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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 02:28 #842621

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undefined Check out the description and price of this z750 coming up for auction in Oz.
Tell em they're dreaming!www.shannons.com.au/auctions/2021-shanno...on/OZ83946C92YPCCF1/
1978 z650C

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 05:31 #842623

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I don't think they're dreaming on that price. It will probably go higher. That's a Z2. Much rarer than a Z1.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 06:05 #842624

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Isn't the Z2 a 4-cylinder motorcycle?

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 06:12 #842626

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hardrockminer wrote: I don't think they're dreaming on that price. It will probably go higher. That's a Z2. Much rarer than a Z1.


Actually the seller most likely is trying to rip off a buyer because the bike he is selling is certainly NOT a Z2. He states "The Kawasaki Z750 was launched in 1973. Sometimes also called the Z2, the new model was fundamentally a smaller capacity version of the Z1 (900cc), and the two bikes were visually similar, with the main difference being the displacement. " Fine, but his bike is NOT a Z2. Like the Z1 the Z2 was a 4 cylinder Kawasaki; a somewhat scaled down displacement version of the Z1. The bike being sold is a 2 cylinder bike, not a 4 cylinder bike. It is simply a two cylinder 1976 KZ750. Not rare, not particularly valuable, and certainly NOT a Z2! The image below shows a Z2. Ed

Kawasaki Z2


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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 06:16 #842627

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Yes, that was my take on it.
Quite a cock up in my opinion, Shannons normally do better than that.
1978 z650C

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 16:46 #842661

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Here’s the disclaimer at the bottom of the page. Basically they can say anything in the description with this little paragraph at the end. Buyer beware!

Note: Shannons advise that all potential buyers research and inspect motorcycles before purchase to authenticate originality and condition as a pre-purchase inspection report is not carried out on these vehicles.
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 17:50 #842662

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The example here makes the seller look really ignorant, but I guess that's better than being knowingly deceptive or dishonest!

Mike
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1966 W1 (the Z1 of 1966-50H.P. and 100mph!)
1974 Z1
1978 KZ1000 LTD
1976 KZ900B pile O parts
1980 KZ750E
1980 Honda XL250S (I know, wrong flavor!)

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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 18:04 #842663

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650ed, thanks for the Z2 picture but it doesn’t really show the true beauty of the bike. Here’s a better representation of one in full splendor

1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
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z750 auction in Oz. 29 Jan 2021 19:29 #842670

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martin_csr wrote: Isn't the Z2 a 4-cylinder motorcycle?


Apologies. You are right Martin. I didn't look at the photos closely. Only at the description.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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z750 auction in Oz. 30 Jan 2021 15:20 #842700

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Header says 1976 but the description says 1978, too. Either way, the bike looks pretty good for the mileage, 88,000+kms.
Back in the saddle and loving it! KZ1000A1

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z750 auction in Oz. 30 Jan 2021 17:54 #842706

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The point is the bike described is not the bike pictured. It looks good because it was fully restored, maybe worth 6K to the right buyer. IMO 8K is a dream for KZ 750 TWIN.

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1980 Honda XL250S (I know, wrong flavor!)
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z750 auction in Oz. 30 Jan 2021 18:00 #842707

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Is Shannons supposed to be reputable? That description page is awful. Among the other errors, specs say it's an In-line 4 cylinder.

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