Dave Solomon is the mad Englishman behind Butchered Classics, an online community dedicated to pre-1990 bikes modified in diametrically “non-purist” fashion, embracing everything from braced swingarms to crazy engine swaps. Dave himself has earned an […]
Tag: Kawasaki Z1000
Kawasaki KZ1000 Restomod by Nova Motorcycles
Few motorcycles have the long and varied history of the Kawasaki KZ1000. Known as the Z1000 outside North America, the big air-cooled inline four debuted in 1977, and the police model would remain in continuous […]
Kawasaki Z1000 Urban Fighter by Droog Moto
Fierce, fast and ready to brawl… In the early 2000s, Kawasaki introduced a 30th anniversary remake of the mighty Zed. The modern Z1000 has factory streetfighter styling and a re-tuned version of the ZX-9R engine, […]
Kawasaki Z1000 “Flatliner” by JM Customs
A Z1000 street tracker straight out of Scotland… The Kawasaki Z1000 — aka the KZ1000 in the North American market — was a direct successor of the legendary Z1, the most powerful four-stroke motorcycle ever […]
Kawasaki Z1000 Restomod by Dave Solomon
Dave Solomon is the founder of Butchered Classics, a 2000-member community dedicated to the modification of classic bikes, from tame resto-modication to radical engine swaps. Dave himself has turned out a number of simply mad […]
Custom Kawasaki Z1000 by Dave Solomon
When the Kawasaki Z1 was introduced in 1972, it was the most powerful Japanese four-cylinder, four-stroke ever produced, with 82 horsepower and a top speed in excess of 130 mph. It quickly became a legend, […]