History
The Kawasaki Z1-900 Once released became the Japanese superbike to completely dominate the world mark for power and performance that left the bikes of the time such as Triumph, Norton, BSA suddenly to become relics of an era that would never see them lead the marketplace. In Australia, a young film director Sandy Harbutt put together an idea for a movie that was to become a cult classic in Europe. His film would catapult the Kawasaki Z1-900 model beyond the expectations of any marketing person at that time could conceive. The film "Stone" identified the disparity in the treatment of returned servicemen from the Vietnam War with those had returned from Korea and the World Wars. On the racetrack, the Kawasaki Z1-900 quickly became the mark to beat. Then came the Kawasaki 750cc and 500cc triple cylinder 2 stroke bikes with acceleration that outperformed the big Z1-900 and was very closely related to Grand Prix racing bikes of the time. This was the also the time as a young adult I became a fan and owner of the Kawasaki Z1-900 whilst on leaners. My life from then and still now some 50 years later has been closely entwined with the Kawasaki Motorcyles.
Modifications
The bike is in progress and will take a year or two to become a working bike from the early 1970s and will be repainted to pay tribute to a famous Australian racing legend as he raced them at Bathurst and became great engineers behind World Grand Prix 500cc teams.
Mods are; A Second Disc brake to the front forks. An oil cooler. Smooth bore carbies. Yoshimura big bore kit. Lester Mag wheels. 520 chain & sprockets
