I don't know what it is about old Kwackers but they just get the blood pumping more than any other of the Big Four manufacturers. Maybe it’s some warped childhood Sesame Street connection; a two-wheeled Kermit The Frog on angry-crack, but whenever I see one, I want one.
It was the same story for Eric Bostrom (pretty sure that’s the AMA rider, brother of Ben Bostrom) who wanted to turn his 2012 model Z1000 into something which looked like the KR750 machine of Gary Nixon. EventuallyLossa Engineering got in on the act with some new bodywork and wheels machined from BILLET which look freaking fantabulous- better than the original Campagnolo style rims.
The new-old bodywork on this new Z1000 has me intrigued. The tricky bit is that the KR750 style reference had a tank which only held fuel. The new Z1000 has a tank which holds fuel, and an airbox. Where did the airbox go? This is where ‘making new bodywork’ becomes much more difficult than glassing up some fibre around a mould.
Huge tacho...might get Mexican for lunch today I think...
Wheels machined from scratch- mimicking original Campagnolo style items.
Kicked up ductail takes us straight back to the '70s.
Legendary Kawasaki tuner Erv Kanemoto with Gary Nixons KR750. He later took Freddie Spencer to his 1985 250/500 double world championships for Honda among other championships. (Thanks to sfree1 for the info!)
Photos: Lossa Engineering
via wideopenmoto
