KAWASAKI KZ1300 VS HONDA CBX1100 6 CYLINDER SHOWDOWN

[@KR-qs3rt]

I'm a 2 stroke guy. But I got to admit.. Either one of these plays a symphony that can't be ignored. More please. 👍

[@skylermummert24]

2 smoke for life but these some bad ass oldies

[@skylermummert24]

2 smoke for life but these some bad ass oldies

[@skylermummert24]

2 smoke for life but these some bad ass oldies

[@andybussa1323]

Honda all the way ❤️

[@odysioussheroody7235]

RINNNNNNG DINNNNNG DINNNNNNNG DINNNNNNNNNNNG

[@dsilvester]

My brother owned both of these bikes. The CBX on his 17th birthday then the 1300 when he was 18, back in 1980/81. The engine notes of both are still very vivid in my head, but hearing and seeing them together is just awesome. Great video.

[@milojanis4901]

A CBX at 17??? Is he still alive??

[@enricohagn]

​@@milojanis4901can't you read? He got the 1300 Kwaki with 18 😂

[@carlosjesusgutierrez6674]

Cuál era la más potente ? Y la más suave ?

[@rdaystrom4540]

The KZ1300 was one of the best Japanese bikes ever made. Great sound.

[@rodenreyes6320]

I had a CBX, KAWI 1300 and 5 V-Max's...then mother woke me up.😢

[@peacefulwarrior4078]

I used to have a 75 Honda cb-400f With a 4 into 1 Kerner exhaust system on it , and every every once in awhile I'd remove the inner core in the megaphone /rear part just to hear its unbelievable exhaust howl that you could hear blocks away 🤣 Never made it run better but damn that KERKER HOWL sure did sound AWESOME 👌 😎

[@karlkelley8353]

Had a buddy with 400f, had a Yoshima pipe on it....so kick-ass!

[@JW...-oj5iw]

@@karlkelley8353 ... Are you sure it wasn't Yoshimura?

[@karlkelley8353]

Sorry....it was a pipe built by Kaz Yoshima.

[@biglou7041]

I had a 1974, CB 750(4) in high school. It had 4 into 1 exhaust with no baffle, Loud as hell and I loved it.

[@user-dw2tm3jm5h]

@@biglou7041 had a 71 cl100 with a bassani, would take the baffle out, too , bad ass one holer. Still have my 78 750, k8. All original.

[@joechancio5177]

The sound of the two side by side is music to my ears. Totally badass. ✌️

[@evanwerries4487]

2 of the most badass classic muscle bikes! They are playing the soundtrack of our people! More please!

[@sonnyseabury4051]

Damn! 2 badass classic sportbikes. Both gorgeous looking. I like the sound of the Kawasaki better though.

[@riderzinc]

I think the kawi has aftermarket silencers

[@Mike-jv4rz]

Shaft drive is a plus....

[@raymundogt2634]

That's because you haven't heard the CBX with special exaust is. F1 in two wheels

[@rolandedrummer9723]

@@riderzinc precisely.

[@shedred1967]

Yeah, that exhaust actually blows and sounds horrible. My factory pipes sound 10 times better than that pipe set. The Kawasaki sounds amazing!

[@MarkPalmer1000]

Looking at performance specs of the time, the two bikes ran nearly neck to neck in the quarter mile, with the CBX just edging out the KZ1300 by a couple tenths of a second. The KZ1300 has 15 more HP and 22 lb/ft more torque than the CBX. But the water cooling added more than 100 pounds of additional wet weight to the KZ1300 which made things break more or less even.

[@Mr75044]

Mark If memory serves me right the z1300 was 0 to 60....3 sec. The one thing i didn't like ( CBX ) was the tricky cam chains Cam to cam then one to the crank . Soon goes of tune.

[@scottb8175]

​@@Mr75044 I have seen claims for both having 3.0 second 0-60. And just like all the claims by average riders their V-Max could do high 10's, I would say "not with you on it". The CBX has 5 chains total. And the jackshaft and two oil pumps. But I'd say engine and carburetor work on the KZ1300 was more a pain than the CBX because the CBX was air cooled and easier to access and remove from the chassis. I'd rather work on a CBX than even a SOHC CB750, anytime.

[@Mr75044]

@@scottb8175 you seem to just want to put me down mate.. We can all quote tech. I was there and the CBX I had one .was know as a CBX 1000. I know they later produced a fairing version.. So what.. Z thou. Later had an 1100. Eddie Lawson . So what. You need to get a life. Mate.... It's not a boxing match.

