The Kawasaki Z1000 in what I still think is the best colour they ever produced for this model.

I owned this for 10 years from 2013 to 2023 and only sold as the garage had no more space and I'd got a new Z900RS so needs must.

Bike was in fantastic condition when I got it and was a pleasure to ride. Great engine, great handling and great riding position even for 150+ mile rideouts.

Low seat height made it feel like a smaller capacity bike and also made it very maneuverable.

The bike ran like a Swiss watch and never let me down in all the time I own it.

The only problem I had in all those years was a slight warp to one of the discs so I swapped those out for new EBC replacement units.

Usual upgrades to EBC pads all round, fully Sync oil changed frequently and always run on BP Ultimate or similar 0% or low % ethanol so as to avoid the issues that stuff causes.

Always fired up straight away, rode superbly either around town or out on the twisties, a great all rounder with 127hp on a chassis weighing 198kgs.