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Every area is covered starting with advice on the different models, spares availability, and where best to source a bike to restore. Every area of the restoration is then covered in full detail including the engine, frame, gearbox, wheels, suspension and forks, brakes, ancillaries, bodywork  and electrics, accompanied by hundreds of clear colour photos to illustrate the text. Additional work on a 1974 Z1A model adds complementary information. What really sets this manual apart from the everyday however, is the style in which it is written: not as some dull and distant workshop manual but in a friendly, humorous manner by an enthusiast of many years who is able to involve and entertain the reader, as well as guiding them through the restoration process. 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If you are looking at or contemplating a restoration project they would make a sound investment prior to and certainly while contemplating the project. So, if you have a Kawasaki Z1 or any of the variants it is worth investing in, but if not, have a look at others in the range which may include your make an model as they could be money well spent! - Ian Kerr. If we were restoring a Zed-series Kawasaki, we'd buy this book. It's as simple as that. - Sump. A very comprehensive and informative book that should be a companion for anyone contemplating a similar project. Old Bike Australasia. a good read and a worthwhile addition to any Zed library ... 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Successful immediately, these models defended Kawasaki's honour on the tracks as well as in the showrooms, handing the company numerous world championship titles. The series was recently revived as part of a retro boom, and a new machine has been launched, delivering the same thrill and charm as its predecessors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefinitely so much more than a coffee table book it's engaging, involving and hugely enjoyable. If you like Kawasakis you could buy it just for the pictures it's that good. Tansha --- With 160 large pages and plenty of photos plus excerpts from advertising material and magazine articles, side-bars on racing bikes etc, this is another winner from Brian Long. Bike Rider Magazine --- if you are a fan of Kawasaki then this has got to be on your shopping list as it is probably the most definitive book on the firm to date, thanks to the research and factory co-operation. 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As well as offering world championship class competition in its own right, superbike racing has been a highly competitive training ground for grand prix riders as well as helping manufacturers, distributors and dealers develop and improve their motorcycles. Superbike racing is to the motorcycle industry what touring car or NASCAR competition is to the car world - race on Sunday, sell on Monday. All the big names were drawn into the sport during its formative years and have been there ever since - Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, Ducati and Aprilia have all used superbike racing to test their street bike designs. And some of the biggest riders in the sport - Wayne Gardner, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz and Eddie Lawson all started out on big, unruly superbikes, learning how to power slide their way around the world's toughest tracks. 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Written most engagingly and enthusiastically, hardly a stone is left unturned of the Superbike racing era of the 1970s and 1980s, its glory years in almost every respect. - Iain P W Robertson - Freelance. a great read to pass your lockdown weeks away. - BSN (BikeSport News). \"Slow Burn: The Growth of Superbikes and Superbike Racing 1970 to 1988\" by Bob Guntrip is a unique and impressively informative sports history. - Midwest Book Review.a very good book about a dramatic period of racing - Mark Holman - Freelance. well worth a read - Heavy Duty Magazine. 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