Kawasaki Z900 SR C
Discussion
I'm old enough to remember the original 'Z1' and how it made a 20 year old feel to own and ride one. I contemplated buying another one a few years back, but the price of a fully restored one put the dampers on that, plus the rose tinted glasses wouldn't hide it's age related limitations for long.
Now this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PssGEqlRE
A factory custom bike, sure it's bound to be expensive but I feel the need to sell a kidney
Now this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PssGEqlRE
A factory custom bike, sure it's bound to be expensive but I feel the need to sell a kidney
My friend has an unrestored Z1 in his garage which I'm lucky to be able to ride from time to time. The first time I rode it I was surprised at how modern it felt for a 40 odd year old bike. Brakes and acceleration may be lacking compared to the latest and greatest but road manners are every bit as good as my 20 years newer TRX
Dont understand it all. Its getting a bit of a slating on the z1 owners club forum. For the same money you could a decent original one and be assured you wouldn,t shed loads of cash the moment you left the forcourt. Its never going to be lusted after like the original so will never be as collectable or as investable.
Im sure it rides real fine but as previously said so does the original. Lets face it if you want razor sharp handling, eye watering acceleration and braking theres plenty of better bikes even cheaper afew years old r1's or blades will beat it in those areas.
So its pretty much aimed at a very small nostalga market sunday cruising which would be better catered for by an kudos original.
Im sure it rides real fine but as previously said so does the original. Lets face it if you want razor sharp handling, eye watering acceleration and braking theres plenty of better bikes even cheaper afew years old r1's or blades will beat it in those areas.
So its pretty much aimed at a very small nostalga market sunday cruising which would be better catered for by an kudos original.
3200gt said:
Dont understand it all. Its getting a bit of a slating on the z1 owners club forum. For the same money you could a decent original one and be assured you wouldn,t shed loads of cash the moment you left the forcourt. Its never going to be lusted after like the original so will never be as collectable or as investable.
Im sure it rides real fine but as previously said so does the original. Lets face it if you want razor sharp handling, eye watering acceleration and braking theres plenty of better bikes even cheaper afew years old r1's or blades will beat it in those areas.
So its pretty much aimed at a very small nostalga market sunday cruising which would be better catered for by an kudos original.
Of course,those with an original restored example will slate it, even though no one has ridden one yet! For the same money I would have the new bike, it will have parts availability and the latest materials in it's build, that means it should be reliable and durable. If any magazine puts the old and the new together I suspect that 40+years of development will take some of the shine off of the original. Im sure it rides real fine but as previously said so does the original. Lets face it if you want razor sharp handling, eye watering acceleration and braking theres plenty of better bikes even cheaper afew years old r1's or blades will beat it in those areas.
So its pretty much aimed at a very small nostalga market sunday cruising which would be better catered for by an kudos original.
Ridden enough of the originals to know that twice the power and ten times the braking with be a very good thing
Of course the traditionalists might be mad but since the Z1 was launched people have extensively modified them , in fact you could argue they were cornerstones at the start of the street fighter, drag bike and even rat bike scene
Of course the traditionalists might be mad but since the Z1 was launched people have extensively modified them , in fact you could argue they were cornerstones at the start of the street fighter, drag bike and even rat bike scene
Charliecloud said:
Of course,those with an original restored example will slate it, even though no one has ridden one yet! For the same money I would have the new bike, it will have parts availability and the latest materials in it's build, that means it should be reliable and durable. If any magazine puts the old and the new together I suspect that 40+years of development will take some of the shine off of the original.
Exactly, but that's why they are slating it. Its branded as a homage to the original, but in reality it isn't. No one has ridden one yet so all they can and have slated it on is its looks. It aint no z1 in the looks department. A similar colour scheme doesn't make it a homage.Don't get me wrong, I'm sure its a brilliant bike, but if you market and name something after the original at least make it so you can see the linage.
3200gt said:
Charliecloud said:
Of course,those with an original restored example will slate it, even though no one has ridden one yet! For the same money I would have the new bike, it will have parts availability and the latest materials in it's build, that means it should be reliable and durable. If any magazine puts the old and the new together I suspect that 40+years of development will take some of the shine off of the original.
Exactly, but that's why they are slating it. Its branded as a homage to the original, but in reality it isn't. No one has ridden one yet so all they can and have slated it on is its looks. It aint no z1 in the looks department. A similar colour scheme doesn't make it a homage.Don't get me wrong, I'm sure its a brilliant bike, but if you market and name something after the original at least make it so you can see the linage.
Oh yeah, you're totally right, there is absolutely no sense of linage between those two bikes at all
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