When did the first Kawasaki Z 1000 come out?
These finally appeared in 1981, but Kawasaki had reckoned without the other Big Three, who got on with their own 1-litre superbikes, and spurred Kawasaki into action. The outcome was the Z1-R, which was little more than a facelift job.
What was the first colour of the Kawasaki Z1R?
COLOUR: METALLIC STARDUST SILVER. The Z1R was the first Japanese custom ‘cafe racer’. The angular styling was not to everybody’s taste. Major changes were the four into one exhaust, a cockpit fairing, solid wheels, drilled discs and self-cancelling indicators.
What’s the difference between a Kawasaki Kz1000 and a Z1-R?
The only performance-affecting differences between the two models are the Z 1-R’s larger carburetors (28 mm vs. 26 mm) and its four-into-one exhaust (as opposed to the KZ’s four-into-two). Ac cording to Kawasaki’s figures, those two modifications give the Z1-R a seven-horsepower advantage over the KZ1000.
Why is the Kawasaki ZL-R called a cafe racer?
The Zl-R will assuredly be termed “Café racer” by the motorcycling public, even though none of Kawasaki’s advertisements proclaim it as such, probably because of the possible legal ramifications of calling a street bike a “racer.” But the Z1-R is much more than just another pseudo-roadracer, anyway.
What’s the difference between the 1980 and 1980 Z1-R?
Though the new bike mixes many of the features of the KZ1000 with the old Z1-R into a new package, the 1980 version is more than just a rehash of old pieces. New steering geometry has made one of the largest contributions to the bike’s cornering capability.
How big is the engine on a Kawasaki Z1R?
Make Model Kawasaki Z 1000 Z1R Year 1980 Engine Four stroke, transverse four cylinder, D Capacity 1015 cc / 61.9 cu-in Bore x Stroke 69.4 х 66 mm
Is the Kawasaki Z1-R still in production?
The Z1-R has returned to Kawasaki’s 1 assembly lines after a year’s absence and finally there’s more to excite you than the sleek lines of its quarter-fairing, tank and sidepanels. For the first time, the lines the Z1-R scribes through the corners are as finely drawn as those of the styling.
What kind of suspension does a 1980 Kawasaki Z1-R have?
In practice, the 1980 Z1-R’s suspension provides greater comfort than before, but it’s still calibrated for a hint of racetrack-quality stiffness. The fork feels a little stiff on the freeway or other choppy surfaces. Even so, suspension action fore and aft is much smoother and features far more compliance on small bumps.