Kawasaki LTD (soft chopper variants)

Z 440 LTD

LTD 450

Z 750 LTD

KZ 1000 LTD

Kawasaki LTD denotes the chopper variant of various series of the motorcycle manufacturer Kawasaki with engines from 443 to 1089 cm³ displacement, which were offered from 1975 to 1989. Motorcycle designer Wayne LaVar Moulton was responsible for the appearance of the LTD models ; the first LTD was the KZ 900 LTD .

history

In the 1970s, Kawasaki brought out a LTD variant of various motorcycles. It was always a chopper . In Japan, due to special local regulations, the LTD variant was added to the attractive class up to 400 cubic centimeters . The most widespread machine of the LTD type in Germany was the Kawasaki Z 440 LTD, as it fell into the inexpensive 27 HP insurance class.

Models

KZ 900 LTD: 1975 to 1976
KZ 650 LTD: 1977 to 1983
KZ 1000 LTD: 1977 to 1978
Z 750 LTD: 1979 to 1987
Z 440 LTD: 1980 to 1984
Z 550 LTD: 1980 to 1983
Z 1100 LTD: 1981 to 1985
ZN 1100 LDT: 1983 to 1984 (US model with 136 hp)
LTD 450: 1985 to 1989

The success of the models led the other three major Japanese motorcycle manufacturers to copy Kawasaki's concept.

literature

Ian Fallon: The Kawasaki Story . Heel Verlag 2001, ISBN 978-389365-924-1 .
Alastair Walker: The Kawasaki Triples Bible . All Road Models 1968-1980. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2011. ISBN 978-1-845-84075-4 .

Web links

Detailed website about the Kawasaki LTD450

Individual evidence

↑ Fuad Shibli: Determination of the sitting position and posture of two-wheeled riders for characteristic two-wheeled driver's seat configurations . Springer-Verlag, 1982. ISBN 978-3-322-87712-3 (p. 38)
↑ Ian Fallon, pp. 166-170.
↑ Uli cDisconnect: Japanese Custom Motorcycles . The Nippon Chop - Chopper, Cruiser, Bobber, Trikes and Quads. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2013. ISBN 978-1-845-84530-8 (p. 46)

[1] Fuad Shibli: Determination of the sitting position and posture of two-wheeled riders for characteristic two-wheeled driver's seat configurations . Springer-Verlag, 1982. ISBN 978-3-322-87712-3 (p. 38)

[2] Ian Fallon, pp. 166-170.

[3] Uli cDisconnect: Japanese Custom Motorcycles . The Nippon Chop - Chopper, Cruiser, Bobber, Trikes and Quads. Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2013. ISBN 978-1-845-84530-8 (p. 46)