Kawasaki Z1 1973 World Speed Record Part 1 of 2

Kawasaki "So Far So Fast" video features the 1973 24 hour endurance record on the Kawasaki Z1 at Daytona. Features rider Yvon Duhamel.

This is one segment from the restored video player " Kawasaki Good Times Theatre". The Good Times Theatre video players were used at Kawasaki dealerships in the 1970's for customer viewing on the showrooms.

This restored video features great Kawasaki moments from the mid to late 1970's. Audio quality on the restored video is fair, but clearly understandable. This is a great piece of Motorcycle History. Hope you enjoy it.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Duhamel
• 1972
• Cycle
• World
• Motorcyclist
• Motorcycle
• Kawasaki
• Honda
• Yamaha
• Suzuki
• Z1
• KZ1000
• Byron
• Lawson
• Muzzy
• Superbike
• AMA

[marlinmr7]

Thank you for this and part 2.

Have one of these Z1900s' that has been sitting in my garage for a few years because of some friends that were in a bad accident years back and other various reasons.

Watching this changed my mind from selling it to getting it back on the road.

Time for mine to come out of retirement!!!

[PTTM2006]

God this is great , so much memories.

Thank you so much for posting this.

[steveyleeadkins]

@ROXYBCHANDLER hello,my name is steve adkins i own a 1980 z1r 1000 just got off of it,my heart is still pounding just like everytime i get off of it.i own a harley to but my z1r is still the king of the old bikes,want to see it go to my facebook page-steve adkins.check it out,promise you will love it....or share some z1r stories with me email me at s_adkins@att.net,talk to ya soon cra-z1r.......

[ROXYBCHANDLER]

Had a 1972 Z-1 way back in high school, went from a Suzuki 100 to the 900 Z-1, what a jump. Absolutely the fastest thing on two or four wheels back in my town in '82. Never lost a race until a guy showed up back in town from the AMA in Florida with his 1300cc Kaw with a huge turbo, my reign was over. Fast and I never had a complaint with handling, still the most fun I ever had on a motorcycle, nothing sounds like a Z.

[luckylucvfr]

No 17, Yvon Duhamel

[mrstevehartman]

The 900s rocked and still rock !!

[swur]

i LIKE TO WATCH OLD VIDS LIKE THIS , THANK YOU !

[SPNFENDER]

Damm 160 now is fast very very impressive for 38 years ago wow!

[NesteHukka2]

No other 4 inline motor sounds as brutal and sweet! ;)

[Racketeerof89]

It makes me happy to live in this time where their fastest bike of their time are just stock to us.

[rpadilla99ish]

lol that dude's voice

[BustedController]

My uncle has one. It's sitting safely in my grandma's garage. He said that they can be worth up to $10K. It was his first bike too lol. I hope to be getting a Kawasaki Ninja 650R soon for myself :P