How the Kawasaki KZ1000 CREATED the Sport Bike
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- Without the Kawasaki KZ1000 we would never have the modern day sport bike. The Kawasaki KZ1000 had a monster engine for the time and paved the way for bikes of the future. Jack from Cycle Drag came by to bring his personal KZ1000 for us to test drive. If you want to check out his channel go to / cycledrag
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I have an all original 1978 KZ1000 LTD Unlimited with 900 miles on it that was my fathers. He even bought an extra engine for it back in the day. Its in perfect condition and I ride it every now and then. Beautiful motorcycle and a great part of motorcycle history.
Back in 88 I had a KZ750. On Beach blvd racing my buddy who had a Suzuki 650 off a light, a 1000 blew by us like we were standing still. Will never forget it.
Many have a similar tale
That was me on my 78 Ltd 1000. But in 78 there was a guy that had a CB750 with a 900 kit that ran Beach Boulevard and he waxed my ass
@@leonardhill1500 Lol good to know. I could only imagine that 900kit haha
@@leonardhill1500 I would have killed to have seen that waxing brother!!! LOL, I love the CB750! I own three of them, super lucky to be able to ride one everyday!
Thank you for riding this beautiful KZ1000...man, memories of my ride from Gila Bend, AZ to Victorville, CA with my girlfriend on a brand new '77 KZ1000, dark green with chrome wire spokes cruisin' along the Salton Sea...such a cool time of my life. The weather was perfect at the start but eventually turned into rain then snow through the El Cajon Pass at 5000 feet elevation. My mom wrapped my girlfriend in an Army blanket then placed a large garbage bag over her like a poncho for the return trip. I wore a light jacket, no gloves and froze my ass off but man, what a thrill of a ride.
Thank you
You weren't even close to reaching this thing's power potential. Nothing sounds better than a KZ 4 cylinder with a 4 into 1 @ 9 grand
I like this channel....but these new guys dont kno about real bikes
Agreed. I have a '80 1000 with some work done to it basically same build as this just standard bore size and it pulls really hard in the first 3 gears and sounds so good!
EXACTLY!
@@dco956 I'm his age but I've met just as many old posers
I bought a 79 KZ1000 at ny fight school in ConwaySC where IT had Bern left by a previous student, I swapped the handlebars for Tt-style bars and used it for local rides, loved the torque in that Z1 engine, shocked a lot of CBR900RR’s at the stoplights too
The story is pretty impressive. Honda heard of Kawasaki development. So they busted out the cb750 set Kawasaki back two years to come out with the zed 1 900. I personally have and love my 1970 cb.
The KZ1000 with that front fairing from mad max has been one of my dream bikes! Still looking for a nice later model KZ1000 police bike. They made these things all the way to 2005.
Love it
Toe Cutter still wants his hand back
Same here, I'm a Harley guy buuuut Mad Max made me want a kz1000 real bad
Toecutters bike is my dream bike bra.
@@juice775 thats cundallini wants his hand back bro
You know you have something when fourty years after the first model They are re-producing that style again I love some of the old styling
I am a fossil so these were the bikes I rode when I had hair and no belly. Now that those are reversed I LOVE these reviews on what are now vintage bikes. And thanks to you and everyone else who are keeping the history of motorcycles alive.
I've been riding my Kaw for 19.5 years now. I can't see myself selling it. I just love my old ZRX !
Those are great as well. My dad has one
Growing up, my dad had a 78 KZ650SR. Several years after getting my m/c license, I found a 79 KZ650SR on eBay for ... cheap. It has needed some TLC over the past few years, but right now it's running great and I love taking it for a spin! Those old bikes are a lot of fun. I still want a new Z900RS though, but even used ones are asking close-to-new money. If you ever get a "root beer" 2018 or 2019 Z900RS, let me know!
I bought a Z1 900 new in 1974. $2200. First thing I did was take the 4 into 4 exhaust off and put on a 4 into 1.
Really wanted a KZ 1000 like this guy has. Great to see the old bike getting the love it deserves.
The Z1 really was a milestone in motorcycle history.
I pulled a 3000 mile trip on my old 1978 Kz1000 a couple years ago. Not the most comfortable for sure but its got all the power you need when you want it. Bike has never given me any issues. Ill have it parked next to nice Harleys and guys will still stop and talk to me about how they remember them back in the day.
I first owned a pair of Honda CB360s and then my third bike was a '79 KZ1000 and that thing was a rocketship compared to the Hondas. It's like it was built for the 1/4 mile because if you kept in it longer than that would take then the KZ would start getting a steering wobble. Its a beast
Actually, the KZ900 was the foundation of the Japanese sport-bike era. The KZ1000 was just the next step. Purists would say the Honda 750-four, but we were still in the UJM phase then.
