, but I don't miss it; moved on to Ducati after that, and that the tempestuous marriage that comes with the brand.

[@ProjectMoto]

@@Ramon51650 ha Awsome , what would biking be without days like that ...unfortunately to get the full experience of being a biker you need days like that.. yeah sometimes it can hurt, sometimes you think HTF did I get away with that, unlike you most times it cost you money but it’s always good talking about it in a past tense.. and hey you got to go in a helicopter, even if you was maybe strapped to a bed

[@judgetk8327]

You guys are alright. Nice bunch of Ducatis you got in a nice shop. Did you run that 1300 7,000 to 11,000 rpm by chance? My 82 is not fuel injection but it comes unglued. You look like a racer so I look forward to some videos. Drive safe.

[@ProjectMoto]

Thanks, they are ok , sometimes 😂 yeah my friends own the Ducati shop so I am lucky enough to get to ride them all, tbh though I like the classic bikes, especially to 2 strokes, yeah I opened her up when I was out and about on it, such a smooth engine on the z1300 , especially after riding Ducati’s, can’t wait for the weather to get better and we are still in lockdown over here, hopefully we will be back out on the bikes soon, the guys here are either ex racers or just bike enthusiasts who have ridden all their lives and love bikes

[@judgetk8327]

I don't know what kind of specs you guys have to live with, but if that 1300 only does 134 mph it's not timed right or its detuned. I got one and have the ticket radar at 176 and 172 mph. With the fairing on. Get this, there was still 9 mph more that I had it to. !34 is for old ladys and scardy cats. My 82 would do 125 in 3 fkg gear. Hope pantiehose don't cost you guys to much.LOL. I agre with you on the suspenion.

[@ProjectMoto]

Ha, not this bike That’s just what the top speed spec sheets say for a standard bike, between like 138-145mph depending on where you look oh and of course the weather, type of dress your wearing, how much make up you have on,how much groceries you have in the basket...get this they give free pantyhose’s to old lady’s and scaredy-cat’s for free here so we’re all good

[@judgetk8327]

@@ProjectMoto Haha Its all good chum. I'm a bit of a speed demon. I weighed 160 at the time but had a hitchhiker I picked up just outside of Laramie Wyoming and I covered 676 miles to Des Moines Iowa in 5 hours and 10 minutes on I 80. In several places, you had to slow down a little less than 100. I tried to keep her at 160. I got two 1300's in the shop right outside. I just bought a1984 Voyager 1300 fuel injection that is supposed to have 10 more horsepower which with all the dress shit on it I don't know. Have yet to ride it. In 1994 the only bike made that could beat the 82 was the V65. Everything else I took them pretty easy. I'll subscribe to your channel. Maybe I can pick your brain from time to time. LOL. Ride safe.

[@ProjectMoto]

@@judgetk8327 thanks a lot, that’s some ride in a short time, be hard to do here in the uk for sure, bet the hitchhiker was like wtf !! Yeah sure between everyone here I’m sure someone will know something

[@billallen4793]

@@judgetk8327 small world! I grew up in Casper, now in Lander.....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠🇺🇸p.s stay safe

[@BibtheBoulder]

I've owned more bikes than you can shake a stick at......and of all of them, the one I wish I still had is 'The Beast'......Kawasaki Z1300........

[@ProjectMoto]

It certainly is a beast of a bike , the engine is so good and smooth, yeah when you look back on bikes you owed there’s always one or two you wish you never got rid of

[@phil955i]

*130 bhp with fuel injection

[@ProjectMoto]

Yeah good for 1984... still smooth and comfy but you really notice the weight and brakes now

[@phil955i]

@@ProjectMoto I have the same bike, check out my channel ;-)