Kawasaki KZ400 Motorcycle 1977

[@Fast48-1]

76 and 77 KZ400s were my first 2 bikes. Excellent rides!!

[@kevinmccorkle7476]

Loved my standard '78. Rode that bike well into the 80s.

[@rickiejacobs5910]

I had a 1975 KZ 400 in the mid 80’s. I was nice and drove in in Iowa ,Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Dependable for the most part except the charging system. It left me stranded twice. I also had a 1980 KZ 440 LTD belt drive and was a lot more dependable but very cold blooded.

[@DanTheFordFixer]

I just bought a kz400, sweet ad!

[@crabtrap]

i have a'76 standard that has been sitting in my ratty barn for 20yrs, i had never ridden it. 3 day ago i pulled it out ( i drained the gas out decades back) after minor fiddling, points cleaning, new plugs and i heavy dose of Seafoam....i put 100miles on backroads in the last 2 days! she's all orig too

[@stockton350]

I'm working on a 77 KZ400 right now. It's the stripped down "special" model and a joy to work on except for the notorious top end oil seepage. Funny how this commerical featured the Honda CB350 - a popular bike which the KZ400 was designed to compete with.

[@co2gorecarbonconman]

100% Norton man now but I had new Z 400's in 77 and again in 78. Apart from rotting silencers they were really good machines. I had an oil weep from the gear change leaver on the new 78 model (Had to have the engine out under warranty) but otherwise oil tight. Brought back memories...

[@Longrangetargets]

I have a 1978 kz200 and have been looking for a kz400 for a while now. This video is hilarious.

[@DanTheFordFixer]

I gotta stop watching this video, every time I see it I go out and buy another one.

[@nandoGdog]

My first bike was a KZ400 it was a great beginer bike with only 34hp and handling like a shwinn you could'nt go wrong. Two years later I upgraded to a 750 Honda but that's another story.

[@sporty05]

Thank you for posting this, a real time capsule!

[@Oblio1942]

i just picked one of these up off the side of the road for like $1k. Pretty fun bike. Also like the subtitle text

[@cavscout62]

My Best Friend Bought One Exactly Like This Red Example When We Were 15. I had an SL350 and a CL360 And Together We Rode Everywhere.

[@Mr11151968]

owned a 74 and 77 loved them

[@keepitrunning]

So amusing, it sure was a different world back then. I wonder why only the USA seems to have had a choice of versions there, as I recall in the UK anyway we got just the standard version.

[@doanthanh7025]

I just got 1975 KZ400 :)

[@kitor7]

i´m a owner from the Z400G1 /K4 Custom `79. My Babe waked up to ride 2011

[@calcrappie8507]

My first bike back then. Put on many miles in Alaska and New Mexico. Never let me down. Hopefully, it's still out there somewhere giving its new owner even more fun.

[@loickz400]

77 D4 j'ai la même, cool

[@Frz45]

lol, just noticed it and though wait a minuet, its alice's restaurant XD

[@boedirhedza3749]

My bike Kawasaki KZ 200 BINTER MERZY .... Indonesian country 😍👍

[@antonionaranjojimenez227]

Estoi buscando motor kz 400

[@syedasim8640]

Is this the oldest video on KZbin 😳😳😳

[@Scalihoo]

The commenters have all passed or are in a nursing home :)

[@nirobnirob4687]

🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@richieoftampa994]

How much did it cost back then?

[@CaptHollister]

The basic Special was $995. I still have the magazine ads from the period.

[@Frz45]

wats with the alices restaurant style song?

[@171apples171]

I GOTA 400 SPECIAL!!

[@luciomarquez9439]

play it at 1.25X speed

[@nwokie25]

whats really funny is i bet this guy is like 6'3"

[@SoyBoySigh]

"A comfortable reach-around leather seat for cruising as far as you want to go...." Now who ever said that advertisers didn't seek out the gay demographic?

[@Pinballroomcville]

Why are their voices in slow mo