Kawasaki Z650
The unparalleled success of Kawasaki’s Z1 convinced the firm that their future lay in four-strokes and not the lairy strokers that had got the company’s name out there.
Looking at lower capacities than the 900cc four, the three-quarter litre class would have been a logical move but Kawasaki already had one. The Z2 was a market-specific 750 based directly on the 900 but is/was considered underpowered and overweight for any realistic future
