COMING OUT OF MY VERY PERSONAL COLLECTION IS MY MUSEUM QUALITY ALL ORIGINAL UNRESTORED 1978 KAWASAKI KZ1000 Z1R-TC "BLACK MOLLY" TURBO. THIS IS ONE OF THE 250 ORIGINAL BLACK MOLLY TURBO'S EVER BUILT!!! THIS BIKE HAS BEEN VERIFIED AS AN ORIGINAL Z1R-TC BY THE TC RECORD KEEPER AND I WILL CONVEY THE NEW OWNERS INFORMATION TO HIM. THE Z1R-TC WERE BUILT/MODIFIED BY TURBO CYCLE CORP. WITH AN AMERICAN TURBO PAK AND THERE OWN MODS. THE TC'S WERE THEN SOLD BY US KAWASAKI DEALERS. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE STORY, BACK IN THE LATE 70'S KAWASAKI SALES OF THE Z1R WERE SLOW GOING. SO A FORMER KAWASAKI EXECUTIVE WITH TURBO CYCLE CORP. COLLABORATED WITH KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (KAWASAKI MOTOR CORP) TO BUILD A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF TURBO Z1R'S.
THE FIRST 225 KEPT THE ORIGINAL STARLIGHT BLUE PAINT SCHEME AND HAD A LOG STYLE EXHAUST, AND THE SECOND GROUP OF 250 BLACK MOLLY'S RECEIVED THE AMAZING BLACK MOLLY "MAGNUM PI" PAINT SCHEME AND A HEADER STYLE EXHAUST ALONG WITH A TRIANGULAR AIR FILTER HOUSING, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BOOST RANGE, ECT. THE BLACK MOLLY'S ARE FOR SURE THE COLLECTORS DREAM.
THIS ALL ORIGINAL BLACK MOLLY Z1R-TC WAS BROUGHT INTO MY COLLECTION OF OVER 150 BIKES SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH ONLY 2200 ORIGINAL MILES, AS AN ALL ORIGINAL TIME PIECE THAT STARTS AND RUNS LIKE ITS 1978!!
SHE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL RAY JAY TURBO, FILTO-O-REG FUEL PUMP (NEW OLD STOCK) AND ZENITH CARBURETOR. THE BODY WORK WAS IN PEFECT CONDITION AND WE CLEAR COATED IT TO PRESERVE THE PAINT AND GRAPHICS. ORIGINAL TIRES, CHAIN ENGINE(KZT00DE005620) (KAWASAKI ENGINE NUMBERS NEVER MATCH USUALLY WITHIN 200 OF THE VIN) , WHEELS, BRAKES (STILL WORKING NO LEAKS), TURBO OWNERS SUPPLEMENT AND OWNERS MANUAL, KICK START ARM UNDER SEAT, TOOL KIT, BOOST GUAGE, ECT. THE EXHAUST HAS BEEN RE-CHROMED AT THE BEST CHROME SHOP IN THE US AND THE TRIANGULAR AIR FILTER IS ONE OF THE 25 US MADE UNITS I COMMISSIONED EXACTLY MATCHING THE ORIGINALS. THE SPEEDO AND TACH ARE IN AMAZING CONDITION AS IS EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE BIKE.
DON'T MISS OUT ON A VERY REAR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE HISTORY IN IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND MUSUEM QUALITY CONDITION
I HAVE BEEN RESTORING, RACING, RIDING, FIXING, BUYING, SELLING, AND COLLECTING RARE MOTORCYCLES SINCE GRADUATING FROM "AMI" AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE INSTITUTE DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA IN 1980. I HAVE WON COUNTLESS AWARDS OVER THE YEARS, BUT MOST RECENTLY I WAS AWARDED MOTORCYCLE COLLECTOR OF THE YEAR AT THE 2023 BOCA RATON CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE (THE EAST COAST PEBBLE BEACH). I HAVE HAD JUDGES SAY MY RESTORATIONS LOOK LIKE THEY JUST CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY CRATE :) SO I DO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT BIKES.
I HAVE OWNED OVER 22 Z1R-TC'S. THE HISTORY OF THESE BIKES IS VERY COOL. WITH ONLY 250 OR SO EVER MADE FOR THE US IN 1978 AND 1979 THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE SPORT BIKE!! SO DON'T MISS OUT... I ALWAYS MAKE THE JOKE TELL YOU WIFE THIS BIKE WILL ONLY APPRECIATE WITH TIME UNLIKE HER SHOE COLLECTION. THAT IS FOR SURE OF THIS RARE FIND.
I WILL BE DOWNSIZING SO I WILL BE LISTING OTHER RARE BIKES, IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND PARTS USED AND "NOS", AND PROJECTS PLEASE CALL WITH WHAT YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR AND I WILL LIST IT FOR YOU IF I HAVE ONE.
I TRY VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE, BUT EVEN I CAN FORGET OR MISS SOMETHING SO PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS OR COME SEE THE BIKE.