1980 Z1

1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:11 #194339

Jimbo302 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 203 Thank you received: 7	I am looking into buying a z1 for parts, and I have a pic. The owner refers to it as a 1980 kawi 1000. I just wanted to check with the guru's here to see if they could give me any more details on what this is.
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:15 #194340

Jimbo302 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 203 Thank you received: 7	Here are the pics I have.
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:18 #194341

Jimbo302 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 203 Thank you received: 7	One more try: Post edited by: Jimbo302, at: 2008/02/13 07:20 Attachments:
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:38 #194345

Mcdroid Offline User Gone Kwackers Posts: 6567 Thank you received: 301	Hello Jimbo302...the bike looks (without seeing the confirming motor and frame VIN's) like a KZ1000B model (LTD) with an aftermarket kerker header. The VIN's will tell all...and it isn't a Z1:) Post edited by: Mcdroid, at: 2008/02/13 07:38 Michael Alvin, Texas 1982 GPz750 1977 KZ1000A 1978 KZ1000A 1982 GPz1100 1975 Z2A
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:38 #194346

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It looks like a 79-81 LTD, but can't be shure without better pictures of the motor. If it is the second Gen. KZ1000 it has the bastard motor with the odd crank shaft and cam drive system.

74 Z1-A stock
76 KZ-900 Totaly stock vice MAC pipe
77 KZ-1000A stock
78 Z1-R 100%MINT 500 original Mi.
78 Z1-R Yoshi 1103 kit stage 1 cams Yoshi pipe. Etc
79 KZ-1300 (1400)
80 KZ-1300
81 Scratch built GPz1150R
82 KZ1000

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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:41 #194347

rdgrnr Offline User Posts: 342 Thank you received: 0	looks like my 79 1000B3 LTD 77 KZ650B1 80 440 LTD Sold 78 GL1000 Naked Wing Sold 80 CM400E Sold Brainerd, MN
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:43 #194348

PLUMMEN Offline User Posts: 8139 Thank you received: 103	79-80 b3/b4 would be my guess.if its an 80 ltd that would be a good thing because it would have big pin crank which is worth a few bucks to the drag racing types;) Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:43 #194349

Jimbo302 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 203 Thank you received: 7	So it is an ltd, I assumed it was, but the rear fender and some other odds and ends had me guessing. I am new to these bikes, what makes a Z1?
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:45 #194350

Jimbo302 Topic Author Offline User Posts: 203 Thank you received: 7	otakar wrote: It looks like a 79-81 LTD, but can't be shure without better pictures of the motor. If it is the second Gen. KZ1000 it has the bastard motor with the odd crank shaft and cam drive system. The '80 ltd engine is undesirable?
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1980 Z1 13 Feb 2008 04:51 #194353

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To answer both your questions, the 1980 KZ1000B4 is, arguably the most desireable of the early style 1000 LTD's as it has the MKII motor (I won't go into the definition here) and a Z1 model is a 903cc bike made for export from late 1972 ('73 year model) to mid-1975. All 903 and 1015cc bikes after that (1976-1980) are referred to as KZ's in North America and Z's elsewhere.

Michael
Alvin, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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