I haven't ridden an older bike but have a couple of customers that restore all types. I have an appreciation for them.
One of them BMH makes custom hard to get cycle bolt threads and parts and exports all over the world as it's near impossible to buy some parts on the older gems.
Cheers Shaun
Ant.
My first street bike was a 77 KZ1000. It had Kerker 4into2 and rejetted carbs. It was a monster back then!
It's k-zed 1000 from the MAD-MAX movie the one GOOSE rides. Love the one in the movie because it sounds so sick.
Actually, The Honda first built the inline 4 cylinders, The CB 750 four
True!
Honda Cb750/4 1969
that's when Kawasaki launched the Z1 900. True superbikes!
You are correct. Honda thumbed their nose at the rest of the world and Kawasaki replied with "Hold my beer, we're cooking up a steak."
Not True... there were inline 4s before the Cb750... CB was the first one that was mass produced and really caught on silodrome.com/brief-history-inline-4-cylinder-motorcycle/
Look at the wheel base of this thing! It looks like a sport cruiser. I love the way it looks! Such a timeless beauty with hammering power.
Thanks man. I hade it stretched 2 over
After riding v twin bikes for years, i found a kz1000 police in great shape. The kz bikes are fantastic. I cant believe i went this long without a kz bike
I use to have one of these bikes in mid 90s I miss it every day much love from Minnesota God bless 🙏
if u had this motorcycle back in the day u had a beast or the Kawasaki gpz
Awesome
Been wanting one of these ever since I first watched John and Ponch on the streets of California
Man, I love the look of those old KZs. So clean and classic looking. Very cool.
My first bike was a Kawasaki KZ1000.
I miss that bike, it took me everywhere.
Luv you videos man
Here is the behind the scenes vid - th-cam.com/video/Q-uEzBI7Jrg/w-d-xo.html
Love your videos brother! Keep up the great work 🇺🇸🙏🏼
I bought a KZ900 in 1977, I have many great memories and a few close calls riding that bike.
This bike really makes me miss my Honda CB450 Nighthawk. It was given to me by my Dad (R.I.H) and was a 1986, the year I was born. It was all red and only had about 4,000 miles. Thanks for the upload fellas! #StaySafe & #StayBlessed 😎👍
I always buy an look for bikes, cars, ect. from 86 as its my born year to. It was a good year for everything brother lol. Till you and your father reunite may he rip.
I believe we used those bikes Nighthawks for my MSF course. Im a big guy so the handle bars were hitting my knees but I had fun on the bike. It was very easy to handle.
@@larobfaithful 450 was as bigger frame than your MSF 233cc if I recall. The 650 and 750 Nighthawk were a bigger frame for sure, as they replaced the CB750 as the 80s CB750.
That's awesome and God bless you @@Junior-fd8ux!!! 😎👍
I remember when these came out. The Kwaka 900 was the bees knees until this bike came out. Stock standard nothing could touch it.
Then the V-Max came along and dethroned the old king.
One thing I did notice when Sean was riding it ( I put this down to his young age lol ) is he changed gears like you would on a newer bike. With bikes like that and the 750/4 Honda with a Yoshimira kit in it, you snapped through the gears. This way you maintained the power band. Speaking from the 900, in 1974 there was a movie made here in Australia called Stone. In the start of the movie there was scene of a funeral. There were 40+ new Kwaka 9’s with the bikini fairing riding down the Carlisle expressway north of Sydney.
Don't forget the Suzuki GS 1100😁
The next king was Suzuki GS1100. Blew the Kawasaki KZ1000 away.
@@alohasons That's the greatest thing about competition, We end up with the results, better braking systems, more power, better lighting, more power, lighter more nimble with more power. The vast improvements in just my lifetime are almost mind-boggling. I love how insanely light and nimble bikes have become in all nitches.
too bad that's all coming to an end.
Love what u guys do keep up with The massages of love and light of Gods love ❤️
Awesome interview I’m glad I stumbled across this channel 🙏🏍😎
Thank you!
I have a 77 kz 1000 a1. Looked just like this. Until it went to TOTAL RENO. $15000 Reno. Long swing-arm and so much more. A true Artisan built the bike. Last bike he built before retirement …..I love it ….wish I could post a pic.
My 1982 Kawasaki LTD KZ 1000 is just out side my window here. Love it, been riding Kawasaki motorcycles since 1968, including a 1975 Z1. Good video, thank you.
Ride a friend's Z1-R back in the early 80's. Fun bike. Thanks for sharing.
Finally bought my pops 76 KZ900. It took decades for him to finally let me get it. And pissed off his brother and friends. But I am a happy rider. Now I can finally say it’s mine and 76 was a great year since I too was born. Great vid.
I’ve got a 1978 Z. You don’t get many miles per gallon but you get a ton of smiles per gallon. People admire it every time I park up.
