1976 Kawasaki KZ400 Special - Only $995?

No question about it. Only $995 is a surprisingly low price for the new Kawasaki KZ400 Special. After all, there's no other motorcycle quite like it. Anywhere. Only the KZ400 Special gives you the performance and reliability of a 398cc four-stroke, twin-cylinder engine. With a 2-into-1 exhaust system. The result is powerfully economical. And because of its ingenious simplicity, there's just plain less to go wrong, too.. 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 Special - Only $995? Ad available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1977 January Motorcycle World Magazine - Suzuki's slick new 750 4-stroke

Road Tests: Suzuki GS750; Triple Twin Shootout - Yamaha XS360 vs. Kawasaki KZ400 vs. Honda CJ360; Features: Toy cycles for fun and profit; Anatomy of the Top Fuel Drag Bike; Gear up for Motosplash - the closest thing yet to motorcycling on water; Pocono AMA, AAMRR Road Race Jamboree; Technical: How to build yourself a stormin' Superglide (or any other big-inch Harley); Two-Stroke Technology; more 1977 January Motor Cycle World Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com CLICK THE PICTURE TO "BUY IT NOW"

1975 Kawasaki KZ400D motorcycle ad - "Reserved for Ted"

I'm not smart because I'm the boss. I'm the boss because I'm smart. And in my business, you're smart if you're honest. That's my main motto...so when that slickeroo shoe salesman attacked my integrity, he hit me where I live. He said I'm not loyal to my own business. Because I ride a motorcycle...

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1978 Kawasaki KZ400 - America's best selling 400cc motorcycle - made better

You loved the KZ400 right from the beginning. But Kawasaki has a reputation to uphold. We build motorcycles that let you get into the good times of motorcycling without getting in over your head. That means we concentrate on continuing engineering improvements. So you can devote your attention to the good times of riding. Toward that end, we've given this year's KZ-400 a brand new engine. It's smoother and better...

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1977 Kawasaki KZ-400 - three of the biggest values in motorcycling

KZ-400. It's three of the biggest values in motorcycling. The KZ-400 has so much going for it for just one motorcycle that we've decided to turn it into three motorcycles....Our KZ-400 Standard, KZ-400 Special & KZ-400 Deluxe...Kawasaki - we know why you ride.

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1975 Kawasaki KZ-400D Parking Meter Police Officer Ad

Nobody was looking, so I figured I could get away with it, sneaking a dime into the meter, while he was diggin' on my Kawasaki. No such luck. I'm out five bucks. Which doesn't seem fair somehow...I mean over-parked bikes costin' as much as over-parke cars. Then againm, the ticket didn't hurt so bad because he liked my bike so much. In fact, I felt kinda good when he started asking me questions about it. At first he asked the sort of nuts and bolts things you'd expect. And I told him, yeah, it's a KZ-400D, with the 389cc 4-stroke engine, 5-speed trans, electric starter and front-disc brake. Then he really did a number on my head. Did I like the handling? What about in traffic? Would it make a good tourer? How's the suspension? How's the ground clearance when it's really laid over? Did I like the layout of the controls? How's the throttle response? What about vibration? How was the saddle for long rides? Did I like the positioning of the bars? Is there an lurch in the drive train? What about this? What about that? He really knew bikes. And by the time we finished, I definitely felt he wanted a KZ-400D for himself. I don't blame him, either. After tooling around all day on a 3-wheeler, cops should have fun too. Excuse me, I mean police officers.

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1974 Green Streaking Baja - whereas Ekins sat upon the Kawasaki 400 and flogged it all the way to LaPaz

Tests: Kawasaki KZ400, Husqvarna 250-CR, Penton 250; Features: Bolt-On Rear disc; Buyers Guide - big gas tanks; Ducati 750 -ultimate cafe racer; How to ride dirt - side hilling; Daytona 1974 -color, action, results; Project Suzuki - upping performance; Bike basics - carburetors; Five easy pieces - Kaw 750 hop-up; more

KZ-400 250CR

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1974 BMW R90/6 - would you believe a printed circuit instrument panel?

Cover: The curry-colored BMW R90/6 in action and the commuter-oriented Kawasaki KZ400 in repose.

Contents: Road Tests: BMW R90/6, Yamaha TY250 Trials, Triumph TR5T Street/Trail; Preview: Kawasaki KZ-400; Technical: Yamaha 125 Enduro Tune-up; Features: Whatever happened to Blackjack Matthews?; The Great American Chief; more

1974 June Cycle Guide Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue - BMW available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category





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1978 Tour-Testing BMW R100RS

Cover: The road to the Sierra Blanca ski area near Ruidoso, NM, provided superb scenery for short tours from the Aspencade Rally in nearby Ruidoso, NM

Contents: Road Tests: BMW R100RS, Moto Guzzi 850T3, Kawasaki KZ400 Custom; Features: Build a miniature Motorcycle Hobby; Ergonomics - how to make your cycle fit; How to tour lightweight; New Safety study probes motorcycle accidents; Honda introduces new models; more

1978 March Rider Motorcycle Magazine Back-Issue available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Magazines" category


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1975 Kawasaki KZ400 D3 Motorcycle Owner's Manual

1975 Kawasaki KZ400 D3 Motorcycle Owner's Manual available at www.DadsVintageAds.com in the " Motorcycle Manuals " category


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