[@Mr75044]

@@scottb8175 no body likes a smart arse. Big head.... It was only a comment. From echoes of the past. If you want to put the gloves on let's go.. 1979 kawazaki triple s1 Honda 550 f Yamaha Rdlc. Z650... Gs 1000.yosi tuned Honda CB 750 1969 810 Overbore competition clutch. Moriwaki. Yamaha's xs750 & 850 Gs 750 Gsx 750 Honda cb 900. Harley Davidson 1340 lowrider Suzuki bandit. 1200 2 triumph Bonnevilles One race turned. I've toured Europe. Been over the Alps Been to the south of France. East Germany before the wall come down. Was a member of MAG. NOW YOU CAN TELL ME THE CC OF MY BIKES AS QUOTED IN THE MANUALS BUT THAT ISN'T WHAT THEY WERE KNOWN AS . IE Z THOU....

[@valuedcustomer5022]

@@Mr75044 bro... that is a logical fallacy, called an appeal to authority. Saying a claim is true simply because an authority figure (You) made it. Your pedigree? 😂

[@enochthewitness719]

Those are two of my favorite bikes. The Honda sounds so gorgeous but the Kawasaki has that classic timeless beauty.

[@timewilltell3098]

Man that kz sounds phenomenal 😍 but those cbx when you got a good exhaust on them What a great sounding machine they sound like a f1 car screaming down the road If I had a choice of the 2 love the cbx but that kawasaki😋😍 gorgeous !!!

[@Buzz.Scholz-vi1ed]

Bought a CBX in 1979 brand new. Great to hear one again

[@cbxandy9441]

Be still my heart! That's why I'll never sell my CBX. :) Thanks for sharing.

[@tristanoliva]

I just love the fact somebody at the round table said let’s put a 6 cylinder in a motorcycle 😂😂

[@joeblow5037]

at one time, in the 60's, Honda had a 250cc six......Moto Guzzi even had an 8 crazy good times

[@tristanoliva]

@@joeblow5037 wow, had no idea Moto guzzi did an 8! Time to look it up to see what it sounds like lol

[@MikeJ6129]

@@tristanoliva Benelli made a 750cc 6

[@vinto34]

The honda goldwing has a boxer 6...smooth power 1800cc.

[@tristanoliva]

@@vinto34 yes, also twice the size!

[@kenny7713]

That Kawasaki sounds awesome !!

[@djjaysky9071]

The Honda will always sound better

[@neolerades2987]

@@djjaysky9071 But definitely not the one in this video 😂 The Kawasaki sounds much, much better.

[@disyokerr]

@@neolerades2987 yea ofcourse has aftermarket 6 in 1 . cbx is original

[@manolomiralles7232]

Vaya, que dos máquinas más buenas, buenos recuerdos de los tiempos.. Vintage vaya vaya 👏🏻 seis cilindros, música para mis oídos 👍🏻

[@scottb8175]

As a multiple CBX owner since 1984 that street raced against all of the superbikes of the 70's, 80's, and early 90's, until retiring my early production (built in May of 78) 1st CBX from that abuse, I can say the CBX was noticeably quicker and sounded better than the KZ, but the1300 had 5 mph more top speed in stock trim. The later CBX engines (ones built with the spiral cylinder studs) didn't make as much peak horsepower as the early ones, though. The CBX's performance was also very sensitive to overheating and it would quickly overheat in any kind of slow speed operation in traffic.

[@joeblow5037]

Thanks for keeping the dream alive, Ken 😎

[@peterlyon2796]

It was a beautiful time, a timeless era, if you had either one of these bikes in the day, you were the baddest dude in the town.

[@markr.1984]

You might have been viewed as the most bad ass, but if you had a Suzuki GS1100E, you were the 'actual', real -life, most bad ass person in town. Even if people didn't realize it, they just weren't in the know is all. GS1100E was the fastest production bike in '80, 81' and '83. And I had one. I sneered at both the CBX and Kawasaki 1300!!

[@dogsbyfire]

Rare bikes even back then. The sound of the CBX is one of the greatest of any vehicle. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@cesarcavalo3719]

Máquinas dos sonhos,lindas e extremamente bem conservadas, parabéns vídeo, muito obrigado por postar.

[@MrSimplesimon007]

I remember my friend Billy hall had a Z1300 kawasaki, I had a RD350lc at the time, I couldn't believe how heavy the Z1300 was, rare beast as well, the cbx was an amazing bike to see, that big wide 6cyl unit, bikes had character back in the 80s

[@teamgonzo9289]

Hey, it's called the CBX because it's closer to a 1000cc =X, not 1100 Plus 24 valve against a 12 valve. True the 12 valve is liquid cooled, but so does twice as many valves. One was a sport bike the other one was painted like one. 81 And 82, was a sport touring bike shaft drive with the mono shock. However the 79 and 80, with twin shocks, or shorter, theoretically allowing you to lean less at the same speed. I saw very few naked kz1300 s. Most of them cruise around like motorhomes, with drivetrain lash from the shaft. Just saying........

