Great bike.i had one. Very reliable. Same year. Belt drive but i change it to chain it gains more torque and final speed. Very smooth and confortable on the open road. Lightweight and easy. Lot of spare parts on ebay. I m from nicaragua central america

The 440 ltd was the first bike I ever owned back in 1981. I bought it in Oklahoma at my first duty station. Sure wish I knew where it ended up. I ended up trading it in for a Honda Silverwing 500. I miss the 440 and wish they still made it. I loved that the seat dipped down and sat low and the handle bars swooped down with it. It was my fake lowrider. Lol.

I bought one in 81, had to sell to my Dad cause I was assigned to Germany in 82 and they wouldn’t let me take it. I just got it back from my dad last week. Only 6358 miles on it, looks new. Will be getting her back up to road worthiness and plan on having a blast with it.

I used to have one exactly like that, I wish I had it back beautiful looks and awesome riding.

I bought this one, built 1983 in 1985. Went from 10.000 ''Km to 86.000 'Km within 5 years on german roads. Always running. Love this engine!

I can’t wait to visit the museum and hopefully meet the family!!

I have an 82 kz440 Ltd looks identical but different handle bars. Has 10k and almost perfect condition. I love it

My first bike back in the day. Always felt a bit light on the highway. Wanting another one just for old times sake.

All your bike a restoration project come out excellent 👍

They (Kawasaki) had a 750 parallel twin at that time as well. I opted for the KZ inline four 750 in dark blue. It had those cast wheels to. Rode it on dirt as well it was a very nice machine.

My dad has one of these he bought from a coach at the high school he worked for for about nothing. He found a parts one to "Facto-restore" it and it's such a sweetheart bike. Him and mom loved it as it's their go-to bike for the DMV motorcycle rider exam. If you can't pass the rider exam with one of these or a 2022 Honda Trail 125 (My bike btw) then you just can't ride.

I had one. Brilliant bike. Absolutely fantastic little machine.

I have one. 1980 chain drive, 9500mi, i love it. Got it for like 800$ my buddy built a 3 ft sissy bar for it and I slapped some 85 rebel bars on it turned up because they’re narrower and more comfortable. Suede seat. The mags set it off.

I just picked one up real mint and clean 81 ltd440 runs great

Gorgeous!!!! ❤❤❤ I am the lucky owner of one exactly the same - and there is only one word for them: LOVE ❤❤❤ Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

New rider here. There's a 81 KZ440 on my local craigslist and it's tickling my fancy. This video is helping me make the decision. Thanks !!

I have exactly same bike except 57,000 miles. Been all over in it! Hard to start when engine cold. Played with choke alot. Once warm it was great!

The first bike I ever owned/rode, also the best, bar none. The crazy thing is I beat out a 1,100 Yamaha in a quarter mile and my claim to fame, LOL.

Sweet. You coulda wrapped a few more RR’s on that demo, though!!

Hi, i am looking for a pick up coil for the same machine. The bike has been imported into the UK for a restoration project and we are struggling to get this part. Do you know any suppliers in the US who stock this part?

Man, I have one with 2700 miles on it sitting in a storage unit in Idaho

Bought this identical one myself today. Not exactly as clean but still a great ride

Hey guys so I'm about to get an 81 kz 440 ltd. Guy that owns it said it wasn't idling right before he parked it a few years back. He said it didn't really wanna run under 1000rpm but over that it runs just fine. What you guys think? Thanks!

i have a kawi kz440 1982 all original except the tires never been dropped no scratches on the tank or anywhere that i know of and it has 55k km i've had it since 2009 the previous owner had 42k km and i want to know how much it costs but not looking to sell it

It was a great city bike. Best thing was the snappy gears and belt drive, you could turn left with a fart. I disagree with your praise for the highway though. I live on the Canadian prairies and it was just too light for crosswinds and not big enough to keep up with the big boys. But still a great city bike for an average size guy.

Excuse for my bad english, I are an fanatic of the Z440, but not understand the coloquial english, and lost all commentars of video; on my poor english I wish write the Z440 LTD is fantastic; Rubén de Bs. As. Argentina.

I have one but is not running engine is 11,000 klm run