MY NAME IS ROSS and I have been a motorcyclist for nearly 30 years and I’m also the co-producer of the YouTube channel Biker Torque. www.youtube.com/@BikerTorque/featured
I’m a fan of riding older motorcycles. There is a unique charm and character that you just don’t get from riding a modern machine. It’s not to say that they are better, because on paper, clearly, they are not. They are just different, enjoyable and at times thrilling if you get a gear shift wrong or overestimate how good the brakes are.
The Kawasaki Z1 is a bike that I have long admired. I remember seeing one as a kid and being blown away, by both the looks and the sound. Nothing much has changed since then. To me that is what a motorbike should look like, and I knew if I ever had the chance to ride one, I’d be straight onto it.
I’ve ridden and reviewed Kawasaki’s modern offering, the Z900RS. It is a fantastic motorcycle that very much pays homage to the Kawasaki’s from the 1970s. But,