[@JosephCowen-fz8vj]

Yeah nah , there were lots of sizes in the CBX range , the X is just a evolution, I had CBX 650 , there were CBX 750, 550, many .

[@teamgonzo9289]

@@JosephCowen-fz8vj Actually it was the CX, 500, and the CX650 Turbo. Not cbx, I don't know what country you're from, grew up in Southern California still reside here in California but the northern part now. Never heard of the cbx 750. Or any others cbx preliminary numbers. I would like to know more share. The cbx that I bought from Tracy, what's the CBX used in the TNT 6 into 6 exhaust system, prototype. It was black, with House of kolors striping. Had 185 PSI across the board. Never could get a set of mikuni's to work with it. So I went back to the Khine carbs with the dynojet kit. It would out pull the kz1000s As long as I didn't have to sit there and overheat. Grew up in Indio, CA. Right at sea level!!!! It went 2 to 5 years, 0 precipitation!!! I grew up on motorcycles. So enlighten me........

[@jimmynester1216]

I’m a Kawasaki fan when it comes to Japanese bikes and I like that it has a driveshaft!

[@5705michael]

Well at least you’re protecting your feet! Guys…….where’s your helmets, gloves, jackets???!!! Please ride safe!!!

[@GautamKumarGoswami]

Both bikes are superb! Salut to the engineers who created these!

[@TheMarcball]

Kaplan señor ain't messing around with low rpms on the dream machine! Thanks for the inspiration and keep on trucking!

[@georgepetrillo7316]

That Kawasaki is very impressive. The Honda sounded very anemic whole accelerating.

[@josedelmarmattos182]

Só o ronco destas duas máquinas já diz nota dez 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷

[@elegbar]

🇧🇷 ronco lembra muito madmax..

[@vinto34]

Those 6s sound epic...both bikes are masterpieces.

[@rbszx14r56]

Both bikes are very cool, back in the day I did get to ride a CBX and I still have my 79 KZ1000 LTD it's going to get some TLC this winter

[@richardmorris7063]

I had the 80 model, bought the last one on the showroom floor.79&80 had the best paint schemes.

[@anthonysmith3219]

Y'all make great videos with great bikes! I love that you include great metric bikes like these 2 and the Kaw 1000! Hopefully I'll ride up this summer.

[@DJMIGHTYZION]

I love 2 strokes the sound and smell is the best feeling ever I’m currently collecting a few bikes myself nothing of this magnitude however I get the same smile on my face every time I fire one up 😊

[@m.m14433]

Really neat how they sound like vintage race cars. Like ferrari and jags. Unique sound.

[@Mr.Robert1]

I started out with Honda in the early 1980s My first motorcycle, my first car Honda all the way you can keep the Kawasaki not into it.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

I grew up in the 70s and had a KZ 1100, Reworked carbs and headers. I can't imagine someone getting on one and being surprised that they are fast

[@Unknown-bv7lv]

Rode the CBX from 78 to 82 . What an awesome bike. Bought the CB 1300 but I miss the cbx

[@kyleklintok7730]

I listened a dozen times and had to change my underwear.

[@elmoomle4565]

They both sound awesome and they both have their own, very distinct 'howl'. Lovely examples of each!!

[@RHP9898]

I've owned a 1978 CBX for 28 years now, it's totally unique. I love Kawasaki's I had a GPZ500H2 back in the day and always lusted after a Z1100R ELR but the Z1300 is too just oversquare and heavy looking. The CBX has better dimensions and heck is that engine good looking and displayed to best effect!

[@1985_Honda_CRX_Si]

two of possibly the nicest bikes ever

[@jeffrey1915]

I'm a 62 year young honda fan....I have several older bad ass bikes.... we're redoing an 82 Yamaha seca Turbo naked bike now.....and I love the cbx 1100....! But that law is rediculously bad ass....! And I love the drive shaft.....!!! What a beast...!!

[@capt.obvious9058]

People must think a vintage F1 race is in town. Nasty! 🎶

[@DV8fromthenorm]

I just learned something about myself. Apparently, I really really want a KZ1300. Who knew

[@chuckwagon1892]

Oh, I could have told you. Awsome, isn't it.

[@MrElapid]

That color scheme on the KX just rocks. I remember these well, I was 18 and riding in 1975.

