A short video clip of the Kawasaki 900's world debut at the 1972 Cologne Motor Show in Germany
1973 Z1's on the final assembly line at the Akashi Plant Japan
Kawasaki had 35,000 employees in 1973.
This was no mom and pop small time operation, this was full scale mass production.
Kawasaki had 35,000 employees in 1973.
This was no mom and pop small time operation, this was full scale mass production.
1973 Z1 engine assembly line at the Akashi Plant Japan. This photo was taken on lunch break. The only guy seen working in the photo's name is Bill, his wife forgot to pack his lunchbox that day.
1973 Z1 engines in the engine test area at the Akashi Plant
Here is Bill again hard at work all by himself on lunch break.
This was the second time his wife forgot to pack his lunchbox.
This was the second time his wife forgot to pack his lunchbox.
I have no idea who that guy was in the previous photos, seems like a hard worker, probably not a Bill.
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Original Photos of the assembly line at the Akashi Plant in Japan 1973
Finished Z1's getting ready for shipment to Europe (note the bikes are the European variant)
Original Photo taken in 1971 of Early Prototype Z1
Photo from 1976 showing a KZ900 being crated in its shipping box at the Lincoln Nebraska Assembly Plant