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can anybody help with engine ID with the serial #
KZT00JE001116
curious to know what it is from....

Irishwill...it is a 1981 J series motor. Unfortunately, Kawasaki had a habit of pulling motors from a shared pool of engines and using them in a number of different models. That series of motors went into 1981 KZ1000J1, 1981 KZ1000K1 and 1981 KZ1000M1 bikes...without getting specific on what the motors look like, it is not possible to tell which model the motor went into based strictly on motor VIN.

Someone should chime in that knows for sure, but by the numbers logically it would be a KZ1000J engine, 1100th whatever in the run, so by all indications it would be a 1981 KZ1000J engine.

Mcdroid is correct its from a kz1000j1 from 81 if im reading this correctly.

Model Year Block Numbers Frame Numbers



Z1000 J1 1981 KZT00JE000001 KZT00J-000001
JKAKZCJ14BA000001(USA & Ca)



Z1000 J2 1982 KZT00JE019201 KZT00J-007901
JKAKZCJ14CA007901(USA & Ca)




Z1000 J3 1983 KZT00JE039301 KZT00J-017501
JKAKZCJ14DA017501(USA & Ca)




Z1000 K1 LTD. 1981 KZT00JE000001 KZT00K-000001
JKAKZCK12BA000001 (USA & Ca)




Z1000 K2 LTD. 1982 KZT00JE019201 KZT00K-006901
JKAKZCK1CA006901 (JAP)
JKAKZCK1CB500001 (USA & Ca)




Z1000 M1 CSR 1981 KZT00JE000001 JKAKZCM18BA000001




Z1000 M2 CSR 1982 KZT00JE019201 JKAKZCM1 CA004701(JAP)
JKAKZCM1 CB500001



Z1000 R1 1982 KZT00JE031001 KZTOOR-000001 Elsewhere




KZ1000 R1 1982 JKAKZCRCA000001 (USA & Ca)




Z1000 R2 1983 KZT00JE039301 KZT00R-001001 Elsewhere




KZ1000 R2 1983 JKAKZCRDA001001 (USA & Ca)

the vin # on the bike it is in is JKAKZBR12EA000566
I believe this is an '84 1100R....
now I have 2 motors with it the one in it is the serial number I posted earlier....so if I am getting this right it is the wrong motor for the bike?

Z(KZ)1100R1 [1984~1985]

Euro Frame No: KZT10R-000001~

Canada Frame No: JKAKZCR1*CA000001

Engine No:KZT10BE029301~

irishwill wrote:

the vin # on the bike it is in is JKAKZBR12EA000566
I believe this is an '84 1100R....
now I have 2 motors with it the one in it is the serial number I posted earlier....so if I am getting this right it is the wrong motor for the bike?

Yes, it should be a ZX1100 motor in the bike in the series mentioned by kano... KZT10BEXXXXXX