The first Kawasaki Z900 was actually inspired by Honda at the Tokyo Motor Show in late 1968 as Honda unvieled new CB750 Four. A move that surprised the designers at Kawsaki as they were designing their very own 750cc bike! The CB750 Four offered never before seen power and a new type of engine, the Inline-four. With an OHC valve train, 67 hp, 200 km / h top speed, 4-into-4 exhaust system and front disc brakes. Kawasaki scrapped the new 750 idea and started work on a new bigger bike; code named T103. The 903cc engine size was the target thanks to market research done in the USA.
Thanks to the U-Turn approach Kawasaki did in dumping the 750cc idea for a 903cc one Honda did not have the slightest suspecsion as to what was taking shape in the Kawasaki garage. And what would emerge to be the most powerful and fastest production motorcycle with the best technical ingredients, the finest details and the most exciting design riders ever seen to date.
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