1978 Kawasaki Z1-R KZ1000-D1 Brochure & More (Turbo)

Wouldn't that make a great poster? (it may exist)

The 1978 KZ1000-D1 Z1-R sales brochure.









And now for some bonus for the Z1-R TC fans.

Kawasaki motorcycles have what is called an Assembly & Preparation Manual. In the case of the Z1-R Turbo there was also a supplement.





Here is the Z1-R TC Dealer Fact Sheet from Turbo Cycle Corp.





Finally a nice burnout on a Z1-R Turbo from Z-1 The Movie.



Hope you enjoyed the Z1-R and Z1-R TC information.

Thanks for looking. Gary  /  kawasaki-yama-zuki


2021-09-14 Update:

During Z-1 The Movie the commentator mentions that in the German market 11 Z1-R motorcycles where modified slightly to look more like a Z1 and where given the model designation Z1000S. Here are a couple pictures from the internet and a link to an auction result from June 2021 where a restored Z1000S sold for just over $30k.





Auction page: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-kawasaki-z1r-z1000s/ This page has lots of pictures.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210914181447/https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-kawasaki-z1r-z1000s/
(a backup on the Wayback Machine in case the original becomes a dead link)


2021-09-21 Another Update:

A clip of the Z1000S seemed like it would be better than just a picture. The Z1000S is shown a minute or so into the video. After that is the longer segment about the turbo.



Old hard drives often have cool files on them. Here is a scan of another Z1-R brochure.