New Old School for stable

[Danfaster]

Just bought an old 1973 900KZ Kawasaki Drag bike at a real good deal. Perfect for a buddy to drive or just as a back up bike. Bike frame totally made for drag, very light, rigid frame, sissy bar fuel cell and all the drag bike mods for the day and age. A friend bought it a couple of years ago off someone I also knew... small towns, you know how it is. It has an 1100 and something kit in it, small cams?, head work, most of the work was done by a local race shop back in 2006 or so ( Raceworks out of Dorchester, Ontario,Ca ) The shop built a few bikes for all out drag and ran their own Pro style bike. It's probably only an 11 sec bike, not sure of the hp of these old Kawy's. The deal was too good to turn down, and it will be a great back up bike or just for my buddy to ride when he comes to help me. It's kind of a cool looking old school bike with some Mikuni carbs and side pipe header, rear spoked wheel with a welded rim and 7" slick. Just trying to get it running right and get it set up for Spring.
Does anyone have any idea how much hp or how quick this type of setup would be? Not sure of the compression, but it has a bill for the copper head gaskets, so it is problably around 12:1 or so?
Nice and simple to play with, soo far?
Attached a couple of pics of the ol Kawy and also a pic of my Busa which would feel left out if I didn't.

 

[Poppy]

I have no idea about the power question, but I do know that is a cool looking ride! Nice pipe too!

 

[dadofthree]

I'm gonna step out and say it will do better than 11 in the 1/4. Love it. I think it was the Z1 that was the badass from the factory but those kawi 900's were the bike to have in 73.

 

[Postal]

Nice! Reminds me of my old drag days back in the early 80s.

 

[Danfaster]

Thanks guys Anyone know kind of hp an old 900kz would put out with an 1100 kit ? The weather kind sucks right now, but once it's nice out I'm sure it'll see a few hole shots out in front of my buddies rural road oops! my inner voice. These drag bikes don't really like to turn right.. so turning around won't near as nice as driving the Busa at the track

 

[ky busa]

reminds me of my old 77 kz 1000

 

[Goatkart]

NICE FIND!

 

[georgiabusa_05]

very cool bike.

 

[Zoro]

Noice, i had a 76 Z1000 in 94, great bike, just no brakes and didn't like to turn...
wish i had of kept it, they're fetching some great $$$'s for them now.

 

[dk55belair]

My Bud had a KZ900 back in the early 80's and it had a 1035 kit(i think), smooth bores and the works. It ran 7:30 in the eighth and was about the fastest bike around.

 

[S-R Racing]

Yep, thats a keeper, for at least this season...lol lots of fun. Just guessing but high 10's in the 1/4 & and as said, low 7's. Maybe 9.60's on the busa
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[pashnit]

Love that pipe! Meaty.

 

[chrisjp]

i started on a KZ750 back in 86...bought it for 450 bucks and beat the crap out of it...even blew the motor and it still would run!!

 

[red1100cc]

stolen from cyberspace for ya

"My kz1000 is making around 120 horse at the rear wheel, I have a 1075 kit, ported head, .430" lift cams and 29mm smoothbore carbs. "
KZrider Archives - 77 KZ900 with Wiseco 1050 kit Compression? HP? - Kawasaki KZ motorcycles of the 70's and 80's era

and there ya go. that thing is pretty rock-n-roll! what did ya give for it????

 

[tmf2004]

cool bike

 

[afterhours]

nice bike....I miss mine.

 

[andy and the r man]

Cool bike! Those things are nice

 

[Pit Bull 13]

sweet looking.. keep us updated please

 

[jeff355]

Im sure you could get that bike in the 9s. Why dont you give Mike Law at Raceworks Canada a call? Mike is a great guy and Im sure he could tell you the entire history of the bike. Im a friend of his and that shop has fabbed up some of the fastest motorcycles in Canada. Thats a great find !

Heres a pic of their Top Fuel bike, its parked awaiting a major sponsorship. Its a Kawasaki but we all love pics of FAST bikes ! Its been in the 6s over 200MPH.

 

[hotrod_rick1]

Awesome ride !!