Hard as they are to find, unmolested early sportbikes pop up occasionally. This pre-Ninja 750 appeared on the New York Craigslist recently. 1984 Kawasaki GPz-750 for sale on Craigslist Developed from the KZ-750, the GPz-750 had 92 hp, new frame with Uni-Trak rear suspension, and generally more sport-oriented. The sweet bikini fairing foreshadows the full…
Tagging along with the CBR-900RR of 1992, Kawasaki developed a bike to bridge the gap between the 750cc sportbikes and the 1100cc sport-touring machines. Offered in the green, white, and blue of Kawasaki’s racers, it was also available in maroon or smoke subdued paint schemes. 1994 Kawasaki ZX-9R for sale on eBay More than a…
The revolutionary early Ninja’s combined many improvements with the result being the first street cycle capable of 150mph. Not the first inline 4, or with 4 valves per cylinder, or water cooled, but the first to combine these in a production engine. Great attention was given to lightening and narrowing the drivetrain, the alternator and…
This isn’t something we’d normally feature here on RSBFS, but given the effort that went into this restomod Kawasaki Z1 and the performance that’s likely on tap, it seemed like a fun bike to share. Keep in mind: “musclebike” and “sportbike” are general terms at best, not a specific category of motorcycle. And remember, they…
Sometimes overshadowed by the GSX-R750 and a bit of an late arrival to the endurance-racer party in the late 1980’s, the Kawasaki ZXR-750 sold well, but few are around today, especially in such beautiful condition. The styling is very handsome, although it obviously helps if you’re a fan of Kawi’s lurid green paint… Powered by…
In the garage next to the previously posted Future Classic is this retired heavyweight world champ. For 1988-90 the fastest production motorcycle capable of 165 mph, the ZX-10 was the Kawasaki flagship between the 1984-2006 GPZ-900R “Top Gun” and the 1990-1995 ZX-11. Updates from the GPZ-900R include semi-downdraft carburetors and 11:1 compression. 137 hp and…
I seem to be on a 900cc theme lately; earlier this week it was the Suzuki RF900, now its a lovely 2002 Kawasaki ZX9R. Back in the early 1990’s, the 750cc class was the configuration that was closest to the bikes being raced in WSB/Motogp. Bikes like the ZX-750R and GSX-750R came equipped with technology…
Happy New Year from all of us at RSBFS! We enjoyed a great 2014 setting many new records. Nearly 750k visitors stopped by, we’re well past 53k fans on our Facebook page, and 2.6m pages were viewed. To the best of our knowledge, 101 bikes were sold to RSBFS readers, 78 on eBay and another…