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Penthouse Pictures 09 May 2018 03:33 #783109

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Had the opportunity to look through an archive of 1976 Penthouse mags in hopes of finding a pic of a KZ900 LTD for paint color example but no joy. I found 2 KZ ads, a 400cc and a 750 and a KE ad. No other motorcycle manufacturers where advertising there.
If you read the text it seems the advertising agency that created the campaign believed potential Kawasaki buyers were country bumpkin types..
As the factory refused to produce enough KZ 900 LTD's to meet demand, they perhaps didn't need to advertise them much.

About 1979 I shared a house with a buddy and he used to keep his Diamond Candy Red 900 LTD in his bedroom. Super chromed out with a Kerker, he took meticulous care of of it.. A few years later he sold it to a hard drinking mutual friend who dumped it hard. I don't know what became of it after that. What a shame.
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Penthouse Pictures 10 May 2018 07:39 #783170

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76 LTD
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84 Gpz900 street
77 KZ 1325 Turbo Dragbike project
79 CBX Pro Stock projects (2)
78 Z1R-TC AMA & ECTA LSR record holder
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Penthouse Pictures 10 May 2018 08:32 #783171

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Great looking bike. Is that your paint work?

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Penthouse Pictures 10 May 2018 08:56 #783172

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Nice try...You expect us to believe you were looking thru old Penthouse magazines just so you could find pictures of a KZ900LTD. Yeah...Right...
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Penthouse Pictures 10 May 2018 14:33 #783191

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1981kz750ltd wrote: Great looking bike. Is that your paint work?


the 1976 LTD was restored by a customer in Texas. He did the paint himself using a Paintworkz Urethane paint kit and an aftermarket decal kit.
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77 KZ 1325 Turbo Dragbike project
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Penthouse Pictures 10 May 2018 17:55 #783194

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This one has original paint. Pretty faded which was common.
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Penthouse Pictures 11 May 2018 16:54 #783223

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I only looked at the ad's and the articles. I swear! :woohoo: ;)

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1981kz750ltd wrote: I only looked at the ad's and the articles. I swear! :woohoo: ;)


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Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn

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Penthouse Pictures 03 Jul 2018 08:36 #786354

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PH September 1974 "Blazing Saddles" Superbike article. Some light details about what were the superbikes of the day, and isn't this really where it all began? Several pics of the 74 900 Z-1 which the author states "defines the the current state of superbike art."
Although this IS a mc forum, don't bikes and girls go together? lol This articles was about 5 years before I was old enough to have a legal dl. By 1979 I had a Suzuki 850DL. Back then I would have one girl on the back during the day ride. I'd drop her off about dark and go pick up a different girl for the night cruise. The crew I rode with would just shake their heads LOL. Those were good times!
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Cheesecake is good! :P


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Penthouse Pictures 19 Nov 2018 09:30 #793963

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Hot chicks from the 70's, yeah! Wonder what they look like now, lol.

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jeffz wrote: Hot chicks from the 70's, yeah! Wonder what they look like now, lol.


Probably in similar condition as the bikes from the 70’s.
‘99 ZRX1100, ‘05 DRZ400S, ‘78 KZ1000LTD, ‘12 F150 (Ford)

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