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The King of Z was first introduced to the world at the 1978 Cologne Motor Show to become the world's flagship model. Its water-cooled DOHC 6-cylinder engine had a long stroke (bore x stroke: 62 x 71mm) to suppress its width, and held down the cylinder pitch as much as possible.

HONDA had poured in its latest technology to this MY04 to make it progress dramatically. It featured equipment such as the 998cc upgraded engine, the PGM-DSFI, or the unit pro-link. It came in Repsol color, too.

Upgraded the traditional oil-cooled straight four engine to 1401cc and mounted it on its steel pipe frame. It had sufficient equipment to move as a sports tourer model, such as Φ 34 FI or the 6-speed transmission (first to be adopted on a motorcycle of this class).

The first generation model of the YAMAHA motor scooter JOG, which is inherited up till now. It had mounted an air-cooled 2-stroke engine that generated 4.5PS on its lightweight & compact body, and moved in a brisk manner.

It aimed to be the world's fastest model in the 20th century, and marked 175 horsepower, which was the highest score for a mass production motorcycle. It also achieved 300km/h at our test; the first model to reach this level.

It was the first 4-cylinder cruiser model that was based on the Z400FX. It had the same exact engine as the Z400FX and had its suspension parts improved. Its specification had been fed back to the E4 series of the FX.

A new model that was born from the Z400FX which underwent a full model change. The light frame was equipped with an air fork that had an equalizer tube and an Uni-Trak suspension. It had an improved driving ability.

KAWASAKI, which had achieved an overwhelming victory in the big bike market, had brought this model to the 400cc class. The smooth movement of the 4-cylinder engine and the wild performance at its high rotation range, fascinated the fans, It became a huge success with its big body that made it look like one class bigger.

Even though it was a single cylinder model, it was equipped with a YDIS that had two types of carburetors. It combines the front semi-air suspension with the rear mono-cross suspension.

This model mounts a DOHC engine on a pressed backbone frame. It underwent a full model change by having new features like the mono-cross suspension.