CHiPs CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL BIKE Kawasaki KZ1000P 1988 EXCELLENT

Description

Very nice survivor from the LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE.  Well maintained and ready for many more miles of fun riding.  The seat is perfect and it looks like it has never been sat it.  The Kawasaki POLICE BIKE  set the standard for law enforcement agencies world wide. This bike was in service in Northern California by CHiPs.  Later is was civilian owned and ridden.  The bike has been in continual riding condition and has been well maintained.  The radio mount is now on the bike.  It comes with a passenger seat and foot pegs as well as a tour pack that may be mounted by removing the radio platform. All Police switches are on bike.  The front fairing pursuit lights are still mounted. not red and blue though. KZ1000P Police - The most common model. 1982 - 2005. commonly known as the KZP

All series have been equipped with windshields. saddleboxes. pursuit lights. and folding floorboards rather than footpegs. All are a single-rider version of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle design popular until the advent of specialized motorcycle designs divided the market into cruisers. sport bikes. touring bikes and other specialized applications. All series are also designed to carry radio communications equipment and are wired for electronic sirens.

All have inline. 4-cylinder. normally aspirated four-stroke. double overhead-cam engines and chain drives. and larger generating systems than similar civilian models.

The most obvious difference between the KZP and the earlier series was the addition of a fiberglass fairing. carrying the front lights and windshield and also containing storage for small items. This has become the most identifiable police-service motorcycle design in the world. as the fairing has a profile unique to the KZP. Earlier Kawasaki police motorcycles had a windshield with a shape similar to that found on the older Harley-Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle then popular with law enforcement.

The C-series borrowed features from the American police motorcycles with which it was designed to compete. These included a spring-cushioned saddle. and a speedometer equipped with a solenoid to trap the indicator needle against the glass when the pursuit lights were activated. to mark the speed at which a lawbreaker was traveling at the time. Both of these features were eliminated in the KZP. which was equipped with a standard speedometer and tachometer.

Mechanically. there were few changes within the series. The KZP has over 95% parts compatibility across the entire production run. and in fact the throttle twist assembly. which holds the switches for the pursuit lights and siren. kept the "M" position used by the C-series to lock the speedometer needle. A major change was in 2002. when the chain size was changed from 630 to 530. saving weight and increasing acceleration.

The most obvious change in the P-series was the introduction of LED lighting in 2003.

Production run

Kawasaki produced Police Specials for the North American market in a plant in Lincoln. Nebraska. with the last one rolling off the assembly line in September. 2005. They are still in use with many major law enforcement agencies. and are the motorcycle of choice for private companies providing funeral and VIP motor-escort services.

Technical specifications (KZP)Engine type 4-stroke. nbsp;DOHC in-line four. 2 valves per cylinderDisplacement 998 ccStarting ElectricBore x Stroke 69. 4 x 66. 0 mmCooling Air/OilPower 88HP@9000rpm 112Ft-lbs@8000rpmCarburetion Mikuni Bs34 x 4Ignition Transistor Controlled Breaker less Ignition ( TCBI )Transmission 5- speedFrame: Double cradle. heavy-duty steelRake / trail 27. 0 degrees / 4. 5 in. Suspension. front 38 mm telescopic hydraulic forkSuspension. rear Swing arm with twin adjustable shocksTire. front bead retention type MN 90-18 4PRTire. rear bead retention type MR 90-18 4PRBrakes front. rear Dual hydraulic discs / Single discOverall length 90. 2 in. Overall width 35. 2 in. Overall height 61. 4 in. Ground clearance 6. 3 in. Seat height 30. 7 in. Curb weight. as from factory w/fuel 596 lb.

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