KAWASAKI Z1000 BY SANTIAGO CHOPPER based on 1982 KZ1000 J Martin Cafe Racer

Built by Alain Bernard at Santiago Chopper�s based on a vintage 1982 Kawasaki Z1000. Frame is a Georges Martin original. built by the French frame specialist who rose to fame in the 1970s. Martin�s reputation for quality and handling was legendary. so we can safely assume that this machine has the handling to match its power. The engine comes from a 1982 Kawasaki Z1000. Rated at around 98 hp and packing four Mikuni carbs. it�s not short on grunt�and propelled the original Z1000J to around 130 mph (200 kph). Bernard has liberated a few extra ponies with an exhaust system from dragstrip kings Vance & Hines; the pipes have been brutally chopped so as not to obscure the Suzuki GSX-R1000 swingarm. The front end is also from a GSX-R. along with the tri-spoke wheels. But the rest of the bike is custom. from the tank with its pronounced cutouts to the stubby tail section that echoes the ducktail of a classic Kawa �Zed�. The very talented Craig Skiver of Craig Paints Bikes of Tampa applied the subtle monochrome finish.

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