I agree 100%! These BOZOs don't deserve a Z1900, they deserve a 3.5hp Briggs & Stratton go-kart!!! I really hope that bike was passed on to someone who will bring it back to all it's glory!!!
I had one of these...same year model. :) awesome...I would love to tune it for you...I used to do it for my mates..this was back in 1981-85.....NSW Australia.
I had a '73 Z-1 900 ltd. Fastest bike I ever owned. I took it apart to re-build it and life got in the way. I met my wife, we had some kids, got married. Then my mom sold the house where the bike was stored and I just couldnt go get it at the time. The worst part is, they just hucked it into a dumpster when my mom was cleaning out the last of the stuff before she moved. I almost cried when they told me what they did with it. I had the jugs bored out to 1200 cc's, had the head rebuilt, slightly ported and polished and a few other things I cant remember now. Oh well, life goes on.
That is the saddest story I have heard in a long time, I also own this bike and before I met my wife it was my woman. Treated me better then any bitch for sure. Sorry to hear that horrible story brother. :(
anybody thats comes off a bike at any speed wearing a helmt has been grateful for not gettign injuries. time will tell before people that dont wear a helmet suddenly either wake up and wear one, or done wake up at all from the fall.
Really I have looked for this same bike for many years, I have the 72 single disc brake in the front, This bike can be made to run just as good as the new easy finance crotch pigs. I can get this 900 pushing 145 hourse. Mine is 145 back tire horse power. Know how to work on every nook and cranny. rebuild the whole bike ripp it down and putt it back together with much much improvement. all day!
A common problem with a Z1 that has been sitting for a long time is stuck rings. No need to tear down the engine, just take it for a run of a couple of hundred miles and they will fee up.
I bought that same bike, brand new in 1973. It was my everything. I babied the living daylights out of it. Let me take that girl off your hands and I'll treat it with the respect it deserves.I couldn't watch the whole video.... Couldn't bare to see you beat on it. Sad
+Binder Dundat Mate I couldn't agree more... My last Z1 I bought for $1500 and then rebuild, she was my baby till I was forced to sell it for growing family reasons. The only photo I have of it from back then, is with my eldest daughter 2yrs - now 32yrs sitting on dads bike smiling up a storm. Now I've done a full circle, its time to find a basket cast and rebuild it. Kinda pissed me to see that dickwad fist that ol girl cool, even if a rebuild was coming.... Shame on him !
1973 in Marquette Mi. ,I bought one new after seeing one pass by in the opposite direction. Didn't know what went by at the time but knew it wasn't a Honda 750. After discharged from K.I. Sawyer AFB I drove it home to Mobile Al. Alone the way got nothing but stares because at that time it was the baddest thing on wheels.
@TDem73 its just a case of remmbering even at 10mph if you land your head on the concreate, your likely to fracture your skull open. and same goes for the other parts, the weight of the bike will likely cuase your ankle to snap etc
Damn, that thing sounds angry! Like she drank a whole bottle of Jack Daniels the night before, and had to get up take a bunch of 1st graders to see "Barney on Ice" Glad I just bought one with a completely redone engine :)
The fastest street bike for top end in 1973,but not in the quarter mile,the H-2 was.Too bad its a Frankenstein,LTD parts,but its a start.Too put it back stock will cost a mint,but those guys look like they can afford to do it.
My friend in Texas had 6 bikes given to him and got an old kz 1000 running and started driving it to work.I told him "get a new chain".He was too cheap and broke the chain 2 weeks later romping on it in a parking garage.Wrapped around the output shaft .He called me and said how do you fix the cracks radiating out from the output shaft?Junked it.Not an expert but I know the chain is very critical and they have gotten way better.Cheap insurance!
my dad had one he's had a 4 in to 1 header and jetted up a litte bit the bike would ever thing on the speed do. and more iv seen way passed 160 ans still have power to pull you back. good bike tho. nice find.
@caferacer7 I think it is a real 73 Z-1. The mags and discs were a popular update which made these old mankillers some what better bikes to ride. Like Kawasaki themselves did in the later years. I think the frame parts you are referring to are where the old restrictive four muffs used to hang on? Cool bike there TDEM73, please make more vids of it!!!
@jmac5058 Which H-2? The 72 or 73 H-2 would beat it in the 1/4 by 2/10 of a second,but it was 12 mph faster in the top end. That Z-1 1/4 mile time was the same (12.5) until the carbs went from 28mm to 26mm in 76.