Making me miss my 79 CB750k. First bike like first love, never forgotten.
Love the CB
This was my dad's first bike. It's cool to imagine him riding the grandfather of sport bikes.
Great video.
Dude....those gauges take me back to my teen years. My brother had a 70's KZ900, I had an 81 CB750C.
Loved that cruiser style and smooth 4cyl power. Might have to get one again....
Might want to tip the owner off. At the end of your video when you were moderately accelerating, there was either a lot of predetonation, or the cam chain is loose as heck and chewing against the block. Either one of those will be expensive if left unchecked. Awesome to see a great old Kaw kept out of the scrapyard.
Back in the 80s I was a proud owner of a 1982 kz 1000 Ltd. GLOSS black with 4into one headers.Loved that bike!
I remember the 900 Kawasaki they were the fasted thing on the road in the early 70's. I was mounted on a 1955 Harley then so any Japanese bike over 300cc engines was faster than me.
Back in good old 1978 my 7th grade math teacher was a bike nut. Motocross on the weekends showing up one week with a broken arm. Hit a tree mid flight over a mogul. Showed up one morning with a large abrasion under his chin. Asked him if he cut himself shaving. He laughed and said his bike got away from him doing a wheelie in front of his home. That bike was a gorgeous light green KZ1000 with Kanji under the KZ1000 plaque. We all watched him do a wheelie one time during one of our school football games. Pulled it off right there on the school grounds. Greatest teacher ever.
This was posted a week ago I just got one today and watching all kinds of videos....It's a sign
Nice choice have fun
It's a beautiful bike... Really awesome restoration... Respect...
I respect Shawn for not beating on a bike that isn't his, but just for those who have never ridden one of these. I have an '80 with almost identical mods just standard 1015cc's and it pulls hard like it wants to rip your arms off in the first three gears. Still impressive bikes today, and when you pull the baffle they sound mean!
You come off as very intelligent in your videos which I enjoy watching. I just bought my first bike, its a 1985 Honda Shadow 1100. A little more than 13,000 miles on it. It is cherry. Your channel is very interesting and has given me helpful pointers. Thank you.
Used to have a 1979 LTD 1000 and a z1000 limited and a 900 eliminator back in the day, great bikes!
I just bought a ‘78 KZ1000 on EBay. It’s mostly stock except with a 4-1 pipe, high flow air filters and a ‘77 paint scheme. I had a ‘76 KZ900 I had bought new 44 years ago and was looking for something similar to enjoy on short rides. Thanks for sharing the video on the KZ1000.
Got to say. I'm the fan of what do you do with and for the bikes and bikers✌ Respect 🤘
Also love the reading for the day before the rides ✌
Love these bikes. My dad had one with his bike club. I never saw a Harley until I was 9. Everyone in the club had Kawasaki, Honda's or Yamaha in line 4 bikes. Love them!! Old school!!!!
Beautiful beautiful bike Sean as far as looks and performance you can't beat them old classic Kawasakis love the KZ Kawasakis. Fun video Sean. Now that I think about it I'm pretty sure I'm a classic to I'll be 65 this year. Mercy me where does time go. LOL.
Thank you
Great video.
Love that bike 11 of us had them in all colors.
Excellent video Sean 👍⛽️🍀🏍and your friend !
Biker&MORE???... KEEP ON V.I.P."""👂👂👂👂👂
I was a teenager in that period and my dad had 1000LTD and a custom chopper with a bored and stroked 900 built by yoshimura. And, I had free access to them when he wasn’t riding them. They were… awesome. They were so much more compact than today’s bikes, they were fast, and they sounded great. I’d love to have one… f’n awesome.
Yes and yes!!!!!!! Gotta love vintage bikes brothers..I am currently on the market for KZs and CBs .
that is a beauty. love it
They look so good!
4 of these in my shop.. love these bikes..
So cool
Honda CB 750, first production high performance four cylinder 1969.👍
Holy crap that thing is gorgeous!
Loved my 1979 XS1100, worlds first bike to run an 11 second quarter mile, also won 2 World Championships in Australia.
I took about 80lbs off it and it made the Vrod look like it was standing still. God only knows how fast it was after its exhaust, tune up and weight reduction... felt like a rocket.
Holy shit I had the same motorcycle. I had a 1979 Yamaha XS 1100. I loved that motorcycle. I currently ride a 2021 Kawasaki Z 900RS Café but holy hell I miss my 79 XS1100!!! my God do I miss that bike. I used to call that bike the zapper because all you had to do was zap the throttle and you were gone lol
This is the bike my grandpa got I. A wreck on back in 1979, broke both of his legs, had to have half of his right heel removed, and had to have 5 skingrafts and was out of work for several months, and he still has pains from it today
My first bike was a KZ900 1975 love it. That bike looks nice.
