Kawasaki Z 1000 Z 1-R

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Kawasaki Z 1000 Z 1-R
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Production period 1978 to 1980
class motorcycle
design type Superbike
Motor data
4 cylinders, four-stroke
Displacement  (cm³) 1015
Power  (kW / PS ) 66/90 at 6,800 rpm
Top speed (  km / h) 207
transmission 5-speed
drive Chain drive
Brakes two two-piston floating caliper brakes Ø 295 mm at the front, one two-piston floating caliper brake Ø 295 mm at the rear
Empty weight  (kg) 260
successor Z 1000 MKII

The Kawasaki Z 1000 Z 1-R (mostly just called Z 1-R ) is a Japanese motorcycle model from Kawasaki Heavy Industries . The striking features of the Kawasaki Z 1000 Z 1-R are the 4-in-1 exhaust system on the right-hand side and the cast wheels.

history

After the success of the Z 1000 , Kawasaki developed the "Z 1-R" as a new top model that should set standards in design and performance. The pointedly angular motorcycle with the handlebar-mounted half-shell fairing was only available with a metallic silver blue paint. Although the design was well received by potential buyers, the sales figures remained below expectations after unsatisfactory tests in motorcycle magazines. Among other things, the lack of engine power and the too small tank were criticized.

Trivia

The end of 1977, the newly introduced was Z-R 1 by readers of the magazine motorcycle for motorcycle of the year selected.

literature

  • Andi Seiler: Type compass Kawasaki motorcycles since 1965 , Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02727-5 .
  • Jürgen Gaßebner: Kawasaki milestones: Classic - Tuning - Racing . Elementbuch Verlag, Schlierbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-9811662-1-7 .
  • Peter Mergelkuhl: Kawasaki Z1-R: Deep fall . In: OLDTIMER MARKT magazine , ISSN  0939-9704 . No. 1, 2009, pp. 175-180.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kawasaki Z1000 Z1-R to the Z1000 MKII. Café Racer in series. Winni Scheibe, accessed May 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Thomas Schmieder: Predecessor of the Kawasaki Z 1000. Motorcycle , January 21, 2010, accessed on May 30, 2018 : "Angular with cast wheels and cockpit fairing: The Z 1000 is complemented by the sporty Z1-R," Motorcycle of the Year "1977."