Comments on: Kawasaki KZ750

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 23:23:19 +0000

I bought the 1981 Midnight blue exactly like the one in the photos above. Loved that bike. Still miss it. Bought it brand new, 18 years old, paid cash for it. Put about 30k miles on it I think. I would ride that bike again today vs any new bike. Plenty fast enough for me, and handled nicely. Never a complaint.

By: 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 - Chin on the Tank – Vintage Motorcycle Enthusiasts in Philadelphia

Sat, 06 Sep 2014 23:29:48 +0000

[…] been into the KZ750′s for awhile now (old post about KZ’s) and have kept my eye out for a deal on one. Well, this week this KZ popped up on craigslist and I […]

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:50:40 +0000

Yea, that second vid of the Japanese guy rippin is awesome.

By: Chris francione

Chris francione — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 23:44:44 +0000

That second video! Yeah!

By: Z Guy

Z Guy — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 06:11:16 +0000

Quick bikes, not around long due to the tariffs and the GPz, though.
Here’s a couple of knot heads thrashing one about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJ9yEHbuho&feature=player_detailpage

The earlier Z2 was cool too but they are really hard to find.
Watch this Japanese dude ride the shit out of one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg55ejyAcg0&feature=player_detailpage

The 750 was probably better suited to the z frame’s handling than any other engine.

By: ed

ed — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 20:29:22 +0000

As much as I love Honda’s… the kz’s were pretty much fast as shit.

I think the kz’s were so fast because they had aggressive cams in them. Every kz i’ve ridden including my z1 has a distinct high rpm vtec type of power that other 70’s bikes don’t have. kz compression ratios were normal… around high 8 to low 9 so… i’m pretty sure they’re faster due to oem higher lift cams compared to other jap brands cams. Only speculation.

Yes, they’re twin cam, but so was a 79 cb750… and a kz750 is faster.

No need to talk about harleys as a comparison… Harleys are cool, but they’re not fast the way any jap bike is fast. Harleys are slow fast. Not fast fast.

By: Chris francione

Chris francione — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:41:29 +0000

Those mags are sweeeet!

By: adam

adam — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:11:46 +0000

Yea, I was interested in the KZ750 twin originally but it just doesn’t produce much power. I think it’s half the HP of the fours.

By: Mike Ashleigh

Mike Ashleigh — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 18:40:12 +0000

You know my feelings about this.

KZ’s are surprisingly quick. as long as they have the appropriate number of cylinders