The Legendary Kawasaki Z1--FIRST inline-four SUPERBIKE?

Motorcycle minds were blown when the 1973 Kawasaki Z1 debuted with its 903cc engine, double overhead cams and burly styling--and Team Green's four-cylinder superbike was born--in rootbeer brown! Did 40-hp Triumphs ever have a chance? Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer talk about the Z1's origins, how it compared to the Honda CB750, and the marketplace the bike entered, including facing off against Kawasaki's own two-stroke triples. The guys wander off a bit on this one and coincidentally heard the same crazy superbike race announcer at Monza more than a decade apart! (Really, it's a cool story.) There's a moment on Harley-Davidson steering philosophy that's at least peripherally related, and a little about the death of the two-stroke, plus so much more. Join us! Looking to buy? Get prequalified https://octane.co/flex/1?a=171 Subscribe to Cycle World Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/c/cycleworld?s... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CLI74x... Read more from Cycle World: https://www.cycleworld.com/ Buy Cycle World Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/cycleworld