Kawasaki / Z1000MKII (it is a motorcycle of capacity 1,015cc that the mark two 〈 North America specifications that do not do Z can write Kawasaki Heavy Industries as KZ1000MKII 〉) in 1980 from 1978, and sold production.)
The change of specifications by the model change
* Z1000-A3（A 1979 model）
* KZ1000-A3A（A 1979 model, an anti-North America specifications effluent gas measure car）
* Z1000-A4（A 1980 model）： Front fork emblem addition
A background and the fate of the model that were released
Z1/Z900 which continued since release of 1972 for four years threw away four mufflers-style in 1976, and it was it with two mufflers, and the displacement volume was enlarged to 1 liter. However, the engine output did not have serious improvement, and the sale results failed to rise by the influence of the anti-effluent gas measure. On the other hand, the style of the straight line basic tone was popular, and Z1-R which it released in 1977 extended sale number in spite of high price with a high output engine while having various kinds of problems. I received this, and Z1000 which was the mainstream of the 1 liter class was renovated in a style based on a straight line on the occasion of a model change (a 1979 model) of 1978, and the name was changed with Z1000MKII. The design which I had a feeling of volume as the flagship (Z1300 was released in the same year, but it was a tourer point model and was hard to call this with "ZAPPER" which thought that Kawasaki was the class which became the main battlefield) for for Z1-R which was a special model was welcomed, and it was it with the model that could barely compete for power performance for the product made in competitor 1 liter class which was cast one after another from the last year because engine output 93 became ps.
Z1000MKII was sold for two years, but opportunities to take the dust stirred up by those in front of a remarkable competitor of the performance enhancement again came to increase in last years of model. To be opposed to this; appearing is new product of the frame and Z1000 which improved the thorough engine by a model change (a 1981 model) in 1980 by judgment that there are not lightweighting and room of the output up anymore as a then frame / engine(J) I am similar, and it will be passed the baton. As for the model change of this 1980, it is it in history of Kawasaki Z series of the 1 liter class with one turning point, and it may be said with the starting point of the the later amount of characteristics Buddhist clergyman, but there are many deep-rooted lovers worldwide, and there is it in the model group in these before 1980 even if there is it after having passed in higher than in 20.
A derivation car model
For the derivation car model that shared an engine and a basic frame with Z1000MKII for the same period,
* Z1000ST (the model, Z1000-E1, E2), a shaft drive car
* Z1000 Feul Injection (the model, Z1000-H1), a fuel injection device wearing car（Only as for the 1980 model）
* Z1000LTD (the model, KZ1000-B3, B4), an American type
* Z1R-II (the model, Z1000D2, D3), a cafe racer type
