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Lisha Kill Road - 1978 |
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Lisha Kill Road - 1978 |
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April 1978 - May 1979 1 season 4,300 miles |
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| I only had this bike for one year. I got it for $1,750 and spent another $100 for better tires right away. It was sewing-machine quiet but lacked performance. I liked the looks of it, though. A modern Japanese version of a tall, British twin. It turned out not to be a popular bike. This model was made for just a few years (1976-1978) and as a CSR model until 1982. There was also 4 cylinder KZ750 which was a better performer, a better seller and came in more styling variations. This is the KZ750 E model I owned 30 years later. | |
| It had a serious flat spot in the carburetion at around 4k rpm. The horsepower curve in the shop manual showed this very clearly. I knew of other owners going to their dealer wondering if something was wrong with the bike when it was actually just an engineering quirk. | |
Nancy - Lishakill Rd - Summer 1978 |
Lishakill Rd - April 1978 |
| But it did have disk brakes front and rear. And the spoke wheels looked sharp. I managed to wind it up to 103 mph, two up, on Rt. 313 coming back from Arlington Vt. | |
Last Edited July 27, 2002
