I'm new to the Z1 OC forum, but not Zeds. I returned to biking in August after a bit of a sabbatical - 20 years to be precise!
I bought a January 93 (K plate) FireBlade in the iconic colours of Red White and Purple, but I've come to the painful conclusion that a FireBlade is not for me as it's caused an old motocross injury (broken right wrist) to flare up every time I ride it, so will be parting company next year in favour of a Z900.
My link with Kawasaki goes back to 1977 when I met a gorgeous girl (now wife) when she was 16 (almost 17 she told me) and I was working in the Castle (nightclub) in Richmond. I was riding a 1971 H**** CB750K1 and was planning to PX it for an almost new Z900, but never did as I spent more money on her than I earned!
Anyway to cut a long story short, I owned several Zeds in the late 70s/early 80s in the form of a Z750B1, a Z650B1 and the last Zed I owned was a Z750E which I threw down the road in about 1985. I wish I had bought a Z900 back then!
Back in the 70s I rode mates' H1s, H2s and a Z1B (and a Jota 
), but the Zed seed was well and truely sown! Then kids came along and my sabbatical started. I last rode a CBR600 in 1996 and had no problems with the wrist back then, so I guess the last 20 years has taken its toll on it.
So, next year I will part company with the FireBlade and look to buy a good Z900, the bike I always wanted. The asking prices are a bit scary though, but asking is one thing and what the seller gets is something else, I hope. I've been keeping my eye on the market for a little while and there are a lot of US imports about and old tat, so I will need to buy very carefully.
Here's a few photos of my Zeds, and hopefully by the summer of next year a Z900 will join the list.
"When I learn how to post a photo, I'll be back! :oops:" - Cracked it, thanks for the pointers and to the person who went to the trouble of listing the various steps to post a photo!
Cheers
Andrew
