Kawasaki KZ1300 Turbo

[@kasteman1]

I never knew a '70's street bike could sound velvety smooth and aggressive all at the same time. Nice work.

[@patsurfer1]

Extremely beautiful bike. Thats a really neat turbo installation, it looks stock. In 1979 at the Bathhurst bike races in Australia a z1300 recorded the fastest time through the speed traps in the unlimited production class with a top speed of 241.6km/h.

[@scott93257]

LOVE the sound!!! I can imagine that thing would take some skill to hang on to...That is the holy grail of older muscle/sports bikes

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

O.K. I once owned an original Kawa Z 1300 DFI with 130 hp. But this beautiful beast plays definitely in another league. 👍👌👏 Thanks a lot for making recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck health and wisdom.

[@SA100500]

Awesome one, I have nothing more to say. The pure 80's legend, and even more.

[@peteacher52]

Nicely modified; gorgeous sound! I badly wanted one in 1978!

[@dukecraig2402]

I've ridden one of these in the late 80's, guaranteed it was faster than this one, it had one of only two ever made specially ground turbo cams put in it and a NOS bottle to make up for turbo-lag, pure evil!!! The guy who owned it was from my hometown and bought it new in 79 and immediately did the work to it, the cam was made by some guy (my friend told me the guys name years ago but I can't remember) who built racing engines for Kawasaki powered race teams, when it was put together back then it was the fastest street bike east of the Mississippi River if not the entire country, all that power on 1979 tires, suspension, and brakes, like I said pure evil, I will never forget the experience of riding it👍👍👍.

[@mysuzuki1100gs]

That is so sweet, thank you for posting a beautiful BIG 6 for all the world to see.

[@theoriginalmungaman]

I miss my 79, no turbo but had a 6 in to 1 Kerker. Best sounding engine ever!

[@gagamel58]

You know what ' - I like it it. Sounds like the turba has been fitted and the bike well adapted.

[@joesoap100]

Nice shaft drive bike,not as costly as chain with a lot less maintenance. in the long run. I always remember how the whole bike would lift up on it's suspension on a hard take off and gear change, may be because of the shaft. The sound they had I feel was also very unique to the bike, this one with turbo fitted was not to different. Nice engineering done here.

[@jlucasound]

That is gorgeous. I had a '77 KZ1000. This would be such a cool, old school, to have that may give a little run for the new bikes....well, with an inexperienced rider on the new bike. :-)

[@godswill7030]

Speechless,Shocked,Stunning,Superb,sensational sound.

[@judgetk8327]

Beautiful job chum. I have two 1300's. /82 /84

[@cecilwilson5442]

Don't half have some nice built old school bikes on utube from main land Europe and not a catalytic in sight or governed abs auto bliper great to see bikes of our youth full flow brilliant

[@Valueclown]

I just love straight six engines. Such a rugged bottom end.

[@TheMobilnas]

Can easily compete with 2Fast2Furious Skyline for sound laurels! Amazing.

[@winonabigbrownbeavereater2218]

TheMobilnas If i may ask.... wtf is a " 2fast 2furious skyline " ? 😏

[@Ebeckenator]

My Buddy had one of these. His was bored to 1330 Blower pistons also had Nitrous and a Dyna Magneto, 13 inch extended swing arm. Oh and on the Dyno it had 300 hp..

[@Tanishq.A]

Little Ricky'sFlyingCircus did he stay on the ground after that or was flying in the sky ?!!!! 😂😂 😂😂

[@1stMrSceptical]

Like the heater for the passenger, trouble is it only cook the left leg.. Nice one

[@franziskusstubenqualm4675]

This was perhaps an electric-turbo because no exhaust-connection could be seen. The excelleration is in correspondence to the stock ...

[@aaronjohnmaughan]

Oddly. it's sound reminds of that of a Porsche 917. The turbo seems to give this engine an exceptional tonal quality.

[@monsterMike62]

Absolutely wild bike, wild sound. Definitely a keeper. LOVE it!

[@urankjj]

Very cool. Classic Kawi turbo rumble, nothing like it since. Thankx, great post!!

[@winonabigbrownbeavereater2218]

Nice bike! But wtf is that coming out of that short pipe at 0:43 ? Is that gizmo a travel sized instant rice maker operated by tbe engine and what the pipe is spitting out is actually rice ? I must say , Quite ingenious! That shit's uh flyin' outta there like popcorn from an air popper! 😕

[@pjbmo5930]

Take it to the dragstrip and lets see what the numbers say. I hope they are as good as the sound

[@stormwarrior5241]

Plenty of noise, but was it worth it vs a stock one? Hard to tell just looking from the side of the road.

