76 Z1 Dealer Prototype?

mystery ship :X

Thanks guys for your replies on this...learn something new everyday:)
As far as that mystery ship??...WTH??!!!
Butt-crack-ugly:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

rdgrnr wrote:

Thanks guys for your replies on this...learn something new everyday:)
As far as that mystery ship??...WTH??!!!
Butt-crack-ugly:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

and they want $25,000 for that?????????:blink:

And the ever-popular Jacwal --

I always thought the Vetter Windjammer and Windjammer SS looked rather classy as did the Vetter sidebags and top truck. The rest of his designs don't inspire me too much.

For truly ugly the old Bates fairings and the HOG batwing fairings take the prize.

Patton wrote:

And the ever-popular Jacwal --

There is a local guy who has one of these on his 1980 GS1000...just lovely:blink: :huh:

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I know and have pictures of one right now- the 1972, in perfect survivor condition, 2 owner- the first owner being the current owners dad- the current owner owned the local kawi dealership in the 70s, and bought the bike for his dad. It is documented and correct.

Hey jeff- does that make four for ya?

Jeff.Saunders wrote:

It's not the KZ1000-A2A, that's the 78 1/2 KZ1000 (the only difference between it and the A2 model is carb/emission stuff). Kawasaki was wrestling with EPA and California emissions requirements. Usually the A2A is referred to as a California spec bike - although I do understand many of the bikes were sold outside of California.

Kawasaki did circulate models for display, although I've never heard of a KZ900 version - but I would imagine it's possible (although unlikely). There were preproduction Z1's used as display bikes in 1972 - these are very rare. I'm only aware of 3 surviving ones.

Oops Jeff- that last post was for you!

I think Squeeks did say he has talked to you in the past- I have seen your products on several of his bikes, and not just Kawis- I think he got some stuff for his cafe-d Yami SR 500 as well?

CruisingRam wrote:

I know and have pictures of one right now- the 1972, in perfect survivor condition, 2 owner- the first owner being the current owners dad- the current owner owned the local kawi dealership in the 70s, and bought the bike for his dad. It is documented and correct.

Hey jeff- does that make four for ya?

Not sure - the key to it is the VIN number and some of the components. The pre-production bikes have a ton of different parts on them. I know the folks you are talking about, but I've not seen pictures of the bike.

Greg W in the USA owns one, there's one in Germany, then a partial one in Norway.

Jeff was that the one we were all oohing and aahing over last year at Mid-Ohio?

The Gringo wrote:

Jeff was that the one we were all oohing and aahing over last year at Mid-Ohio?

Yes, that's Greg's bike