1978 Kawasaki Z1R-TC
Black Molly Turbo
Miles: 2,200
Clean Title
VIN: KZT00D005615
$49,000 OBO
Also listed with Mecum
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From Bob:
Coming out of my very personal collection is my museum quality all original unrestored, yes, unrestored never molested low low miles 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Z1R-TC “Black Molly” Turbo.
THIS IS ONE OF THE 250 ORIGINAL BLACK MOLLY TURBO’S EVER BUILT!!! THIS BIKE HAS BEEN VERIFIED AS AN ORIGINAL Z1R-TC BY THE TC RECORD KEEPER AND I WILL CONVEY THE NEW OWNERS INFORMATION TO HIM. THE Z1R-TC’s WERE BUILT/MODIFIED BY TURBO CYCLE CORP. WITH AN AMERICAN TURBO PAK TURBO KIT AND THERE OWN ADDITIONAL MODS. THE TC’s WERE THEN SOLD BY US KAWASAKI DEALERS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE STORY, BACK IN THE LATE 70’S KAWASAKI SALES OF THE Z1R WERE SLOW GOING. SO A FORMER KAWASAKI EXECUTIVE WITH TURBO CYCLE CORP. COLLABORATED WITH KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (KAWASAKI MOTOR CORP) TO BUILD A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF TURBO Z1R’S.
THE FIRST 225 KEPT THE ORIGINAL STARLIGHT BLUE PAINT SCHEME AND HAD A LOG STYLE EXHAUST, THE SECOND GROUP OF 250 BLACK MOLLY’S RECEIVED THE AMAZING BLACK MOLLY “MAGNUM PI” PAINT SCHEME AND A HEADER STYLE EXHAUST ALONG WITH A TRIANGULAR AIR FILTER HOUSING, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BOOST RANGE, ECT. THE BLACK MOLLY’S ARE FOR SURE THE COLLECTORS DREAM.
THIS ALL ORIGINAL BLACK MOLLY Z1R-TC WAS BROUGHT INTO MY COLLECTION OF OVER 150 BIKES SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 2200 ORIGINAL MILES, AS AN ALL ORIGINAL TIME PIECE THAT STARTS AND RUNS LIKE ITS 1978!!
SHE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL RAY JAY TURBO, FILTO-O-REG FUEL PUMP (NEW OLD STOCK) AND ZENITH CARBURETOR. THE BODY WORK WAS IN PEFECT CONDITION AND WE CLEAR COATED IT TO PRESERVE THE PAINT AND GRAPHICS. ORIGINAL TIRES, CHAIN, SPROCKETS, SEAT, ENGINE(KZT00DE005620) (KAWASAKI ENGINE NUMBERS NEVER MATCH USUALLY WITHIN 200 OF THE VIN) , WHEELS, BRAKES (STILL WORKING NO LEAKS), TURBO OWNERS SUPPLEMENT, OWNERS MANUAL, KICK START ARM UNDER SEAT, TOOL KIT, BOOST GUAGE, ECT. THE EXHAUST HAS BEEN RE-CHROMED AT THE BEST CHROME SHOP IN THE US AND THE TRIANGULAR AIR FILTER IS ONE OF THE 25 US MADE UNITS I COMMISSIONED EXACTLY MATCHING THE ORIGINALS. THE ORIGINAL SPEEDO AND TACH ARE IN AMAZING CONDITION AS IS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE BIKE.
DON’T MISS OUT ON A VERY REAR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE HISTORY IN IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND MUSUEM QUALITY CONDITION
RSBFS
Wowza!!! We love seeing what Bob has on the market and this Black Molly TC does not disappoint. Check out the listing on ebay to see a few more photos!
I checked our archives and though we have seen the ice blue Z1’s around, these Black Molly Turbo Charge specimens are harder to come by. Tad covered one on RSBFS in 2018 dubbing it an “Explosive [Acceleration] Device”. That bike sold before Tad could even publish the post – and he published it anyway because the bike is that darn cool.
Good luck to the buyer and Bob!
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Wow! This guy has some amazing motorcycles.