The Kawasaki Z1 was developed in strict secrecy under the project name “New York Steak”.[8][9] In the late 1960s Kawasaki,...

The Kawasaki Z1 was developed in strict secrecy under the project name “New York Steak”.[8][9] In the late 1960s Kawasaki, already an established manufacturer of two-stroke motorcycles, decided to make a 750 cc four-cylinder four-stroke sports motorcycle[2] (they even had an appearance prototype designed by McFarlane Design in 1969),[11] but they were beaten to the marketplace by the Honda CB750. This postponed the Z1′s release until its displacement could be upped to 903 cc.[2]

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