2300 cc 12 - cylinder Kawasaki

[dcarver]

Having just had a good experience tearing down and completley rebuilding my 200 yz426, I have a false sense of confidence to tear into my sick 6-cylinder Kz1300..

which is only HALF of this KZ.. 12 Clylinder KZ

 

[nusman68]

okay, you got me curious...where did you find that? I wouldn't want to be the guy doing the carb. rebuilds & syncs!

 

[Windjammer]

If I owned that, I'd have to listen to it with an open header, just once. What a song that thing must sing!

 

[GAPS]

It looks like he turned the rear cylinder around and has a single carb with (very)custom manifold.......

 

[NoCage]

I knew a guy several years ago that had a drag bike. It was a Kaw with 2 - 901cc 4-cyl. engines, bored out to something larger. It was wicked. :bigeyes:

 

[radman]

Photoshop strikes again. Clues? Try 1300X2 for starters.....

 

[Fallen Jim Rides again]

Photoshop strikes again. Clues? Try 1300X2 for starters.....

Hmm, I'm with Rad. where are the exhaust ports on the back side, um, exhausting?

 

[BugR]

Oh it's real

KZ2300 review

Chris

 

[dcarver]

Clicky

If I owned that, I'd have to listen to it with an open header, just once. What a song that thing must sing!

So true. A stock Kz1300 running through open pipes is an incredible sound. I have heard nothing else like it. Kind of like a Ducati with the small v8 chevy sound coupled with the fast rev's of a Maseratti.

Very very nice to listen to. Suprisingly, it sounds nothing like a CBX Honda.

I need to get that bike back on the road again...

 

[Fallen Jim Rides again]

Oh it's real
KZ2300 review

Chris

That explains the problem with 2300 not = 1300x2. But , where the heck does the back side exhaust run? Looks like the ports are right against the trans case or some such.

 

[BugR]

No idea, apparently he has built a few V'8 from KZ1000 engines as well.

Did you notice in the article that he uses hand tools for most of his work!

Now that's insane. long live cnc

Chris