[@stevenbusk539]

Both bikes are real spine tingling machines just on the scream alone. But both are monsters in weight too for a regular rider machine. Id like to hear a modified V-max with open carbs and a V&H to see how it compares? All in all a tuned Kawasaki Eliminator 900 would be the big bike for me I think. You cant do your shopping on a CR or KX125.

[@poncoolride]

The 1st gen V-max with a 4 into 1 exhaust is the best sounding motorcycle in the world!

[@io3010]

Damn those bikes sound great!!!! Great video guys!!! They don't make em like that anymore, but they should!

[@calvinevans8305]

That green bike sounds so good.

[@игорьб-м3м]

Рисковые ребята, в майках на драконе. Если упадут на скорости до обочины доедут только уши😢

[@Toggymok]

Thanks for posting :) I've had the fortune to ride the CBX six-cyl. So responsive. I am biased to the kwaka's tho.

[@gibbsncis3800]

Kawasaki ZL1000 was my fave of that era!

[@skylineleathercompany]

This guy reminds me of the Toe Cutter from Mad Max. Rolling into town with his gang, on Kawasaki motorcycles.

[@corrtechit2901]

I don't know what to say except AWESOME!!!!!

[@sparx550]

Two absolutely awesome bits of heavy metal. Lean a little towards the CBX but the Kwaka is a gem.

[@612175]

j'adore, le son de ces deux motos mythiques, c'est fantastique. 👍👍👍👍

[@robertraft]

The cbx is cool, but the kawi is badass.

[@marcellomedeiros9078]

Isso é música para meus ouvidos. Parece uma orquestra sinfônica. 👏👏👏👏😎

[@LordHolley]

That 1300 is the thing of dreams!

[@johnkauppi7078]

I've forgotten how big those engines were. I believe they didn't go any faster than the 900, 1000, 1100 models, but they were impressive bikes for their time. I raced a Kz 1300 on my Suzuki GSX 1100, in the mid 80's. Killed it.

[@trblemkr1d106]

Dude...I don't know if it's a have to but I would be hard pressed to sell that Kawasaki mean green machine . It's a absolute don't F with me machine . The Honda is a missile but is a little weak in the frame and suspension . On the other hand the Kawasaki gives me a tire ripping chubby ! What a beauty !!!!!! PK

[@davidkeeton6716]

I know you wanted to hear the bikes. I love the sound, more like music. But you know I gotta say it. HELMETS hell just a skid lid, something. We need you both with brains intact. I know, it may be a little late for that. But be safe guys! Love the video as usual Ken.

[@PierreDuToit-to7mb]

My father owned two Z1300 Kawasaki's...brilliant bikes for their time.

[@kevinrobb86]

I remember buying my 1st bike which was a Z250 scorpion in the early 80s and there was a Z1300 in the showroom I have a K1600 now but the sound off the Z1300 is epic

[@michaellambert5223]

The pipes on that kawi are amazing! Great sounding too!!!!😍

[@karlkelley8353]

CBX for the win! Love them both.

[@colinhoward74]

The sound of both of those sixes opening up together sounds really quite exotic these days , that z1300 sounds more brutal than the frantic scream of the cbx , you can tune a z1300 motor a lot more than a cbx too .

[@shedred1967]

Learn to tune. My CBX has forged pistons, h-beam like rods, and nitrous. No problems with tune at all. Helps not using factory carbs. Kawasaki really showed up to compete with that KZ1300. No doubts, and tuned like my CBX, it would out power my CBX.

[@georgebarnes8163]

or you could just buy a BMW K1600, save yourself the hassle, 160 bhp @ 6500 rpm.

[@shedred1967]

@@georgebarnes8163 naw. The 1000 cc super sport bike BMW all day.

[@georgebarnes8163]

the one with the self destruction engines which is a 4 cylinder machine, no thanks.@@shedred1967

[@redsky7527]

Which one? They both sound incredible. Kawasaki for the looks reminiscent of the Z1R and Lawson special. Honda for the air cooled excellence and chain drive. It’s a tough choice. The only correct answer is “‘’Both!”

[@looneylonzo28]

that kz is sweet music to my ears

[@Billyjack-Two-Crows]

You can buy three brand new GSXR 1100s for what that CBX is worth. Also the CBX is in the top 10 of best sounding engines ever made. Possibly top 5.

[@jeffbowman4585]

A friend of mine had the cbx1100 it was bad ass!! But that Kawasaki sounds amazing!! I had a 83 suzuki 750es and that Cbx would be chasing me down on the straight away

[@Teacher-lj6in]

Whoa! The power and a the glory! Beautiful to see...

