1981 Kawasaki KZ-1000 J1, 998cc. Registration number MUY 566...
1981 Kawasaki KZ-1000 J1, 998cc. Registration number MUY 566X. Frame number KZT00j-006513. Engine number KZT00JE-016730.
Sold with the V5C, key, receipts for works undertaken.
The KZ1000J1 marked a major redesign of Kawasaki’s iconic litre-class motorcycle, shifting from the heavier 1,015cc engine down to a nimble 998cc layout to meet international racing homologation rules.
The Z1000A1 was an upgraded model to replace the 1976 Kawasaki KZ900, which in turn replaced the Z1 launched in 1972 in the Z series. It has an inline-four cylinder engine and a 5-speed transmission, in a 'one down and four up' configuration. Producing about 83 hp, it was one of the fastest production motorcycles of the era.
Some of the significant differences between the KZ900 and the KZ1000 include that the 1000 has a heavier crankshaft for less engine vibration, smoother acceleration and a larger displacement as a result of increasing the cylinder bore from 66mm to 70mm. The 1000 received a rear disc brake. In the American Superbike championship, the Kawasaki factory team had refined their KZ1000 and entered a period of success, winning the 1981 and 1982 Championships with rider Eddie Lawson.
MUY is a French market example, copy on file, bought by our vendor, a serial restorer of interesting machinery. He has built it as an Eddie Lawson replica and gone to extremes to make it look correct, that has included sending every chrome nut and bolt away to be stripped and then black oxidised. He has totally stripped the bike, rebuilt the engine and all of the ancillaries. It is now ready to be shown or ridden, he only enjoys the restoration, he states that the bike performs very well on the road and the engine runs perfectly.
1981 Kawasaki KZ-1000 J1, 998cc. Registration number MUY 566X. Frame number KZT00j-006513. Engine number KZT00JE-016730.
Sold with the V5C, key, receipts for works undertaken.
The KZ1000J1 marked a major redesign of Kawasaki’s iconic litre-class motorcycle, shifting from the heavier 1,015cc engine down to a nimble 998cc layout to meet international racing homologation rules.
The Z1000A1 was an upgraded model to replace the 1976 Kawasaki KZ900, which in turn replaced the Z1 launched in 1972 in the Z series. It has an inline-four cylinder engine and a 5-speed transmission, in a 'one down and four up' configuration. Producing about 83 hp, it was one of the fastest production motorcycles of the era.
Some of the significant differences between the KZ900 and the KZ1000 include that the 1000 has a heavier crankshaft for less engine vibration, smoother acceleration and a larger displacement as a result of increasing the cylinder bore from 66mm to 70mm. The 1000 received a rear disc brake. In the American Superbike championship, the Kawasaki factory team had refined their KZ1000 and entered a period of success, winning the 1981 and 1982 Championships with rider Eddie Lawson.
MUY is a French market example, copy on file, bought by our vendor, a serial restorer of interesting machinery. He has built it as an Eddie Lawson replica and gone to extremes to make it look correct, that has included sending every chrome nut and bolt away to be stripped and then black oxidised. He has totally stripped the bike, rebuilt the engine and all of the ancillaries. It is now ready to be shown or ridden, he only enjoys the restoration, he states that the bike performs very well on the road and the engine runs perfectly.
