ZIRTC on tardme

[Voltaire]

The Z1R is a design classic.
The turbo is just an oddity like the Suzuki rotary, CBX 1000's and Z1300's.
Well thats how I remember them in the early 80's....how times change...
24K....gasp.

[Dodgyiti]

I like the idea, and the look. But his market is not here, it is the USA or UK.
I'm not convinced a Kiwi will pay more than 18k for it. Nice to keep these things in the country, but I see a lot of rare bikes being snapped up by Aussies, one in particular is snapping up all our Nortons at the moment.
Shame really.

[HenryDorsetCase]

look at the toys* that are being sold at the moment. the recession is biting in some sectors at least.

I'm not convinced he will get what he wants for it either, but if not, presumably it gets parked up, and wait till the market comes back UNLESS he needs the cash in which case, sold for a lot less than its "worth". though of course in those circumstances its exactly what it is worth because the market has set the price.

Meh, I'd have it in a heartbeat.



*cars and bikes

[speedpro]

These things were the base for some seriously quick bikes. I'm thinking Jimmy Steadman and John Faithful when they were both at Woodbourne and bored and had way too much money to spend. Both ended up being good for 300Kmh or so back in the very early '80s.

[98tls]

I called in awhile back to say gidday to Bill and whilst there took the chance to throw a leg over that beast,it is truely mint and if i had the spare $ would have a crack at buying it myself,actually theres a ute out in the garage that doesnt get much use........................

[T.W.R]

The ute gets used a fair bit, its the XBGT that has very rare excursions; both a pretty nice beasts

Though myself I'd be inclined to buy this beast before the TC

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=226598962

[nudemetalz]

That is nice, Bill !!!

Still thought that the RC ones were the nicest looking with the full fairing.

[Crasherfromwayback]

A bit surprized Crasherfromwayback hasn't got dibs on that yet.

Where ya at Pete?!

I'm here mate don't worry. If I had the coin...I'd own it. Still rather have it in sky blue!

I blew mine to pieces often enough to know how to get them well sorted now anyway. Right...off to the local lotto shop!

Still kicking myself for selling mine.

[dangerous]

Still kicking myself for selling mine.

as i am with my 500TC, droped the xn85 into the shop the other week, for the finel touchs before it rips into life after 11yrs, and did ya see that gpz750 turb a couple a weeks back... hubba hubba

ps love speedpros mackentosh z1000 TC

[scumdog]

as i am with my 500TC, droped the xn85 into the shop the other week, for the finel touchs before it rips into life after 11yrs, and did ya see that gpz750 turb a couple a weeks back... hubba hubba

ps love speedpros mackentosh z1000 TC

About time the XN 'ripped into life' eh D. - would be nice to have it going for this coming summers rallies.

[scumdog]

LOL 24K?? WTF?

Steve

Yeah.
24K.

It's a rare classic - not a modern 'depreciate-by-the-second' bike.

[Crasherfromwayback]

They were a design exercise between Kawasaki America & ATP. This one is a Black Molly Edition 1/250 of (250 were produced in standard Z1-R crystal blue) which was to help sales by Molly Graphics (hence Black Molly) and a grand total of 500 genuine ATP produced Z1-R TCs ; More common here in NZ were the kits sent by Kawasaki to spruce up standard Z1-Rs.

Still hold a world record for 1/4mile PeeWee Gleeson holds the record for the fastest 1/4 whilst sitting backwards on one of these

The whole package isn't about inspiring confidence, it's the/was epitome of the late 70s power race in a rubber frame with shit brakes a thrill every second

I think there may well have been 500 blue ones made...and seeing as they sold out so quickly..they then made the black beast as a 1980 model (even though they were still mk1 Z1r's with the round rocker cover...rather than the Z1R mk11 with the square rocker cover)...think they mad 1000 of them. They were only sold in USA, South Africa, the Uk and here.