I don't think this is an actual '73 Z1 900. Somebody went to all the trouble to fit mag wheels and a rear disk break if so. The frame just doesn't look correct at the swingarm area, however.
@toycollector10 would u know why some exhaust pipes dont heat up like they should???? i have that problem with mine, after i leave it on for a good time, i spray water at each header and only two dry up quick and the other two stay wet? ive checked the carbs and there clean, all the coils seem fine and the spark plugs are new. is it because its been sittin too long?? please reply thanx
@stunter956 I'm not a mechanic but your bike probably needs the carbs cleaned properly. It's smoking too. If it had been sitting for a long, long time, the valve stem seals stick to the valve stems and as soon as the motor is turned over they tear. I would say just ride it and enjoy it as she is or pour lots of money into it to get it right.
Yes in 1973 Kawasaki broke 52 records! They set the 100 Kilometer speed record at little over 160 MPH and they set the 24 hour endurance record at an average speed of just over 120 MPH. They could have run faster but the tires of the day wouldn't hold up, so they had to maintain a slower speed than what was really possible.
I bought my KZ1000-LTD in 1977 when the CB 750's were the bike to have; they couldn't even come close to the Kawasaki, neither did the KZ1000 or the '78 Suzuki 1000 which was touted to be faster! My LTD blew away a regular KZ like it wasn't there. The '78 Suzuki GS 1000 was a little quicker. My room mate bought one and was really demoralized when we raced three or four times one day; every time I beat him by a good 4-6 bike lengths or better. Still have my KZ and am working on getting it up and running after getting the carbs totally rebuilt and a new set of valves...
I bout my KZ1000-LTD Spring of 1977...most of the bikes around back then were CB750s and KZ650s. I remember many a time, one of them coming up along side me and revving their engines, like they were going to race. Neither of those bikes could even come close to my KZ1000-LTD; for that matter neither could a regular KZ1000 or the Suzuki GS1000 in 1978.
That's a roughed up and modified Z1. Not original front fender. Wheels are KZ LTD mags with dual disc front and the rear disc brake. Z! was single disc front and drum rear. Not a bad modded bike base to start with
Correct. You need mercury sticks to balance the carbs. Probably crap in the tank and bowls too. Front fender should be chrome Wheels were spokes too. I had one in 1977
I laugh every time I watch this. Appalachian Z1. Just need some dueling banjos in the background. And maybe speed the vid up a tad to give it a Benny Hill effect. Lol
HELLO PEOPLE !!!! That is NOT a '73 ZI. Look at the reasons why. The 73 did NOT have dual front disc brakes. It did NOT have Comstar wheels, they were spoke wheels. The battery placement is 180 degrees off. Non stock exhaust. I'm thinking 76, 77 model. TDem 73, you need to treat that bike with RESPECT ! I have a true 73, and it is beautiful. Take care of what you have. They are getting fewer and far between any more.
Sounds like it's missing..maybe running on three cylinders instead of four..check plugs !! I had a 71 Z1 900..she went up on 1st n 2nd ...This one needs tuning no dought..That's all...still sounds like a beast..
Don El Viejo Arlan NO 1971 Z1 were ever sold because not yet made!! It is *no doubt*!!! Are you one of those two morons anyway?? You sure sound as dumb as them!
the only thing i hate about this video is the fact that not a single rider is wearing a helmet. come on guys use your heads as you want them to not be smashed on the floor
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I agree 100%! These BOZOs don't deserve a Z1900, they deserve a 3.5hp Briggs & Stratton go-kart!!! I really hope that bike was passed on to someone who will bring it back to all it's glory!!!
What a shame. Such a nice and historic bike in hands of this typeof people.
Yes I also bought one in 73, I think the dealer was Johnson Motors, Vancouver Canada. The sound of that engine brought back memories for sure.
the great superbikes era ...and the classic sound .. from kawazaki and Suzuki .... my fever bikes ........ great bike ..... cheers ..
and is to much bike for the kid ... ..
have a gs 750e 81 .. and no body touch my bike
I had one of these...same year model. :)
awesome...I would love to tune it for you...I used to do it for my mates..this was back in 1981-85.....NSW Australia.
I had a '73 Z-1 900 ltd. Fastest bike I ever owned. I took it apart to re-build it and life got in the way. I met my wife, we had some kids, got married. Then my mom sold the house where the bike was stored and I just couldnt go get it at the time. The worst part is, they just hucked it into a dumpster when my mom was cleaning out the last of the stuff before she moved. I almost cried when they told me what they did with it. I had the jugs bored out to 1200 cc's, had the head rebuilt, slightly ported and polished and a few other things I cant remember now. Oh well, life goes on.
