Motorcycle Investor mag Subscribe to our free email news Ride like it's 1976 (October 2020) by Guy ‘Guido’ Allen Maybe you were born that year, or perhaps you just like seventies motorcycles – in any case this pairing at the upcoming Shannons auction caught our eye.
Both the Honda CB750-Four (above) and Kawasaki Z900 (top) series were hugely important in the development of inline four motorcycles and the market that adopted them, and both were a relatively mature product by the time that year rolled around. The Honda shown here is a K6 and by then had undergone relatively little change since the series launched in 1969, while the Z900 was in its last model year and was about to be superseded by the KZ1000. Both examples have had some restoration work done, with the Honda showing a non-original paint scheme. It carries a fairly broad auction estimate of Au$15-20,000 (US$10-15,000, GB£8-11,000). The Kawasaki has an estimate of Au$18-22,000 (US$13-15,500, GB£10-12,000). Both are part of a larger group of 37 bikes on offer through an online auction on 11-18 November. Resources: 1976 Kawasaki Z900 specs & backgrounder Honda CB750-Four K6 specs & backgrounder Read the feature on our Honda CB750-Four K1 See the Classic Two Wheels CB750-Four test from 1970
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