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This is dear to my heart. My uncle took me riding with him often since I was 3 years old. My seat was on the tank in front of him. It was the coolest thing ever getting to hold on to the bars as he cruised me around town. He had some kind of KX dirt bike before he got this beauty I also got a lot of rides on but I don't remember much of them because I was younger than 3. It started my life long love of motorcycles.
Great video! I remember when those were new. Hard to watch you ride away with no helmet, no jacket, and no gloves . All three of those things have saved me very significant recovery time spread out among different crashes. Remember how many cars are being driven by people on cell phones, and take care of yourself. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane!
Parker St onge - yeah he seems like a cool guy and cool bunch, i hope no1 takes that comment wrong it was all in good fun. And it should b taken as a compliment really... both are badass. Its always cool to see someone protect motorcycle history like this crew.
I've had my KZ-750 since new in 1981 and still love the bike ,it looks so out of place in my bike collection of all Harleys and Buells until the smart mouths ride the bike ,my neighbor rides a 103 ci twin cam Fatboy and he fell in love with my KZ ,these were the original super bikes .
I have a 1981 KZ1100A and a1996 KZ100OP that i turned into the Vetter bike and a 1979 KZ1000 MKII. They are great bikes and everywhere I go, i tend to still the show! Great video!
Bikes like this make me wish I got into bikes instead of cars at an early age. Maybe it’s not to late. I hear a 500cc bike is a good power level for a beginner on two wheels.
My stepfather had a 79 KZ LTD 1000 punched to 1150 with a Yoshmira 4 into 1 that bike tormented the streets of my town when I was growing up god I loved that bike!
I had one of these and man I loved it. My first bike and I rode it so much I took it from 7000 miles to 14000 miles in over a year of riding. I miss it. Gonna buy another one
I still keep coming back to this video to hear how my bike that I loved so much, sounded. I may contact you guys to buy another one day once I got the money. Things are tight now of course. God bless man
Wow! What a trip dwn memory lane! I had the baby brother to that bike. Whn I was a kid I bought an '82 440 Kawasaki LTD brand new off show room floor for $1200. My older brother had the 500 LTD. I later traded it for an '82 V45 Honda magna, ah the memories.
You are the first man I've seen on RU-vid that knows how to downshift a motorcycle. Crack that throttle get the RPMs up to match the rear wheel. you would be surprised at the people that don't know how to do. Thank you for the video I had a 1980 LTD. It was the blue one that I had it painted black with a red metallic. I miss that bike.
Pretty good timing for me to come across this vid. I've been eyeing a Z1100 here in South Africa with reasonably low kms for R25k (not sure what that is in dollars and all the rest). Very clean 1982 shafty. It's older than me by 4 years but it's a thing of beauty! Always been obsessed with the z1100 and z1300. Would be a nice upgrade from a mid 80's GS850G I had.
I own a 45 year old 75’ Z1b. I will not be selling it till I’m at least 85 years of age, maybe then 😎. I’ve told my kids should anything happen to me, what the real value of a Z1b’s worth is so they won’t get taken for a ride. I can guarantee that it still turns heads every where I go. Definitely more so than my Sportbike.
Again, that is exactly 💯 just like my Kawasaki, yours is in better condition. Wish I could bring my bike up from Texas and have you restore it. Have a nice day, thanks for the great video.
My buddy had the same one and let it rott in a apartment parking lot ugggggg.i went back to the parking lot and it was gone.id say it was there for 12 _13 years....KZs are one of the best bikes in the world
I used to have a 1980 KZ1000G "Z-1 Classic", the first fuel injected production bike. Bought it in 1983 with less than 2,000 miles. Had a chrome Kerker 4 into 1 system on it. Sure wish I would've kept it, and would love to see what it would be valued at today.
Did I hear him right, there's a 2018 replica of the bike that he's on? I can't find anything about it. Can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
My one critique about the bike would be the frame could use a couple more MMs in diameter and or wall thickness of the tubes to stiffen it up....I always thought it was like a 1000 engine on a 750 frame.
When was like 14 in 87 a buddy of my parents asked me to help go get a motorcycle tire on his kz 1100 ltd with a sissy bar so i cud hold the tire, when we got to honda dealer he decided best way for my skinny ass was to put it around my waist and sissy bar! and he had to run it thru the gears wide open from every stop...(he did that all the way to the dealership too) that return trip was the most terrifying ride... Only tiny consolation was he was very experienced rider but it was still a scary unsettling ride to have that tire around me and the back rest, especially at a fast pace, NO way id ever do it again (not that i cud remotely fit anymore!) Cool bike btw.
I modified the baffle on mine back in the day. Made an enormous difference in sound quality and a slight increase in power. No baffle was too loud , but a little more free-flowing exhaust made the most beautiful sound.
Thanks for your concern brother I'm usually just riding around the parking lot or up and down the street when I go for a real rip I wear the helmet usually sometimes I just want to be free
Between my stepfather and his bike and the one Goose drives on "Mad Max" These bikes will always in my eyes be retarded fast and badass even if they wasn't the fastest
Isn't that bike the basis of the CHiPs bikes? These beastly bikes have probably ran down and caught 280z's, Firebirds, Mustangs, Chargers by the thousands. No way can an emissions choked 84 Camaro run off and leave a Kawasaki 1000. They were used in other states and countries as police bikes as well.
That sound brings me back Summer of 94 Running her ProStock Set her at 6 wait for the green drop the clutch push the button through the gears O YEAH HOLD THE F@#K ON😳
I bought mine ( KZ1000 LDT 2nd hand Mint condition from a friend maybe 1984 0r 85 for 1800.00, He sold it because he got married and had a baby. Really was a great bike. Sold it in the mid nineties for the same price. Wish I had kept it. Screamer
I bought mine new off the showroom floor. $4,300. I was 20. Still have the payment booklet. Got busted for doing over 130 MPH on Interstate 77 in Ohio. Three speeding tickets in 3 months = suspended license for six months :) Had to buy a Harley Wide Glide to keep from going so fast. Sold the LTD to my brother, but should have kept it.
Sorry, but that is not a KZ. That is a LTD. A KZ has a bigger tank, lower bars, 18 in. rear wheel and has the same camshafts as a GPZ1100. LTD or CSR has more low end grunt, but not as much power as a KZ.
I understand completely, If you ever need a vacation, hit me up, I'll guard your merch. with my life......lol seriously though you are the keeper of some divine history, thank you for making these treasures available to the average joe like myself.
