Sunday, October 11, 2026

Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1984


Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1984. An annual publication from 1983 and thru the late 1990s(?). The latest issue I have, or can locate on the interwebs, is from 1999.


Above: On the cover, the all-new 750 TURBO and the very first Ninja: the legendary 1984 ZX900-A1 900 NINJA !!


Above: A portion of the article on the TURBO, NINJA, & GPZs.


Above: A 750 TURBO advertisement that Kawasaki ran in period MC magazines.


Above: A 900 NINJA advertisement that Kawasaki ran in period MC magazines.


Above: Coverage of racing with riders Wayne Rainey (shown), Wes Cooley, and others.


Above: New muscle-cruisers that pre-date the legendary ELIMINATOR line--ZN700 and ZN1100 (shown).


Above: The all-new KXT250 Tecate 3-wheeler--a predecessor to another legend--the TECATE 4.
Download the full issue PDF on the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/1984-spring-kgtm-kyz
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https://kawasaki-yama-zuki.blogspot.com/p/download.html

Thanks for looking. Gary  /  kawasaki-yama-zuki

Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1983


Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1983. An annual publication from 1983 and thru the late 1990s(?). The latest issue I have, or can locate on the interwebs, is from 1999.


Above: On the cover, the all-new GPZ1100 "Quickest. Fastest. First."


Above: A portion of the article on the GPZs--305, 550, 750, & 1100.


Above: Part of the article on the racing teams.


Above: Part of the Spectre 550-750-1100 coverage.


Above: Info on the touring machines--ZN1300 Voyager & KZ1100-A3.
Download the full issue PDF on the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/1983-spring-kgtm-kyz
Review all of my download links:
https://kawasaki-yama-zuki.blogspot.com/p/download.html

Thanks for looking. Gary  /  kawasaki-yama-zuki

Monday, August 31, 2026

Invitation to Yamaha, a Corporate Information Booklet (circa 1990)


Yamaha booklet from circa 1990* so, yama-yama-yama (can't use the copyrighted version), 36 years later it's exact origin story slips my mind. Regardless, it is a Yamaha Motor Co, LTD, Japan publication that was likely intended to introduce us, as a new Yamaha motorycle dealer, to Yamaha's various interests around the world. The couple select images on this page pertain to motorcycles, the general interest of this blog, but the booklet covers many, many various products from scooters to sailboats. Note: the booklet does not include stereo equipment or musical instruments and it not known what else might be missing. The pdf can be viewed on the download link below.


Above: FZR600 on the assembly line.


Above: Perimeter frame of a Yamaha sportbike.


Above: Aerodynamics of an FJ1200.
Download the full booklet PDF on the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/inv-to-yam
Review all of my download links:
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Thanks for looking. Gary  /  kawasaki-yama-zuki



* = On page 42 of the PDF financial figures are shown through March, 1989 hence the "Circa 1990" approximation.

Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1984

Kawasaki Good Times Magazine 1984. An annual publication from 1983 and thru the late 1990s(?). The latest issue I have, or can lo...