Early Z-1 900 Kawasaki footage

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Honda had the 750 - 4 which shocked Kawasaki as they had a wooden mock up of the Z 900 it was one of the best kept industrial secrets.
Not to be out done Kawasaki bides its time and hits back with the Z'ed, for those of us who have owned and ridden the Z-900's won't forget them ever.
The motor was bullet proof but sadly the frame was not up to the demands the motor could place on it as they tended to gyrate around if pushed really hard round corners,
besides the tyres were not really up to it either I was running Metzler's on mine only because they were a relatively soft tyre.
I owned 2 Z900's both 1976 models the twin discs were a bonus but it still had the issues of its predecessors and my ZIR MkI whilst quicker still had handling issues and that small tank saw you pushing it down the road at 200 Klm.
I wanted to see how far the MkI would go so had a car following me on a run from Geraldton to Perth and that 200 was pulling the choke on to get the last out of the carby bowls.
But nothing will ever erase the memories of the years I had riding the Z9's.

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