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1980 KAWASAKI KZ-1000
PAUL ZUNIGA, LAREDO, TX
MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN
SOLD NEW IN U.S. FOR APPROXIMATELY $2,500.00 IN 1980
1000CC, DUAL OVERHEAD CAM, FOUR-STROKE, TRANSVERSE FOUR CYLINDER
10:1 COMPRESSION RATIO, 90+ HP, 140MPH TOP SPEED (APPROX)
5-SPEED, SIMPLEX FINAL DRIVE CHAIN, WT.- 475 LBS. (APPROX)
THE BIKE IS UNRESTORED, BUT HAS BEEN OVERHAULED
CYCLE COLOR IS BLACK W/ GOLD PINSTRIPES, REPRODUCTION PAINT JOB
AND RE-COVERED SEAT.
ESTIMATED VALUE $3,000.00
THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1986 WITH 34 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, IT
HAD BEEN STORED IN IT’S CRATE AT THE OLD GREGORY’S SHOP. I TRADED IN A
1975 HONDA CB550, 1972 YAMAHA RD350, 1970 SUZUKI 400 CYCLONE, 1980
YAMAHA XT250 AND A 1972 BULTACO 250 PURSANG, ALONG WITH $500 CASH.
THE BIKE HAS K&N SUPERBIKE HANDLEBARS, A TRACY 2000 FAIRING AND A MAC
HEADER. MANY WHO SEE THE BIKE MISTAKE IT FOR A BLACK Z1-R, WHICH IT IS
NOT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT THIS BIKE HAS BEEN WRECKED TWICE, BUT EVEN
THOUGH IT ACTUALLY FLIPPED OVER ONCE, IT ESCAPED WITH ONLY COSMETIC
DAMAGE BOTH TIMES. THIS BIKE RAN AN 11:40 AT 102 MPH IN THE QUARTER
MILE IN 1998 WITH WORN AND BROKEN RINGS, SMOKING BADLY. IT HAS SINCE
HAD THE TOP END OVERHAULED.
1982 KAWASAKI KZ-440
SALLY ZUNIGA, LAREDO, TX
MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN
SOLD NEW IN U.S. FOR APPROXIMATELY $1,750.00 IN 1982
440CC, OVERHEAD CAM, FOUR-STROKE, VERTICAL TWIN
9.5:1 COMPRESSION RATIO, 35+ HP, 100MPH TOP SPEED (APPROX)
5-SPEED, BELT DRIVE, WT.- 250 LBS. (APPROX)
THE BIKE IS ALL ORIGINAL
CYCLE COLORS ARE BLUE WITH WHITE & RED PINSTRIPING
ESTIMATED VALUE $1,250.00
THIS BIKE WAS TRADED FOR A ’79 KZ-1000 AND AN ’82 KZ-650.
1986 KAWASAKI ZG-1000 CONCOURS
PAUL ZUNIGA, LAREDO, TX
MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN
SOLD NEW IN U.S. FOR APPROXIMATELY $6,000.00 IN 1986
1000CC, DUAL OVERHEAD CAM, FOUR-STROKE
TRANSVERSE FOUR CYLINDER, WATER COOLED
105 HP, 140MPH TOP SPEED (APPROX), WT.- 550 LBS. (APPROX)
6-SPEED, SHAFT DRIVE
THE BIKE IS UNRESTORED & ORIGINAL
CYCLE COLOR IS SILVER
ESTIMATED VALUE $2,000.00
THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED FOR $2,000 BY MY YOUNGER BROTHER WHO TRADED
IT TO ME FOR A PIECE OF TEXAS HILL COUNTRY PROPERTY.
THIS BIKE WAS THE FIRST OF IT’S KIND - A SPORT / TOURING MODEL.
PERSONALLY, THE RIDING POSITION FEELS MORE SPORT THAN TOURING.
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