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The Kawasaki Z1300 is a touring motorcycle with a water-cooled ''1,300 cc'' straight-six engine that was manufactured by Kawasaki between 1979 and 1989. Previously referring to the Z1300 as an ''Autobahn stormer'',〔''Motor Cycle News'' 10 October 1979, p.5 ''It's your last chance to VOTE for your machine of the year. "Kawasaki are fielding a strong new team for the title captained by the six cylinder Z1300 Autobahn stormer...''". Accessed and added 2015-03-03〕 when reviewing their 'Machine of the Year' competition results in 1979 after readers had voted for the Triumph Bonneville as the winner, UK weekly newspaper ''Motor Cycle News'' stated "Kawasaki, with their Z1300 — a superb example of technology by anyone's standards — have gone overboard in many people's minds", adding that the Honda CBX, Suzuki GS1000, Yamaha XS1100 and Z1300 were "''hyperbikes''".〔''Motor Cycle News'' 14 November 1979, p.6 Editorial comment. ''Back to basics''. Accessed and added 2015-02-27〕 ==History== The Z1300 featured six cylinders, water cooling, and shaft drive, The undersquare stroke of 71mm and bore of 62mm kept the engine width acceptable, but the high piston speed limited the maximum rpm figure. During its ten-year production run, fuelling was switched from carburetors to electronic fuel injection and suspension was upgraded to air systems front and rear. Fuel injection system was adopted primarily to improve fuel consumption, but a bonus was increased power and torque. Although its straight-six engine was smooth, the motorcycle was heavy, expensive and thirsty, and the Z1300 sold poorly, particularly in Europe. One amateur reviewer on a modern website criticised the handling, stating it "wallowed, weaved and bucked", and the engine covered only 30 miles per UK gallon. When released, its output in excess of prompted France to introduce a limit on new motorcycles. However, no other EU country followed suit, and France is set to abolish the 100 bhp limit in 2016.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=French 100bhp limit to be revoked - Motorcycle news: Industry - Visordown )〕 The Kawasaki Z1300 was manufactured in several versions, namely: Z1300, KZ1300, ZG1300 and ZN1300. It is the biggest model of the still-ongoing Z series that was started in 1972 with the Z1 (900). In the U.S., the model was equipped with a windshield, suitcase, and a redesigned frame. This new model was called "Voyager". In Europe, the traditional model was still available. The last 200 models (built in America as all Z1300 models were), built in 1989, have been called "Legendary Six", and were equipped with a special logo on the fuel tank to show that to the public. After a ten-year production run, Kawasaki's only liquid-cooled six-cylinder engine bowed out in 1989 after 20,000 KZ1300/Z1300 models and 4,500 Voyager models had been produced. ''Cycle World'' tested the 1979 KZ1300's time at 11.93 seconds at and 0 to 60 mph tim at 4.01 seconds. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kawasaki Z1300」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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