That is the saddest story I have heard in a long time, I also own this bike and before I met my wife it was my woman. Treated me better then any bitch for sure. Sorry to hear that horrible story brother. :(
Man that sucks, still there's always time for another rebuild !
No such thing. First LTD was 1976.
anybody thats comes off a bike at any speed wearing a helmt has been grateful for not gettign injuries. time will tell before people that dont wear a helmet suddenly either wake up and wear one, or done wake up at all from the fall.
It’s trippy seeing a z1 with mags. Looks bad ass
First thing I did back in 73 after I got out of the Navy was to buy a Z1. Sad to see a classic get treated like that...
That's pretty weird comment but the internet is full of people like you...
Get a job and move out of your parents basement before you try criticizing real men you entitled POS...
Poor bike :( wish I had the opportunities to find gems like this. Sure as hell would be cared for and not killed by these guys :(
Those bikes are all over the place you just have to know how to work on them
Why did you tag my name and not say anything?
Really I have looked for this same bike for many years, I have the 72 single disc brake in the front, This bike can be made to run just as good as the new easy finance crotch pigs. I can get this 900 pushing 145 hourse. Mine is 145 back tire horse power. Know how to work on every nook and cranny. rebuild the whole bike ripp it down and putt it back together with much much improvement. all day!
What a great way to destroy a bike
Hope you are headed to the barbershop.
dude i grew up within the 90's, and its the crash helmet that saved my life after a bike crash caused by another car.
Easy on the throttle when the engine is cold, especially after it's been sitting for so long. Nice bike.
Beautiful Bike!!!
A common problem with a Z1 that has been sitting for a long time is stuck rings. No need to tear down the engine, just take it for a run of a couple of hundred miles and they will fee up.
I bought that same bike, brand new in 1973. It was my everything. I babied the living daylights out of it. Let me take that girl off your hands and I'll treat it with the respect it deserves.I couldn't watch the whole video.... Couldn't bare to see you beat on it. Sad
+Binder Dundat Mate I couldn't agree more... My last Z1 I bought for $1500 and then rebuild, she was my baby till I was forced to sell it for growing family reasons. The only photo I have of it from back then, is with my eldest daughter 2yrs - now 32yrs sitting on dads bike smiling up a storm. Now I've done a full circle, its time to find a basket cast and rebuild it. Kinda pissed me to see that dickwad fist that ol girl cool, even if a rebuild was coming.... Shame on him !
Yep. They were a faithful beast of a bike. Kawi did an amazing job on this bike
bd... WELL WTF DID U GET RID OF IT FOR? I STILL HAVE MINE.
I have one to. After 10 year rest he started in one time. mine is from 1976. and im restoring it now. Have fun!
It was painful to watch Dumb and Dumber abuse the Z1. Doubtless that motorcycle was worth more than their house.
1973 in Marquette Mi. ,I bought one new after seeing one pass by in the opposite direction. Didn't know what went by at the time but knew it wasn't a Honda 750. After discharged from K.I. Sawyer AFB I drove it home to Mobile Al. Alone the way got nothing but stares because at that time it was the baddest thing on wheels.
@TDem73 its just a case of remmbering even at 10mph if you land your head on the concreate, your likely to fracture your skull open. and same goes for the other parts, the weight of the bike will likely cuase your ankle to snap etc
I hope you changed that oil and filter before even considering turning it over my friend haha.
They wouldn't have the brains to do that.
That's a great way to get your carbs all clogged up with rust
Still have that beautiful motorcycle
nice barn find
you r very cool
i hope ya got this bike fixed up
i love the old kaws
Damn, that thing sounds angry!
Like she drank a whole bottle of Jack Daniels the night before, and had to get up take a bunch of 1st graders to see "Barney on Ice"
Glad I just bought one with a completely redone engine :)
The fastest street bike for top end in 1973,but not in the quarter mile,the H-2 was.Too bad its a Frankenstein,LTD parts,but its a start.Too put it back stock will cost a mint,but those guys look like they can afford to do it.
My friend in Texas had 6 bikes given to him and got an old kz 1000 running and started driving it to work.I told him "get a new chain".He was too cheap and broke the chain 2 weeks later romping on it in a parking garage.Wrapped around the output shaft .He called me and said how do you fix the cracks radiating out from the output shaft?Junked it.Not an expert but I know the chain is very critical and they have gotten way better.Cheap insurance!
damn poor bike, to bad the "devils rejects" found it.