[@DukeDyson]

Too much is never enough

[@onizukaanata]

nice nostalgic bike and pure racing engine sound...i agree...

[@jab1625]

Beautiful looking and beautiful sounding bike.

[@Robert8455]

Sounds great

[@PBthecat]

I love the upright riding position...

[@brianjacobsen5762]

I had an 1980 1300 stock except for the six into one header. With no can. Smooth as a shit of Wild Turkey 101. Prof. Sounded like a formula one car I should have never sold that piece of history.

[@brianjacobsen5762]

Silk not shit. Fuckng tablet.

[@LoneRevD]

Seems pretty tractable. I knew a dealer in the mid 70's when the 903 z1 turbo kit came out. It had a nasty habit of going from non boost to building boost REALLY quick, like sky the front end or smoke the tire when it hit. When it did hit it was like a sledge hammer. Bob only had it for a while, knew he'd probably kill himself on it and sold it. He was an experienced rider, but with the handling (which for its time wasn't terrible) suffering from all the added power it wasn't fun to ride.

[@HalfLifeAMD]

he fid a really nice job with the upfit.

[@denisemshannon1]

Always the square headlight on the later models

[@greg657]

the bike is beautiful, turbo or non turbo,love it just the same. Only ever seen one kz1300 other than a voyager touring bike. they gotta be rare.

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Love the pipe!Big blaster!!

[@janiel6215]

2:22 who is this bike?

[@sueneilson896]

How the hell did he fit all that in behind the intake manifold?

[@yamaha18600]

Superbe machine , l avoir laissé d origine , je trouve cela sympa et quel mélodie !!!!

[@two45triox]

This bike sounds amazing !

[@harrogateweddingcars]

He must be a big lad riding cos it does not dwarf him, he dwarfs it.

[@thatcatboab]

superb...well tidy. You must be tall making the bike look smaller cause these were big bikes.😎

[@ClwnJuNkY]

One of these engines in a 1975 Mini cooper body would be epic !

[@sanoj1969]

A real fantastic bike you have. So so very nice!!

[@MrJohann64]

Realy good job there, sounds great!!

[@tazztt1]

@musiclovr2 ... water injection to cool turbo chargea nd improve intake density

[@geonerd]

That's got a cool, unique sound. Very nice.

[@brybish]

i love the bike mate the sound is very nice and i like the riders skill with the eights nice riding.

How about some data on this beast?!

[@EnvyInc]

@velhonen That's because it's an inline 6.

[@legion6277]

You were being easy on it too👍

[@SUPERMOPAR91]

Wat een geweldige machine, gast! Hoe veel vermogen heeft hij?

[@TheDealinDave]

How can you go that fast sitting straight up?

[@artamanp1]

Good sound !!! i drive Z1300 too ... but very tuned for performance on track. Enjoy the video.

[@TimpBizkit]

@velhonen probably because it has a turbocharged straight six engine

[@luizcarloscic]

Hi, great project! How many hp at .8? Thanks

[@Dynamite666x]

because when you were speeding on the bike this out water inside the exhaust

[@TheAlpineProject]

So this was a draw-through design, right? I'm curious how much HP it made as opposed to the injection version's 200. I'm also wondering about how much the engine alone weighs with or without turbo. Reason being I might go buy one for a project.

[@AndieBlack13]

According to Mr Turbos own website, each pound of boost gives approximately ten horsepower. So that makes for sixty horse added to the factory 120...180 HP total. Also fuel octane must be considered...this low boost level is easily compensated by premium 92 octane. Factory compression is 9.9 CR, but he writes here he is running JE pistons ...but does not note just what CR those new pistons are..?.?

[@gurnblanstein466]

Probably the same. You up the boost instead of adding more compression with the piston... The higher the compression piston the lower your boost has to be assuming your going to be staying with 92 octane..

[@AndieBlack13]

Gurn Blanstein I'm aware of this balancing act between boost, compression ratios & octane.....at 9.9 CR of this engine, it can stand "some" boost.....but I've seem todays engines running at 10.5 & 11 CRs' .....I'd guess computer management systems , head designs are making for a push right to the edge.....making boost a no-go for these engines without changing pistons. Older engines of course are different in this regard...

[@TheAlpineProject]

Direct injection allows this.

[@FelixAKuhn]

Nice! Did you closed the wastegate?

[@zatoichi101]

Excellent bike!!! Outstanding!!

[@paul750xtz]

Wow very nice, how the hell were those 6 pipes routed up into the turbo???

