I give you the 1971 Harley Davidson FX Super Glide, it sure looked like a cruiser/ chopper back in the day to me. The Japanese cruisers from back in the day until today have been awkward copies of Harley for about 95% of the Japanese cruisers. I agree with guys back in Japan the original street bikes were far better motorcycles.
Love the Z1… I keep looking at the front mudguard and thinking that it’s on backwards. Then I realise the centre brackets appear to be exactly halfway on the mudguard? It just looks too long in the front somehow..?
That's a 1974 Z1A not 75 Z1B the front mudguard is on backwards the LTD doesn't have chrome engine covers from the factory and the rear wheel being 16" doesn't lower the gearing because the fat tall high profile tyre gives the same overall size as the 18" wheel
Thanks for the input! Curious why you think this is a '74 and not a '75? We're going off date of manufacture and customer's statement to call it a '75. Both of these bikes have their fenders mounted the same way round. Do with that what you will. You are probably right about the chrome-this LTD has been further modified from its original setup. As far as the wheel goes, a 5" tire on a 16" wheel will be 1" smaller diameter than a 4" tire on an 18" wheel. It's true that it often evens out, but not in this case.
Thanks for the input! Curious why you think this is a '74 and not a '75? We're going off date of manufacture and customer's statement to call it a '75. Both of these bikes have their fenders mounted the same way round. Do with that what you will. You are probably right about the chrome-this LTD has been further modified from its original setup. As far as the wheel goes, a 5" tire on a 16" wheel will be 1" smaller diameter than a 4" tire on an 18" wheel. It's true that it often evens out, but not in this case.
Check the frame number on that bike the Z1B 1975 model start's at 47,500 I'm saying it's 74 Z1A because the the original paintwork is for the 74 model not trying to be a smart ass but I have every model Z from 73 to 76 including the LTD the mudguard is definitely on backwards the rounded part is the front as for the 16"wheel when I had a new correct tyre fitted I measured the overall diameter and it's exactly the same as my other bikes with the 18" wheels
@@novamotorcyclesMate I had a look at one of your earlier videos of when you uncovered the bike in a shed not running and you even identified it correctly as a 74 model why the change
@@pauldarderi3560 We checked the numbers, and you are correct! This is in fact a '74. We saw the '74 date of manufacture and assumed it meant it was a '75, which is why we changed it. We should've looked deeper! Anyway, thanks for the correction. It's always appreciated to be set on the right path. As for the tire diameter, we'll still disagree somewhat. It really depends on what tire you put on, just as the same effect of smaller diameter can be achieved in modern times with low profile tires. The effort to put a 16" rim on the LTD may have been as stylistic as it was functional, but that style was toward straight-line low-geared bikes, whether or not one's tire choice negated the actual gearing or not.
Awesome information, I always enjoy the history of the bikes, thanks!
Had a 70's Kawi, can't remember which 1, thanks for the memories....
I give you the 1971 Harley Davidson FX Super Glide, it sure looked like a cruiser/ chopper back in the day to me. The Japanese cruisers from back in the day until today have been awkward copies of Harley for about 95% of the Japanese cruisers.
I agree with guys back in Japan the original street bikes were far better motorcycles.
Love the Z1… I keep looking at the front mudguard and thinking that it’s on backwards. Then I realise the centre brackets appear to be exactly halfway on the mudguard? It just looks too long in the front somehow..?
@@nigelcox7477 we thought so too! It's a weird fit. This one is a little tweaked which doesn't help things...
You can fit it either way but the front edge is rounded and the back more square
All I want to know is when are one of you boys PETE going to get one of those moe toe sickles into the skatepark ? yeah
That's a 1974 Z1A not 75 Z1B the front mudguard is on backwards the LTD doesn't have chrome engine covers from the factory and the rear wheel being 16" doesn't lower the gearing because the fat tall high profile tyre gives the same overall size as the 18" wheel
Thanks for the input! Curious why you think this is a '74 and not a '75? We're going off date of manufacture and customer's statement to call it a '75.
Both of these bikes have their fenders mounted the same way round. Do with that what you will. You are probably right about the chrome-this LTD has been further modified from its original setup. As far as the wheel goes, a 5" tire on a 16" wheel will be 1" smaller diameter than a 4" tire on an 18" wheel. It's true that it often evens out, but not in this case.
Thanks for the input! Curious why you think this is a '74 and not a '75? We're going off date of manufacture and customer's statement to call it a '75.
Both of these bikes have their fenders mounted the same way round. Do with that what you will. You are probably right about the chrome-this LTD has been further modified from its original setup. As far as the wheel goes, a 5" tire on a 16" wheel will be 1" smaller diameter than a 4" tire on an 18" wheel. It's true that it often evens out, but not in this case.
Check the frame number on that bike the Z1B 1975 model start's at 47,500 I'm saying it's 74 Z1A because the the original paintwork is for the 74 model not trying to be a smart ass but I have every model Z from 73 to 76 including the LTD the mudguard is definitely on backwards the rounded part is the front as for the 16"wheel when I had a new correct tyre fitted I measured the overall diameter and it's exactly the same as my other bikes with the 18" wheels
@@novamotorcyclesMate I had a look at one of your earlier videos of when you uncovered the bike in a shed not running and you even identified it correctly as a 74 model why the change
@@pauldarderi3560 We checked the numbers, and you are correct! This is in fact a '74. We saw the '74 date of manufacture and assumed it meant it was a '75, which is why we changed it. We should've looked deeper! Anyway, thanks for the correction. It's always appreciated to be set on the right path. As for the tire diameter, we'll still disagree somewhat. It really depends on what tire you put on, just as the same effect of smaller diameter can be achieved in modern times with low profile tires. The effort to put a 16" rim on the LTD may have been as stylistic as it was functional, but that style was toward straight-line low-geared bikes, whether or not one's tire choice negated the actual gearing or not.