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Specials fans will be familiar with the Butchered Classics Facebook page. This turbo Kwak is none other than the creation of the group’s founder

1978 Kawasaki Z1-R Owner: Dave Solomon Owned for: two years So far: creation of an old-school USB tribute What’s next: set up on the dyno READY SPECIAL Reckoning that the modified motorcycle world already has more than enough Suzuki Bandit specials with blow-through turbos, I decided that I wanted an old school draw-through turbo set-up, and that I would build one using a late 1970s Kawasaki Z1-R frame and Z1000 Mk2 engine. My inspiration for the build was the bikes I remember seeing at the Ultimate Streetbike rounds at local dragsstrips back in the day. The Z1-R frame was braced and scalloped in all the right places to give some much needed rigidity byWayne Kirby Engineering Services. This is absolutely essential if you’re going to run a turbo in one…

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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2023

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