1975 Kawasaki Police Special - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article For Sale

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1975 Kawasaki Police Special - 2-Page Vintage Motorcycle Article
Original, Vintage Magazine articlePage Size: Approx. 8\" x 11\" (21 cm x 28 cm) each pageCondition: Good
What’s black and white, has redlights and is taster than a speedingbullet? You guessed it, Kawasaki’snew \"Police Special.\"In past years, Harley and Indianhave been synonymous with policework. Things have changed somesince then with Moto Guzzi enteringthe field in 1968 and Honda in 1970.Now, some five years later, Kawa-saki has introduced the ultimateweapon for the crime-fighter. With itsmind-blowing acceleration, superiorhandling and a set of brakes that’llstop a train, it\'s a policeman’s dream.Police bikes have been nothingmore than stock-production modelswith all the police accessories hungon the sides. This isn\'t the case withthe Police Special. The engine,frame, brakes and wheels are theonly parts that are common to boththe stock Z1 and the Special. Eachbracket on the Special is especiallydesigned to secure all the policeequipment required on these bikes.An extra-heavy-duty front safety baris standard, along with folding floor-boards and a double-padded seat formaximum comfort. The fancyfour-into-two exhaust system boostsperformance along with increasingground clearance.The police version comes with aspecial wiring system which enablesit to handle all the police extras. Theengine can be started with a deadbattery and the lights can be left onfor 1 \'/a hours.As a safety feature the Special hastwo rim locks that keep the rear tireon the rim at all times. During policeevaluation tests the bike was run at70 mph with absolutely no air in thetire and it failed to separate from therim. That fancy-looking windshield ismade of \"Lexan” which is shatter-proof and bullet-resistant. And toprevent breakdowns, the Specialcomes with the largest self-lubricat-ing chain in the industry.A police bike must have outstand-ing acceleration to be successful andwith the Special weighing only 610pounds wet, and producing 82 hp at8500 rpm, it proves to be absolutelyincredible. It has the ability to accel-erate up to 60 mph in first gear and90 mph in second, with a top speedof over 120 mph With that kind ofgearing you probably think it can\'tmosey around town at 25 mph.Wrong The Special is capable ofcruising at less than 20 mph in fifthgear without lugging or stalling. Thatmonster of an engine will also run onunleaded, regular or ethyl gasolineKawasaki has taken considerabletime and effort to eliminate problemsthat have hindered police depart-ments in the past Unlike police bikesthat were sold through dealers; theKawasaki Special is sold directly tothe department, leaving out the mid-dleman. Delivery is guaranteed within30 days from time of purchase andeach bike sold comes with asix-mo nth/ unlimited-mileage warrantywhich covers all parts and labor.Parts and service won\'t be a problemas Kawasaki has built a special po-lice bike warehouse in Santa Ana,California to ensure availability ofparts. Upon purchase by a depart-ment, Kawasaki will assign a desig-nated dealer that will handle all partsand service in the purchasing depart-ment’s area. Large departments, withtheir own mechanics, may send themto one of Kawasaki\'s police serviceschools for specialized training.With the Z1\'s reputation, chancesare they won\'t need too much work.Service is required every 4000 milesand the average trend for mileage istwo years or about 40,000 miles-To date Kawasaki has sold 300bikes to state, city and county de-partments. L.A. City has alreadybought 15 with the California High-way Patrol purchasing 137 of thenew Police Specials. Three of thefirst ten departments that bought thebike have re-ordered and speculationhas it that Kawasaki will sell some-where around 1300 police bikes bythe end of this year.Most bike cops used to be left atthe light, especially if they were try-ing to catch a Kawasaki triple. How-ever. with the introduction of the Z1Police Special, it looks like you ain\'tthe only one who\'ll be havin\' fun. •13904-AL-7509-02