I have the same bike, custom engine work that will blow the newbies away.189 HORSE! NIGGA!
+Ashlie Eddy why use the n word
Showing everybody how proud he is to be a trump supporter...
RetiredGuy Adventures Should be a lefty whinny lil girl like you horrible old fart, your days done go crawl under a rock old fart
Sacrilege
The only other bike that could stay with it was a Kawasaki 750 3 cylnder 2 stroke.
so if this aint been run for a wile why thrash a cold engine by revvin it that much ? and we shown about the battery and fuel but does it have oil ?
great video mate ! from the U.K
great film.cool people.especially the youngster riding the z1
Yeah that Kawi sounds real good!!
Someone put Mag wheels and triple discs on this beauty. That bikes tough enough to survive the butcher brothers.
my dad had one he's had a 4 in to 1 header and jetted up a litte bit the bike would ever thing on the speed do. and more iv seen way passed 160 ans still have power to pull you back. good bike tho. nice find.
@caferacer7 I think it is a real 73 Z-1. The mags and discs were a popular update which made these old mankillers some what better bikes to ride. Like Kawasaki themselves did in the later years. I think the frame parts you are referring to are where the old restrictive four muffs used to hang on? Cool bike there TDEM73, please make more vids of it!!!
Great video
I thought i heard a banjo
You still got the bike or did you sell it?
They sold the bike to me .I will have it looking brand New in no time at all. I gave them a case of beer and 500 dollars cash.
No way!
I want this bike, Do you still own this bike? I want to buy it.
@jmac5058 Which H-2? The 72 or 73 H-2 would beat it in the 1/4 by 2/10 of a second,but it was 12 mph faster in the top end. That Z-1 1/4 mile time was the same (12.5) until the carbs went from 28mm to 26mm in 76.
Poor bike it sucks these guys got to it these are pretty rare
I don't think this is an actual '73 Z1 900. Somebody went to all the trouble to fit mag wheels and a rear disk break if so. The frame just doesn't look correct at the swingarm area, however.
Well the side covers are z1 and the dash is z1 , i think they just changed wheels and fitted a z1000 swing arm , who knows at least its on the road
I had one of these...same year model. :)
For sale???
@toycollector10 would u know why some exhaust pipes dont heat up like they should???? i have that problem with mine, after i leave it on for a good time, i spray water at each header and only two dry up quick and the other two stay wet? ive checked the carbs and there clean, all the coils seem fine and the spark plugs are new. is it because its been sittin too long?? please reply thanx
@stunter956 I'm not a mechanic but your bike probably needs the carbs cleaned properly. It's smoking too. If it had been sitting for a long, long time, the valve stem seals stick to the valve stems and as soon as the motor is turned over they tear. I would say just ride it and enjoy it as she is or pour lots of money into it to get it right.
I believe the Z1 set a land speed record in 1973 at an average of 160mph. I bet Honda weren't happy as the Z1 must have made the CB750F look slow.
Yes in 1973 Kawasaki broke 52 records! They set the 100 Kilometer speed record at little over 160 MPH and they set the 24 hour endurance record at an average speed of just over 120 MPH. They could have run faster but the tires of the day wouldn't hold up, so they had to maintain a slower speed than what was really possible.
I bought my KZ1000-LTD in 1977 when the CB 750's were the bike to have; they couldn't even come close to the Kawasaki, neither did the KZ1000 or the '78 Suzuki 1000 which was touted to be faster! My LTD blew away a regular KZ like it wasn't there. The '78 Suzuki GS 1000 was a little quicker. My room mate bought one and was really demoralized when we raced three or four times one day; every time I beat him by a good 4-6 bike lengths or better. Still have my KZ and am working on getting it up and running after getting the carbs totally rebuilt and a new set of valves...
The cb 750 was and still is slow!
Alan Gross now this good man knows what he is talking about.
I bout my KZ1000-LTD Spring of 1977...most of the bikes around back then were CB750s and KZ650s. I remember many a time, one of them coming up along side me and revving their engines, like they were going to race. Neither of those bikes could even come close to my KZ1000-LTD; for that matter neither could a regular KZ1000 or the Suzuki GS1000 in 1978.
sweeet but helmets please stuck 40yr old throttle cable can make for a big surprise! that thing sounds sick
That's a roughed up and modified Z1. Not original front fender. Wheels are KZ LTD mags with dual disc front and the rear disc brake. Z! was single disc front and drum rear. Not a bad modded bike base to start with
Also note rear disc brake has master cylinder in KZ1000 location. Bike is a fake.
