Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

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Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

09 Jun 2006 20:32
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Ok, i was looking on that bikez site you gave me and it says that there was no 1977 kz900's made? Someone on here ran the numbers that i have and said it was a 77. The neck number is 514979 and the cc on the engine is 903cc. Where do you guys get the info on the numbers from?:unsure:
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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

09 Jun 2006 21:05
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I don't know where the #'s are from, but there were 77 KZ900's.... I had one a couple years back, and I have a bare frame for one in storage.

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 00:15
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I posted the link to zedder when I stated it was a 77 KZ900 in your other thread (one of them anyway).
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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 05:17
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There were some KZ900's sold as 77 models. Mine is a 77 model.

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 05:32
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I looked at bikez site, interesting site but I don't think that information is complete. I noted a lot of Kawasaki bikes showing a "Z" model designation so I think that must be an English or Australian site, it doesn't have much on KZ's, I saw only 3 listed. In England and Australia the model designation was Z900, (pronounced "zed"900). There are some differences between models sold in the US and elsewhere in what was offered in what year.

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 05:45
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...There are some differences between models sold in the US and elsewhere in what was offered in what year.

Yep. I thought about putting 2 cents in on the "77 KZ900" line as well, then remembered that Kaw did some funny things with model/year crossovers.

It's hard enough to trust the factory (buykaw.com)designations, much less "aftermarket" sites...

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 07:09
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A 1977 KZ900 is just a late 1976 titled as a 1977 model year. I don't think Kawasaki intended 1977 KZ900s to exist. So in other words if you have trouble finding parts listings ect, for a 1977, just use 1976 model year instead. They were the exact same all the way to the color of the bodywork.
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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 07:39
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We also have our very own 900 expert, Jeff at Z1 Enterprises :)

History of the Kawasaki 900

Since the 77 KZ900 has a different model number (KZ900 A5) than a 76 KZ900 (KZ900 A4), it seems to me that Kawasaki intended them to be 77 models. But I'm not a Kawasaki 900 expert :)
KZ900 Police Special - The 1977 KZ900 motorcycle, upgraded for use as a police motorcycle
Source: Wikipedia

According to Zedder there were 5,237 1977 KZ900 A5's produced.
31,359 1976 KZ900 A4's produced in Japan.
10,340 1976 KZ900 A4's produced in the USA.
5,503 1976 KZ900 B1 LTD's produced.

Plus or minus one or two due to my math is possible :)

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 09:03
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there is alot of useful info at z1 enterprises..and alot of good parts, too. helpful place. on the subject of 77 kz900's, weren't they all ltd's? or were there some kz900 standards too?

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 09:46
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yep there were plain old kzs also.;)

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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 10:34
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there is alot of useful info at z1 enterprises..and alot of good parts, too. helpful place. on the subject of 77 kz900's, weren't they all ltd's? or were there some kz900 standards too?
I'm a little puzzled about that, buykawasaki.com lists 1976 KZ900A4 (the standard), KZ900B1 (the LTD) and a KZ900 Police, but for the 77 model year they only list the 1977 KZ900A5, and not the LTD or Police Models. During my Google search I ran across references to a 77 KZ900 Police but nothing for a 77 KZ900B2 LTD.
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Re: Ok i checked bikez and it says no 77kz900's?

10 Jun 2006 10:45
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steell wrote:
arobsum wrote:
...a KZ900 Police, but for the 77 model year they only list the 1977 KZ900A5, and not the LTD or Police Models. During my Google search I ran across references to a 77 KZ900 Police but nothing for a 77 KZ900B2 LTD.

There's a decent - if a bit spotty - pictorial history of the Z - KZ Police bikes at:

users.crocker.com/~mwilliams/KZP.htm

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