I love the old Zeds. A Z650 was my daily ride for about 3 years back in the 90s, commuting 70 miles a day.
Wow, that thing is super clean.
Thanks so much
I just picked up a 86 zn1100B shaft drive. It's my second road bike. It needs some work but I'm super excited to ride it once I get it in working order.
Nice looking bike. My dad had a red one when I was little
Nice bike. Brings back some memories. Them older Inline 4 were just great machines in their time. T
I bought my stepfathers 1979 Suzuki GS850 off of his estate. It was my first first motorcycle and I daily rode it for two seasons before I bought another newer bike and I have been building it into a cafe/scrambler.
Still miss mine 1977 KZ1000 30 years after I sold it... what a great bike that was.
I had one same color loved it couldn’t kill it started every time
Had a 83 kz750 twin. Best bike I've owned, man I regret selling it so much
I had a 75 Z1 with a Windjammer fairing that I toured with. I later had a KZ1000 Police Bike that I rode for the Sheriff’s Dept. Great riding memories.
Noticed you forgot the words of wisdom- glad you prayed at the end! Love both of your channels.
Thanks so much
I had a Suzuki GS1000E and smoked a few "Cow's. Plus who puts a Vance and Hines pipe on one? They started out with Suzuki. (Pull the packing off the baffle.) Give it a little sound.
love old bikes but then again i hope to get a bike someday
I rode a 1976 kz900 for 30 yrs..now I'm on a zx9r...gotta love them Kawasaki's..!!
Great vid ! This guys got great energy. Have him on again!
Thank you!
I have an 1983 LTD 750 with under 34000 miles. Been in my garage for 20 years. It was my 1st street bike.
Still have my z1r 1000 from back in the day-still ride it from time to time.
First bike I owned was a 1980 KZ650, loved that thing!
Love it
Bro... I blew my transam motor up racing a kz1000!
I LOVE that bike, I HATE that bike...
A perfect circle!
Ha, I understand
Was my first bike, rarely ran long but I wish I held onto it, had a 4-1 exhaust and Corbin seat. Was awesome
About 15 years ago I stumbled over a 1975 Suzuki GT 550, three cylinder two stroke. After about two years, I sold it because I couldn't afford to get there. I absolutely hated it because I wanted to ride that thing, but thankfully I was able to sell it to a dude with money and know-how. He got it running and riding in short order. The hardest part had been done by me.... Taking off nearly every nut and bolt on the entire thing and polishing them.
That is my dream bike I rode one about ten years ago and have wanted one ever since
Keep a watch. You can find them now and again
Still working on my 82 KZ1000 myself I do enjoy riding it when it feels like running well still plenty of kinks to work out on it but slowly getting it right
Traded a 73’ Plymouth Duster slant 6 in on a 1975 Z1, 903cc’s with a Hooker header and K & N style filters. She sounded beautiful and I could not believe how hard that bike pulled from down low in the revs. Let the good times roll.
My first bike I learned how to ride on. My dad owned one and when I was a teen, I always looked at it in the garage and my dad told me "You get it running and driving, I'll teach you how to ride it."
I miss it. I might try and buy it back from the guy that I bought it from.
An old buddy had a GS1100 and I absolutely coveted that bike! Still want one!
I started my riding on a Honda CB-450. Had plenty of power, for the time. A friend of mine, club bum, Harley rider. Took mine for a 15 minute ride. Came back excited about how quick it was. He even bought me a beer. :-O
Wow nice to see my dad had one when I was a kid
My 2 Favorite TH-cam Bikers that got me Started
I had a fantastic KZ1000! The thing had been bored Port polished three and a half inch stretch in the rear set up as a drag bike! We threw on a headlight side mount for tag with cats eye brake light no blinkers or Speedo just a tachometer. just enough to get it tagged. Super wild bike... wish I hadn't Let It Go.
Hi bro nice stuff nice bike 😁👍
Thank you
Beautiful bike!!!!I live in Indiana where u see alot of people still riding stretched KZ's!!!!
That’s perfect!!
Great video Shaun thanks. The Z1 was one of my favourite bikes. Is it as old as the highway construction you keep passing through Haha. Regards, Bob M. South Wales
Glad you liked it
Seems Kawasaki already reached the high point of estethics back then. Beautiful bike. 👍🏍
I always loved the look of the KZ too
Couldn't agree more...simply stunning!
Or the low point, lol. The earlier ones were nicer looking. More sleek. Stepped couch cushion seats are ugly and wire wheels look nicer than cast.
Great bike! I had a Z1 900 in 1975-1978. I really liked it. But I missed the rumble and vibration of a Harley so I sold it and got an FX Super Glide.
Good choices
That’s a nice one!
Thank you