Kz1000 history?

Hi, I'm new to KZRider and recently bought the bike below which I got from a shop in the UK, they had imported it from the USA, Minnasota. I know nothing about the history of the bike. I was wondering if anyone in the USA recognised it as there are lots of members on here that are from the USA.
Thanks for any info.

Looks like there could be a few different year parts on that one.... how is it to ride?

Not had chance to ride it yet as when I got it, it ran on 3, it's now on 4but I'm awaiting parts to service it as it's kicking out black sooty smoke.
Cheers

It looks like it can be any of these 1977,78.79 or 1980 KZ1000 Ltd., however if you post your serial number on the neck of the frame someone here will tell you exactly what year and model you have.

Engine numbers also

"Zedder" has some good info about ranges of VIN and Engine serial numbers on various model years

May begin research by clicking > www.zedder.com/msg1.htm#Kawasaki

Likely have to check several models before finding the one with VIN or Engine number range that includes the numbers on hand.

It's not unusual to discover that a bike at hand has had its original engine replaced with an engine from a different year model.

Good Fortune!

Thanks, I'll take some pic's of both numbers.

Hi, I don't know if anyone here can give me any info on the numbers?

It's a early 1978 kz1000 A-2

I think you got the frame number slightly wrong,, there should be 00 before the A

www.zedder.com/Info/78%20KZ1000-A2.htm

The wheels, brakes and swing arm could be from a 77 LTD like this

Thanks for the info, I had missed the oo off the number. Looks like my bike is a bit of two!

Jjr wrote: ...Looks like my bike is a bit of two!

Is the front wheel an 18" or a 19" diameter? The front disks have the hole pattern from a 1978 Z1R. If the front wheel is an 18", the wheel and disks are likely from a Z1R.

It's an A1/2, rear wheel from a ltd the A1/2 had option for cast wheels but the rear was an 18 not a 16.
Carbs are CV's and are wrong also the pods will make it run like a dog, original carbs would have been Mikuni 26mm's, your air box is missing and they are as rare as rocking horse sh*t.
grab rail is ltd as is the seat, wrong handle bars as well.
The one piece of advice i can give is get a proper airbox for those carbs probably a csr 1000 one will fit or go back to 26mm mikunis with correct airbox not cheap but worth it, look at paying a couple of hundred for the air box and 250 for the carbs Pound notes that is.
drilled disc are fine, in fact an improvement on the originals, these are nearly useless as opposed to originals which were/are useless.
As you are in the UK it would be worth joining the Z1 owners club forum, pretty helpful bunch, some use this site as well.