Kawasaki Z1

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The Z1 Kawasaki was introduced in 1972 by Kawasaki Heavy industries, it was developed in strict secrecy under the project name "New York Steak". Some years previously, Kawasaki, primarily a manufacturer of two stroke motorcycles, decided to make a 750cc 4-cylinder 4-stroke sports motorcycle, they were beaten to the market place by the Honda CB750. Apparently, the bosses at Kawasaki were horrified and ordered their designers to come up with something overwhelmingly better. The subsequent design was a 903cc bike with stunning styling details that took the motorcycling world by storm and set a standard for superbikes that is still being imitated today.

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