[@williamheeber3290]

Love that Eddie Lawson rep. looking beast, great job!💪💪

[@Teacher-lj6in]

@@alexcallas8222 Remember the model thereafter with white blue and red stripes...with Kerker pipe...

[@stevenwaller192]

I believe the Kawasaki with the 70’s/80’s yoshimura headers sounded better!

[@Teacher-lj6in]

@@stevenwaller192 and then there was Bassani...now that was a great sound!

[@АлександрИванов-я1щ8у]

It's impossible to find these gorgeous bikes in my country, I'd like to buy one and bring it back to life. What the machines...

[@californiadreaming9216]

The sweet, beautiful music coming outta the pipes of those high-revving sixes is PURE Mad Max 😅😊.

[@chuckwagon1892]

Mad Max, yeah!

[@Cambone13]

That Kawasaki sounds like a freaking F1 car

[@edwardwilliammorris1340]

There can be no winner , both beautiful bikes 👍

[@chrisreynolds3204]

This channel is fkn awesome!

[@superzuki5831]

That Kawi sure sounds good.

[@chuckwagon1892]

My choice too.

[@scramjet4610]

Coming competition for these may be the next generation of electric scooters. Their engineering and performance is getting amazing.

[@ianmangham4570]

Awesome old school HEAVY METAL 😍❤️🙏

[@Lariat-i5e]

It's not everyday I have the opportunity to see 2 iconic 6 cylinder muscle bikes running through the gears together in unison wow....

[@kingoffunelvispresley261]

God Blanking Awesome, & The First Time I test drove the 79 CBX I Loved The Sound The CBX Makes & Mine Had A 6 into 1Hedder That Sounded like an Old School F 1 Car 🤜🏎🤛

[@rodgercostello9814]

Two iconic classics, looking great also.👌

[@CheckersDad1]

I was told by a Kawasaki mechanic that the KZ 1300 was originally supposed to be a touring bike but it never really caught on. But it sure was a helluva fast motorcycle.

[@danmorris447]

KZ sound is unbeatable !

[@disco.lemonade]

No it's not.

[@rgarrison1819]

Kaplan America "Out to Launch" on The Green Monster Kaw!!!,You Sir are "Motorcycling's Greatest Ambassador"!!!!,God Bless You,and Your Family!!!!,and God Bless America,and Her Veterans!!!!!

[@JohnKucik]

The most exciting Kawasaki 6 cyl ever & great looking & sounding 👌 !

[@johnmacias01]

Reminds me of hay days! I’m now on my Harley 128, you guys are awesome!

[@localenterprisebroadcastin5971]

Kawasaki for the win 🥇 both in power and sound 🤘

[@fenderbender2446]

You guys should have the manic mechanic make some videos time to time. Love hearing on his knowledge

[@josephwu3136]

Awesome guys, but please put on a helmet from the bottom of my heart. We’d all hate for any of yous to get hurt!

[@sebastienplcht3151]

La verte 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩!!!!!! La sonorité est incroyable !!!!

[@peterhallock9486]

In the day 1966 I bought a Suzuki x6 hustler 250, the fastest production bike of its era. 🥰 I'm now 75 and riding a kymco super 8 ! 🥰

[@MrKingkat]

Both sound Awesome! 😎

[@neilstuarr2278]

Aleays loved the cbx

[@nomadenview]

For the love of God.... That's a damn sweet exhaust sound.... (Both of them)

[@paulscountry456]

The Honda actually handled OK and they raced those at Castrol 8 hour,That Kawasaki always reminded me of a Train.

[@Greyhawk-h9u]

What a great example of old school muscle bikes running together

[@elitecystuning]

Any two stroke guy knows that a pumper carbed 4 stroke correctly built will haul the mail !!! Yes two strokes rip but the ppl who underestimate the power and grunt of a (correctly built ) 4T is no joke. Mine isn’t 😁🤘 Kz for the win regardless , the Hondas were wicked too but those in-line Kawasaki 4s are nothing to F with and still to this day are used for drag bikes ✌️ Owner of 93 (500 2 smoke eating) XR628R 💪 74 Ltd 1000 kawi And kz1100🤙

[@willbar1961]

Yeah the CBX needs a performance pipe. My 6 into 1 sounds much better. Would love to have a KZ1300 to go with it.

[@lucascady4992]

Do it on a 1/4 mile strip! Would love to see real time's today on those 30-40yr old Bike's!

[@SuperBenjamin1965]

Had the GPZ 1000 ,86 , Miss those Days. Nice Solid Bikes got There..