Oct 15, 2021 · A hybrid twin. What was the KZ750 twin, and why did Kawasaki build it, when it already had a four-cylinder 650 in the lineup? Without a time machine and an inside line to the company’s plans of the late 1970s, we can only guess the answer to the second question.

The Kawasaki KZ750B twin is a twin-cylinder, touring motorcycle announced in 1975 and manufactured from 1976 to 1979. It was based on the smaller Kawasaki KZ400 introduced in 1975. The air cooled engine shared similar engine design with the KZ400 having chain-driven twin dynamic balancer shafts.

Feb 3, 2009 · Unlike Kawasaki’s last big twin, the BSA-clone W650, the KZ750 was thoroughly up-to-date. The 55 horsepower, 745cc twin had double overhead cams, shim and bucket valve adjustment, a Morse Hy-Vo primary drive chain and five forward gears.

The 55 horsepower, 745cc twin had double overhead cams, shim and bucket valve adjustment, a Morse Hy-Vo primary drive chain and five forward gears. Vertical twins vibrate, so Kawasaki gave the 750 a pair of chain-driven counter balancers.

Specifications: 1976 Kawasaki KZ750. Engine: DOHC twin cylinder, 2 valves per cylinder. Bore x stroke: 78mm x 78mm Capacity: 745cc Compression ratio: 9.0:1 Lubrication: Wet sump. Power: 55hp at 7,000 rpm. Torque: 60.8 Nm at 3,000 rpm. Carburation: 2 x 38mm Mikuni Starting: Electric or kick. Frame: Tubular steel, double cradle

May 2, 2019 · The overhead-cam 745cc parallel twin features two valves per cylinder, and its factory output was rated at 55 horsepower at 7k rpm. Power is sent rearward through a 5-speed transmission and single drive chain.

Sep 1, 1978 · KAWASAKI KZ750. CYCLE WORLD TEST. Technology Catches Up To The Vertical Twin (With Surprising Results) In this age of bigger and faster motor-cycles with more and more cylinders and valves and...

Jun 1, 1980 · Kawaski makes a 750 Twin, a simple enough motorcycle with only two cylinders producing moderate power and that motorcycle weighs 506 lb. The Honda CB750F weighs 540 lb. and the Suzuki GS750...

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Sep 29, 2018 · Honda and Kawasaki battled with the CB750 and Z1, furthering what a 4-cylinder 4-stroke production bike was capable of, but in ’76 Kawasaki took a different approach and released the KZ750, a big bore twin like Triumph Bonneville or the Yamaha XS650.