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Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« on: February 02, 2018, 05:00:58 PM »
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2018, 07:22:21 PM »
Seems the only thing that is Z1 is the bodywork
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2018, 09:04:53 PM »
 I considered making a z1 clone out of my 80 but decided I'm not informed or dedicated enough to pull it off. I even found early fork lowers with reflector bosses.
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2018, 12:17:52 AM »
Graeme Crosby was my hero "back in the day", he could ride anything fast, and he had a crazy sense of humor! I remember one race where his nearest rival broke down on the last lap, so Graeme turned his bike around and picked him up, and they rode over the finish line together! I bought his book and asked him to sign it for me, but I'm ashamed to say I've never read it.

Big bucks for a custom hotrod Z1, but "126 BHP at 7500rpm will rev to 10" and Graeme's name will make it very desirable for someone with deep pockets........... ;D
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2018, 01:42:02 PM »
Man, rather than making one, the new RS they have is really my kind of bike. I am waiting for someone coming out with a 4-2 or 4-4, then I will buy one.
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2018, 04:39:42 PM »
Quote from: MikeSimon on February 05, 2018, 01:42:02 PM
Man, rather than making one, the new RS they have is really my kind of bike. I am waiting for someone coming out with a 4-2 or 4-4, then I will buy one.

The new Kawi looks like it will blow the doors off the Triumph modern classics, and it definitely shares the look of the original.  I think that the XSR900 is the quickest of the retro-modern bikes.
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2018, 06:59:36 PM »
Nope, I'd much rather have the Graeme Crosby bike. ;D
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2018, 08:05:38 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on February 05, 2018, 06:59:36 PM
Nope, I'd much rather have the Graeme Crosby bike. ;D

For certain, it's a great bike, but that price is a little steep for me.
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Re: Kawasaki Z1 streetfighter.
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2018, 09:22:10 PM »
Ha ha, you're right mate, but I'll never own either (I can't afford one, and don't like the other one) so I'm just saying which one I'd prefer, if I had my druthers..... ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)
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