Topic: interesting fact about Lincoln NE and Kawasaki

[westondc]

i found this KZ400 on CL today
http://omaha.craigslist.org/mcy/1611161721.html

so i did a little research on this type of bike and i found this on wiki:

The "original" Kawasaki KZ400 was a 398cc twin cylinder UJM Universal Japanese Motorcycle produced from 1974-1984, though some later models displaced 440cc. The KZ400 was built at plants in Akashi, Japan and Lincoln, Nebraska. The Lincoln plant (built in 1974) made Kawasaki the first foreign motorcycle manufacturer to operate a plant in the United States. The KZ400 outsold Honda in the 400cc twins market through the 1970s. These motorcycles were marketed as fuel efficient transportation, and ads featured the KZ400 next to a Volkswagen Beetle with the tag line "think smaller."

I drive past this plant every week, didnt know it was a part of vintage Japanese bike history.

[BobbyR]

Now that part of the Lincoln plant makes Railroad Cars. The bikes are all made overseas now.

[MJL]

I had a KZ440 for a year or two. It didn't have a lot of power and could barely keep up on the highway, but I remember 65 mpg.  I wish I still had it.

[BobbyR]

I had a 440 it was pretty quick. No balls after 75

[Green550F]

Just picked up a 93 voyager. I think it was made there too.

[jtb]

I used to travel Neb.  There is nothing interesting in Lincoln.  Especially NU

[wardenerd]

The N on the Nebraska helmet stands for NOWLEDGE.  GO BAMA

[cgancos]

Interesting to know. I'm originally from Kearney.