Beschreibung
Wed, 20th Jul 2022 13:00
National Motorcycle Museum
1993 Kawasaki KZ1000P
TV's 'CHiPs' model Kawasaki
Estimate
£3, 000 - £5, 000
Lot details
Registration No: K426 FNT
Frame No: JKAKZCP27PB511107
Engine No: KZT00JE054686
CC: 1000
MOT: Exempt
Restored in the style of the famous 'CHiPs' TV show bikes
This KZ1000 was restored like this a few years ago
Part of a private collection of machines
Will need light decommissioning before use
Current V5C on file
The first major revision of Kawasaki's trend-setting Z1/ Z900 arrived for 1977 in the form of the Z1000, which, as its name suggests, was a bored-out version of the original double-overhead-cam four. Power went up marginally to 83bhp, while there was more torque delivered further down the rev range than before. Testing the new Z1000 in February 1977, Bike magazine had to contend with a wet track but nevertheless recorded a 12. 76-second standing quarter mile time, despite an enforced half-throttle take-off, and a staggering terminal velocity of 117mph. A much-revised frame meant that the Z1000 had lost some of its predecessors' wayward handling while remaining every bit as refined. 'It's a lusty, sturdy motorcycle with a proven reliability record, and now the handling matches the performance even better,' concluded editor Mike Nicks. Charismatic in the extreme, these early 'Big Zeds' are served by an enthusiastic owners club and are increasingly sought after today.
The KZ1000P was built for as a police spec. machine. Made famous as the featured California Highway Patrol (CHP of 'CHiPs') motorcycles used in the US TV series 'CHiPs' from 1977 to 1983, they were and still are used with law enforcement agencies and as parade escort motorcycles across the USA. The earlier versions wore a simple front screen whereas later versions had a full fairing, as seen in the film 'Terminator 2 - Judgement Day'.
Restored in the style of the famous 'CHiPs' TV show motorcycles, this KZ1000P was restored like this a few years ago and has been part of a private collection of machines. This later 1993 machine wears an early style windshield without the fairing offered later in bike production and so resembles the late 1970s police model and even has the 'CHP' decals. It will need light decommissioning before use and there is a current V5C on file.
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