You really need to keep your hat on when riding those bikes.
the wheels and front end must be off of a newer bike they did not come with double disk brakes or mag type rims...
Marie Miller those are off a LTD model...
I had one myself 1973, frame # Z1F 06044 (I'll never forget that number), double disk was rare, but I had one.....
Shame that this bike will die .
I had a centurian 100 red lines at 10,5 junior in high school
even hittin the gas is not wise after sitting for that long its like new bike breakin in
not firing on all four
really? how did you know? Been sitting for years prolly. just needs some love and power of knowledge. No problem.
Correct. You need mercury sticks to balance the carbs. Probably crap in the tank and bowls too. Front fender should be chrome
Wheels were spokes too.
I had one in 1977
1973 Z1 punch to 1060 74 frame 75 front end damn bike damn near killed me!! Fucking 120 +second gear...
@toycollector10 no its because it has low compression in one cylinder, so that cylinder burns oil
yea we raised the needles, and jetted it up two sizes...the whole engine has been gone through
@toycollector10 yea, and one cylinder has always had a little low compression
Wonder where the kwaka ended up
Great bike !,shame about the OIKS that own it!!!.
What about the oil?
WHY IN HELL DOES EVERYONE run the shit out of an engine that has no oil in the top end . And then wonder why it smokes
hi i wonder if you want to sell it???
Where is the bike these days? Did you guys bother to rebuild it?
May want to actually pull the carbs and clean them properly, instead of rodding the poor thing around on 3 cylinders. 🤦
one of the cylinders has low compression, my dad used to race it that way and still ran 12.10
I laugh every time I watch this. Appalachian Z1. Just need some dueling banjos in the background. And maybe speed the vid up a tad to give it a Benny Hill effect. Lol
I hope you guys changed the oil and don't sell it to some old guy that will fix it up and sell it
Maybe IF it was firing 4 holes ....
are you trying to sale the engine in it
Cut up still that we leveled your country?
Carbs need a cleanout.
Pilot jets clogged.
The fastest in top end,not the 1/4 that went to the 750 triple
HELLO PEOPLE !!!! That is NOT a '73 ZI. Look at the reasons why. The 73 did NOT have dual front disc brakes. It did NOT have Comstar wheels, they were spoke wheels. The battery placement is 180 degrees off. Non stock exhaust. I'm thinking 76, 77 model. TDem 73, you need to treat that bike with RESPECT ! I have a true 73, and it is beautiful. Take care of what you have. They are getting fewer and far between any more.
nice
I want one.
The Kawasaki H2 750 was the fastest street bike this year and many more years after 73.
powerful
Yeah ... alot more when it's running right though.
Just needs some love! and the timeing chain adjusted, for sure.
Sounds like it's missing..maybe running on three cylinders instead of four..check plugs !! I had a 71 Z1 900..she went up on 1st n 2nd ...This one needs tuning no dought..That's all...still sounds like a beast..
71 Z1...... I don't think so
snid 7 Actually the bike came out in Japan 1971 but production started 72 !
So I've always said 71 Z1
Well Water Yeah they actually were being tested in Japan 1971..Sold in USA 72
Don El Viejo Arlan NO 1971 Z1 were ever sold because not yet made!!
It is *no doubt*!!!
Are you one of those two morons anyway?? You sure sound as dumb as them!
@Mathewmartialart
That is not required in some states and countries. Freedom of choice in America here.
KAWASAKI Z BANAZAI!!
from japan
@Mathewmartialart sorry bud ill wear protection from now on
dam nice now dont kill-yoursevele and go get 12 cold beers.
future injuries dont care where you are.
you need to push dat junk back in da barn.....
don"t forget frency
dam put that unit on that low earth orbit pepsi can. to up its power
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the only thing i hate about this video is the fact that not a single rider is wearing a helmet. come on guys use your heads as you want them to not be smashed on the floor
Time for a gsx1100
Show me a strait away......!!!!!!
what's wrong with everybody, be happy for him.
@jmac5058 The 750 beat it in the 1/4 mile though.
you can still buy them mail order from japan-750kaws-750 hondas=750 suziki-0350 yamahas-380 suzukis -500 handas-550 susukis650 yanahsa-450 hondas-just dont hit a tree with the girl friend on the back.