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Z1 Gauge Guide
Speedometers and Tachometers
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1973 Z1
Speedometer - MPH version |
 The
1973 Z1 speedometer is identified by the
following features. The numbering on the
face is in 20 mph increments. The second
is the ND (for Nippon Denso) on the face
is very low down on the face - right at
the very bottom. Lastly the speedometer
goes up to 160 mph.
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 With
a small number of the early speedometers
(bikes built in 1972), the position of
the 20mph numbers varies - we have only
seen a couple of examples of this, so it
is difficult to draw any firm
conclusions about this variant. |
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1973 Tachometer |
 Like
the 1973 Z1 speedometer, the tachometer
has the same small ND very low on the
face. The redline starts at 9,000rpm and
finishes at 12,000rpm |
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1974 Z1-A Speedometer |
 At
first glance, the 1974 Z1-A speedometer
looks very much like the 1973 Z1
version. It is another 160mph
speedometer with 20mph increments. One
noticeable difference is the ND on the
face has moved slightly higher while the
MPH has moved much lower on the face. |
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1974 Z1-A Tachometer |
 The
1974 version of the tachometer changed
to incorporate a red brake light warning
light. This light would come on when the
brake was applied, and would flash in
warning if the brake light bulb failed.
Similar to the corresponding 1974 Z1-A
speedometer, the tachometer's x1000 rpm
lettering moved down the face while the
ND moved up slightly. The redline
remained at 9,000 rpm. |
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1975 Z1-B Tachometer |
 While
still remaining a 160mph speedometer,
the markings now showed the speed in
10mph increments. The ND and MPH letters
remained in relatively the same place as
the Z1-A gauge. Same as the 1974
version. No changes. |
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1976 KZ900-A4 Speedometer |
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Same
as the 1975 Z1-B speedometer. No
changes. |
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1976 KZ900-A4 Tachometer |
 With
the arrival of the KZ900-A4, Kawasaki
dropped the brake light warning light in
the tachometer. The redline remains at
9,000rpm. So for this year, the
tachometer looks similar to the 1973
gauge except for the position of the ND
and x1000rpm on the face. |
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