This is kawboy13 's 1978 KZ 1000 LTD. The motor is stock, but we can see some minor modiifications like an aftermarket oil cooler, MAC exhaust system, and some nice red detailing. "It has been beat to hell, but I am bringing it back slowly", the owner says. You can see a better picture and some member comments in the gallery.
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Brand Loyalty
Written by steve shutt
Monday, 31 March 2008
"The fastest production motorcycle in the world!" proclaimed the radio ad about Kawasaki's Two Stroke Triple. As high school boys in 1970, that statement caught our attention in a big way. Most of the bikes on the road at the time were Harleys, Triumphs or BSAs, and the new Kawasaki could blow them all away! There were also various things that people would be embarrassed to ride now days; Cushman scooters, Wizard mopeds, minibikes. It didn't matter to us though, if it had a motor and two wheels it was "cool". Most of what we rode in the dirt were stripped down enduros or the occasional Husky or Bultaco, but the guys that had those were a little older and had more money to spend. It would be a few years before the Japanese companies came out with the motocross bikes as we know them today. 1971 also brought us the definitive documentary about motorcycles, "On Any Sunday" and of course that instantly became our favorite movie. By the time I graduated from high school in 1972, I had owned a wore out 1962 250cc two-stroke Yamaha (a road bike similar in style to the old Honda Dream) and a 125cc Ward's Riverside (the old timers will know what that is).
Most street motorcycle plastic bodywork is made with either Styrene or ABS plastic. Here's a method for repairing these bodywork panels that's effective and inexpensive.
It's ready! It's done! And you can get one from the KZrider.com webshop now. The following members will have their rides portrayed in the 2008 KZr calendar: Bluemeanie, RichB55, dkmk, stever, DRWHO, thelasthero, jimmybon, RonKZ650, Jeff.Saunders, apeman, Rainman, and Shoe48.
