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The Kawasaki Z1 Story: The Death and Rebirth of the 900 Super 4
David Sheehan
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Description for The Kawasaki Z1 Story: The Death and Rebirth of the 900 Super 4
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 416.
Just as Kawasaki was about to green-light the world's first mass-produced across-the-frame four-cylinder motorcycle, Honda pulled the rug out from under them, unveiling the CB750-4 at the Tokyo Show in 1968. It lit the fuse for what was to become motorcycling's most explosive decade. In never before published interviews, with the men responsible for the bike code-named 'New York Steak, ' Dave Sheehan relates the story behind the Z1's development; the secret US testing programme in which a team including Imola-race winner Paul Smart rode pre-production bikes disguised as Hondas coast-to-coast across America. The Kawasaki Z1 Story examines the myth, ... Read more
Just as Kawasaki was about to green-light the world's first mass-produced across-the-frame four-cylinder motorcycle, Honda pulled the rug out from under them, unveiling the CB750-4 at the Tokyo Show in 1968. It lit the fuse for what was to become motorcycling's most explosive decade. In never before published interviews, with the men responsible for the bike code-named 'New York Steak, ' Dave Sheehan relates the story behind the Z1's development; the secret US testing programme in which a team including Imola-race winner Paul Smart rode pre-production bikes disguised as Hondas coast-to-coast across America. The Kawasaki Z1 Story examines the myth, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Dorset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845848071
SKU
V9781845848071
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About David Sheehan
Dave Sheehan is a freelance writer and illustrator. His work has appeared in DC Thomson's 'The Dandy' and 'The Topper' and featured in magazines such as 'Classic Bike.' Dave is the author of 'Superbikes and the '70s' - the story of Britain and Japan's race to launch the first multi-cylinder superbike of the modern era. Dave is a lifelong motorcycle ... Read more
Reviews for The Kawasaki Z1 Story: The Death and Rebirth of the 900 Super 4
A fascinating read. South East Biker Magazine with the pedigree of the first hand sources, this book has more accurate information about the birth and early days of the Z1 than you're likely to find anywhere else ... a fascinating book Z1 Owners Club newZletter Ian Fleming's James Bond franchise has nothing on Dave Sheehan's telling of the saga of ... Read more