Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: I also had a 73 Z1, I brought it to a shop for a repair in 79 with 7k miles on the odometer , I left my keys and helmet with the plan to pick it up after work , one of the staffers took the bike out for a joy ride and crashed it badly bending the entire front end he was lucky to survive , my brand new Arai full face Helmet was split in half ------ lesson learned , never leave your bike un -attended at any shop - I have never seen that color or striping before. That is beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Edgar said: I had that Corbin custom-made to raise the seat height by about 2 inches. Also installed risers on the bars. At 6'4" tall I was too big for the bike. It was never a comfortable ride for me. Yes , makes sense , the bikes are made for Japanese riders 6 feet or shorter - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 The summer of 1977, I was 15 yo and I bought my 1973 900 Z1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Davis said: I have never seen that color or striping before. That is beautiful they had a lot of the Orange bikes in 73 , the engine cases were black 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: I also had a 73 Z1, I brought it to a shop for a repair in 79 with 7k miles on the odometer , I left my keys and helmet with the plan to pick it up after work , one of the staffers took the bike out for a joy ride and crashed it badly , he was lucky to survive , my brand new Arai full face Helmet was split in half ------ lesson learned , never leave your bike un -attended at any shop - I think this is a 1975 900 Z1B with dual front disc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I have, on the desk in front of me, the December 1972 "Superbikes 1973" issue of Cycle magazine. The Kawasaki 903 dynoed at a phenomenal 64.15 BHP. Nowadays literbikes are easily tripling that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, Davis said: The summer of 1977, I was 15 yo and I bought my 1973 900 Z1 Awesome photo, you didn't ride bare footed did you? 20 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: Yes , makes sense , the bikes are made for Japanese riders 6 feet or shorter - More like 5' 7 minutes ago, Edgar said: I have, on the desk in front of me, the December 1972 "Superbikes 1973" issue of Cycle magazine. The Kawasaki 903 dynoed at a phenomenal 64.15 BHP. Nowadays literbikes are easily tripling that. If you looked up the performance numbers on those bikes you would laugh, top speed about 125. I beat a few of them with a stock 82 V45 Sabre. They sure sounded great though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 29 minutes ago, Davis said: I think this is a 1975 900 Z1B with dual front disc All Z1's were single disc upfront , rear drum brakes , even the later KZ 900 , and , just like the H1 , H2 the front wheel /right fork and master cylinder were ready for a dual disk setup , but mounting a 2nd disk was better if you reversed the left fork to the right and vice versa , as it reversed the calipers and the brake pads grabbed earlier for better handling and braking ---- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Ceptorman said: Awesome photo, you didn't ride bare footed did you? I was gonna ask the same thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Ceptorman said: Awesome photo, you didn't ride bare footed did you? 4 minutes ago, babadono said: I was gonna ask the same thing No I didn't ride barefoot ever. But I rarely wore shoes as a teen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, Davis said: No I didn't ride barefoot ever. But I rarely wore shoes as a teen. With them Indiana girls...on an Indiana night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, babadono said: With them Indiana girls...on an Indiana night 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, Davis said: First time , I see this kind of 4 into 2 muffler system on a Z1 , with the pipe out straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: I like the pillion seat , it looks a lot more comfortable for riding for long distances that the stock seat - The seat was on the bike when I purchased it so I don't know anything about it. We called that style a "King and Queen" seat. I only lost one passenger off that seat. A friend of mine was riding on the back and he thought we had just gathered the attention of the local police and we had to stop at a stop light so I was motivated to get moving ASAP. When the light turned green i was quickly releasing the clutch and the bike must have been sitting in some oil or something and the rear end went sideways and my friend flew off. I looked back and he was in a sitting position on the pavement in the middle of the road unhurt. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Davis said: . the rear end went sideways and my friend flew off. I looked back and he was in a sitting position on the pavement oooooops -----I bet you he either never rode with you again , or he learned to hang on tighter when riding on a Z1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, Davis said: bike must have been sitting in some oil or something and the rear end went sideways and my friend flew off. I looked back and he was in a sitting position on the pavement in the middle of the road unhurt. uh huh uh huh you were checking to see if he was glued on. I fell victim to that .... once A "friend" popped a wheelie and left me sittin on the road 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 That was a nice little bike. A Honda CL 100 . Good bike for our purposes. I'm thinking it was a '71 or '72. Perfect for out here... all dirt roads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 We had a gusty day here the rain wasn't for long at all, but it's wet.. even the air is still wet after the sun has been out two hours or more. Filled the trash dumpster with limbs didn't make much garbage the past week myself. There's more out there since, pffftt... bet there are a lot without power south of here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted October 29, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, JohnJ said: We had a gusty day here the rain wasn't for long at all, but it's wet.. even the air is still wet after the sun has been out two hours or more. Filled the trash dumpster with limbs didn't make much garbage the past week myself. There's more out there since, pffftt... bet there are a lot without power south of here. A bit breezy here yesterday and last night and 7.5 inches of rain. Sunny and 68 today. Yes branches and a couple of 20' pine tree tops in the yard from the field next door. It's wet so I will wait to get on the tractor tomorrow to move them. Power went out last night at 8:30 and came back on 18 hours later. . 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Ceptorman said: I beat a few of them with a stock 82 V45 Sabre. They sure sounded great though. --------C'mon Bill , these guys must have been very lousy riders - the Z1 went to 170 mph in 73 at Daytona with all but a stock bike and a fairing -------the endurance record in 73 was 24h non-stop at120mph /stock bike- 73 stock tires - single disc brake , rear drum brake , 36mm forks , lousy 72 suspension -no fairing , 0 modification - /https://youtu.be/sHpsB5ll9DI you're also forgetting the kawasaki 1978-----Z1R TC ---1015cc with a turbocharger ---nothing could touch it --the kit was about 1k$ and change , bolt on , no mods into any Z1 , 903cc or 1015 cc with a stock engine ----- 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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