Hello everyone
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 3:09 pm
Well its finally happened, back to square one with a big Kawasaki Zed, same year as my first one in the early 80s.
Last bikes I had was 12 years ago, tried Suzuki for the first time, a SV1000 GSXR special edition and before that a GSXR750K5. Mother in law passed away in 2019 and my wife had apparently discussed with her getting me a bike again but it only came up a week or so ago while I was looking for a Tamiya Z1300 kit in 1/8th scale. I searched eBay and found real Z1300s, one of which I was told to call about because of the low price but it had gone in two days of being advertised. Fast forward a week and I am now the proud owner of my first shafty, a 1981 Z1100STA1. I say owner as its not yet in my possession, it is still at the dealer about to have full service, road test and its last MOT as they have had it for a couple of years. Its a German model restored by a well know German 80s bikes restorer. I do have the dealer pictures and there is a YouTube video by the dealer too but no pictures of my own yet.
I cant wait to have it here for the first time and finally sit on it and fire it up. My first big Zed was a Z1000J tricked up to be a Lawson Replica by one of Pip Higham's mechanics, very fast, it would pull to red line two up and the Harris Endurance exhaust on it sounded like nothing else. as it is customary to post a picture on the introduction posts I will put one of this bike for now and one of the below mentioned GPz.
After that I had a Z650 but I cant remember which year and model, it had cast wheels and hazard lights if anyone can help pin the model down. Then it was a 1988 GPz750 Unitrak in black, I had to go to Norfolk to get that as it was not a common colour. After that is was a ZZR600 and then a break before the Suzuki's which were as a result of a redundancy package.
Anyway, back to the new purchase and I received the correct Kawasaki workshop manual in the post today (eBay). Looking at the spec the German and Swiss versions had 3bhp less and also less torque then the EU model in general. anyone on here know how this was doe and if there is a simple change to get the extra three ponies?
Cheers
Brian
Last bikes I had was 12 years ago, tried Suzuki for the first time, a SV1000 GSXR special edition and before that a GSXR750K5. Mother in law passed away in 2019 and my wife had apparently discussed with her getting me a bike again but it only came up a week or so ago while I was looking for a Tamiya Z1300 kit in 1/8th scale. I searched eBay and found real Z1300s, one of which I was told to call about because of the low price but it had gone in two days of being advertised. Fast forward a week and I am now the proud owner of my first shafty, a 1981 Z1100STA1. I say owner as its not yet in my possession, it is still at the dealer about to have full service, road test and its last MOT as they have had it for a couple of years. Its a German model restored by a well know German 80s bikes restorer. I do have the dealer pictures and there is a YouTube video by the dealer too but no pictures of my own yet.
I cant wait to have it here for the first time and finally sit on it and fire it up. My first big Zed was a Z1000J tricked up to be a Lawson Replica by one of Pip Higham's mechanics, very fast, it would pull to red line two up and the Harris Endurance exhaust on it sounded like nothing else. as it is customary to post a picture on the introduction posts I will put one of this bike for now and one of the below mentioned GPz.
After that I had a Z650 but I cant remember which year and model, it had cast wheels and hazard lights if anyone can help pin the model down. Then it was a 1988 GPz750 Unitrak in black, I had to go to Norfolk to get that as it was not a common colour. After that is was a ZZR600 and then a break before the Suzuki's which were as a result of a redundancy package.
Anyway, back to the new purchase and I received the correct Kawasaki workshop manual in the post today (eBay). Looking at the spec the German and Swiss versions had 3bhp less and also less torque then the EU model in general. anyone on here know how this was doe and if there is a simple change to get the extra three ponies?
Cheers
Brian
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