Yesterday, Kawasaki punched out a little teaser video in commemoration of the Z1 ’s 50th anniversary (see above). While this seems like the standard sneak-peek to a new machine, RideApart argues that ...

Kawasaki recently launched the worlds first Strong-HEV motorcycles, but Americas riders have few reasons to buy them. The '73 Z1 rode on 36 mm, hydraulically dampened telescopic front forks.

Kawasaki introduced the Z1 in 1973 as a return salvo to Honda, which had unleashed the CB750 and CR75 on the world a few years earlier. The two rivals are separated by Yamaha at the top of our ...

Basing their design on the Z1-R's stock fuel tank, the guys fashioned a custom aluminum alternative from scratch. Right behind it lies a fiber-reinforced polymer tail that merges with the seat pan ...

While the Z1 is one of most eye-catching Kawasaki motorcycles of all time, the 1978 Kawasaki Z1-R takes the Z1's design cues up at least a notch. Here's what makes it unique from other motorcycles.

The Z1 went on sale in the UK a year before Kawasaki had established any sort of administrative base here, let alone any dealer network. The first bikes were brought in by importers Agrati.

Kawasaki is releasing this limited edition watch to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Z1. Just 903 examples (a number chosen to match the bike’s displacement) of the men’s ...

While I don't have a clue what I was doing when Kennedy was shot, I can clearly remember the first time I saw a Kawasaki Z1. In 1974, this four-cylinder, 903cc, 81bhp, 132mph projectile was the ...

It's forty years since Kawasaki astonished the motorcycling world by showing the 903cc Z1 superbike at the 1972 Cologne Show. Some special activities are being planned for the 2012 Cologne ...

Kawasaki’s Z1 900 might be a piece of motorcycling history, but you’d have to be a hardcore enthusiast to pay £40,00 for this special! Built by Japanese Z-specialists Bulldock Motorcycles ...