Identify these Kawasaki twins

[Guest]

Spotted them with the "Please save me" look on them.











The one with a tank had a single front disc.

440 and 650 maybe?

Daniel

[TheCafeKid]

750 twins is my guess. I have two of them that are in a little better shape than that in one of my garages. Not mine though.

[7981GS]

Even the one with a front drum? Really? Any idea of years?
If they are indeed 750's, I just might pick them up. I love the sound (not the power) of parallel twins.

TIA,

Daniel

[srsupertrap]

Kawasaki 440's disc, 750 drum brake

[sedelen]

KZ440LTD is my guess. But it's only a guess!

[makenzie71]

Not 750's. My neighbor has a CSR 750 and the motor looks a lot beefier than those...hard to say by the photos though.

[Flyboy]

Kawasaki 440's disc, 750 drum brake

Yep, the one at the back with the tank on would seem to be an LTD 440, I had its sister the Z440, not bad little bikes, never gave any troubles.

I am not familiar with the 750 twin, before my time, or we just never got them here, would that also fall into the LTD family or a totaly different bike?
I know the bigger brother to the LTD 440 was the LTD 750, but it had the inline four, I assume the 750 twin was earlier?
Interesting..........

[sedelen]

I can't seem to pin it down, but a Z440LTD is close.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_z400_ltd%2079.htm

[makenzie71]

I'm not sure about that disc/drum comment. My neighbor's bike has a disc up front.

Flyboy...the 750 twin carried on into the 80's. They're not really part of the LTD line, though. They're more of a standard bike I think. None of the LTD stuff swaps easily, anyway.

[Flyboy]

Oh, ok, thanks for the info, first time I have seen one, guess we just never got them, probably U.S market only.

[srsupertrap]

IMO they are both not worth the effort of parting out unless they are pretty much free

[makenzie71]

Always look at scrap value for old beaters. I just dropped off two near-complete bikes that were simply too far gone and got $80 for the pair. That's complete, just rolled off the trailer and gone.

That's how I calculate the risk involved. You got two bikes there...if you can get them for less than 75% of their scrap value, then get them.

[Steve]

I think the drum brake is on a 440B model. Offered as the beginner, intro or stripper model, to reduce cost.

Along with the lesser brake, I think they only had kick start, no electric.

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[sedelen]

I think I'm getting closer, I think I got the engine size down, perhaps a 400.

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_z400%20%2074.htm

[7981GS]

I think I'm getting closer, I think I got the engine size down, perhaps a 400.
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...00%20%2074.htm

That is exactly what I was thinking the first one was except for the seat that is on it.

Daniel