[@69roadr]

awesome bike. love the sound

[@steisje]

+69roadr Are you kidding? If not I have to tell you it's inline 6. :)

[@69roadr]

+steisje thanks! now i see the 6 pipes in front

[@steisje]

+69roadr :) Awesome bike though! :) For more 6 pipes see the Honda CBX... its awesome too!

[@garydunn3037]

I commented some time ago on why on earth would anyone want to fit a turbo on a Z1300. Some guy commented on my remark saying, "He was clearly not an adrenaline junkie, you could tell buy the way he rid it" His words not mine, so excuse the spelling. The point I am making is, anyone can take it full bore in a straight line, but it takes a lot more skill to handle that kind of power going through twists and bends. This kind of power usually is reserved for the track.

[@mainlander6299]

Wow, that's nearly as fast as a modern 600 sports bike. Very tidy installation though.

[@6slayer6sam62]

...It ain't how fast you go....it's how you go fast!

[@mainlander6299]

Damn right!

[@PMCcty]

Hoeveel in bar, is de overdruk?Gaaf geluid die 6 cilinder!Lekker kort opschakelen...:-)

[@YTjndallas]

Was this a Factory Turbo????

[@rockapejv]

Very cool! Z1100A tank?

[@johnnysokko6533]

1) Aim, 2) Pull The Trigger, 3) Hold On!!!!

[@paulscountry456]

Fireblade?

[@cintroberts6614]

It needs a wider rear wheel to make it much better.

[@andycliff1965]

Very nice !!! but no wheelies ???? i used to wheelie my mates one all the time ! and that was a standard machine ,big heavy and a shaft drive !!!!! you should double your boost? may be 15 lbs ? then post a new video ??

[@ydeardorff]

What is the HP and Torque values for this setup? Very interested in this!

[@YouLikeToast]

sounds very cool! best sounding motorcycle.

[@SvenAutoFan]

mooie fiets! hoe heet het liedje?

[@twelveboretommy65]

Sounds beautiful

[@ГеоргиСтоянов-ш4т]

Talk about badass bikes O.O

[@fabriziocristiani9630]

When you ride a monster like this, always remember: keep your self alive!!

[@rafalemarine5063]

Le son est magnifique, la moto 🏍️ aussi.

[@PauloHirth]

Happiness sound!

[@den8489]

lo cercata ma non lo trovata nei siti kawasaki e rara?

[@Ugleskjegg]

is it a shaftie?

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Lovely sounding engine with masses of torque no doubt but instantly loses it in the Nacho Monreales (the twisties) with its antique handling components.

[@916fanatic1]

Looked nimble to me when he turned it around.

[@tommulhall3865]

Sounds Fantastic!!!

[@AVportau]

cant even hear the turbo unlike the zx750turbo... ???... may be a bit big and heavy for anything but straight line stuff and doesn't seem to go real hard but 6lb boost isn't a lot... be nice for a long highway ride with a load though... after all, it is a classic.

[@JojoCrazyCat]

what year is it ?

[@gs750chopper]

Nicely done!

[@ArthurNetteler]

I had one the same as this in 1985!!

[@bastiaanhoogland7643]

rijdt ie een beetje zuinig?

[@gimmieliberty6514]

Shaft drive so the gearing can't be altered so it won't go much faster

[@johns78c]

I don't understand why you would take a bike which had factory fuel injection and throw a carby on it. Seems like an easy way out - the bike would be so much more refined if he had kept efi (of course not the factory system).

[@jordinmichael3298]

That sounds amazing

[@christopherhampson265]

Sounds lovely 😎😎😎🙂🙂

[@MrMagneticfields]

NICE SOUND!I've got a 750 turbo (and a z1b1075)and it sounds almost the same without the endcan on and the pipe sashcut!Its not quite so deep as this!but close!Anyway very nice example!But my dad always taught me the 9s were the more complete bike!Sorry,probably sacrilege to some!LOL!Anyway nice example!

[@pawelaffek]

How many pistons has got engine?

[@periclesgama2996]

Música para meus ouvidos

[@gwroutegwroute-bj5qm]

what is the top speed?

[@paddibaldi]

They had a habit of twisting the crank in stock form.... A sixer is a long one..............

[@GaryntaraBurbank]

now I know that is a kz that will keep up up with the newer Kawasaki ninja

[@jeffstafford486]

Garyntara7788 Burbank no way a zx 11 would shut that old 22valve engine down

[@jeffstafford486]

Garyntara7788 Burbank I meant 2 valve

[@tsopuaifa]

Nice sound! I was waiting for the engine to explode. °_°