#4 PostAuthor: Garn 1 » Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:58 pm
Good question RGH.
I've been searching for an answer to this for a while!
The bracket cast into the fork bottoms is obviously for a mudguard stay and I think only the W1's had these small brackets in use!
I then thought maybe the first H1 & H2 had them.
I came to the conclusion that Kawasaki wanted to keep their options open regarding high speed handling of the Z1.... Was it a negative to have the wind resistance of the stay against positive of the extra stability of the front forks?
If you have ever ridden a Z1 without a front guard you will know how much we depend on a solid front guard, hence, the intro of "fork stabilisers" and Fork damper complete with standard bracket. Kawasaki did think ahead, as evident by the brackets for the extra disk!
RegardZ.
Garn (Sydney) Z1, Z1A, Z1B and Z900-A4