I absolutely love the Kawasaki Z1R and they were incredible. I remember the golden age of the super bikes and how great they were and I remember Peter Steven’s promotion of the Kawasaki Z1300. They said if you could pick a Z1300 up by hand from its side the bike was yours. They were great days and fond memories will always be treasured.🙏🙏
What a great event and in the same place's, 45 years ago i rode my rd350lc pro am, to the oden picture house in UK to watch mad max and when i came out started my bike and did a dirty big burnout filling the air with smoke 😅 happy days.
I had a '74 Z1 in the mid '80s. For a heavy maybe 70 horse power bike it was loads of fun. It had a period correct Basani drag style pipe. Bike sounded damn great. Thanks for the video. Looks like it was loads of fun.
There's a small bleed return hole in the master cylinder, if it gets a bit of gunk in it it causes pressure in the brake lines because it doesn't allow the brake fluid to return to the reservoir and holds the calipers on, A small piece of wire or a pin or needle would have fixed it in seconds. Better to be safe and not ride it if you were not sure....👍 Spewing I didn't know this was on, I would have rode the old Kwaka up for a look....
This would be an incredible ride. As a Mad Max series fan, it would be fun to do this ride and visit the towns where the scenes were filmed. Thank you for posting. The Z1000 was an awesome machine. The Goose bike is incredible.
I bought a 76 KZ900 brand new for $2609.00 out the door. It was brown, which was one of only two colors offered in 76, and I quickly had it painted with blue Imron metal flake, and it was beautiful. All of the Kawasaki superbikes were great bikes. Seeya
What a bloody awesome Event. It was the Ducks Guts mate. Was good to catch up with mates & Mad Max Fans from everywhere. Huge thnx to Burkey & the South of Heaven MC Club, Kawasaki Z Owners Club, MFP Garage, Actors & Crew , Maryborough Racecourse & all other sponsors involved. Had the privilege of riding in Peter Axfords Black Interceptor for the Cruise into Clunes ( it hasn't changed). Done well at the Auction. Bring on the 50th. Was awesome to see Dale/ Stuntman riding the Original burnout bike from movie at Clunes. MAD MAX RULZ.
So many yummie ZED nines and ZED THOU'S in the same place at the same time FRAGGIN EXCELLENT. I am 58 years young lol and love the 1970's 80's and 90's air-cooled muscle bikes my bike is a 1200 Suzuki Bandit GSF N an unfaired Bandit with a few sensible mods It may be a bit heavy but the engine when serviced and looked after will take any abuse and still be ok. As for Mad Max, I have the boxset and the new remake movies and as post-apocalypse movies go these are the best ever. The Kwacker ZED range are Ledgendry and I also forgot to tell you that I own a 1980 KWACKER GPZ 750 R 1 IN RED and it is in great condition with no cracks in the bodywork or bikini faring also have just replaced all three brake discs and given all three brake calipers a refresh rebuild that should make it stop a lot better with the GOODRICH BRAKE HOSES THAT I FITTED AS WELL. Anyway enough of my ramblings on I have subscribed to your RUclips channel and I will love looking at your past and present vlogs. A BIG BRITISH CHEERS TO ALL YOU AUSSIE BIKERS DOWN UNDER. MATT FROM HASTINGS EAST SUSSEX ENGLAND
what a cool set of guys madmax series is one of my favorite film series the reason i chose my r1250gsa is because to me if max road a bike today i imagine him on a gsa 1250
Sorry for your loss. It was interesting to see how the Mad Max Ride has changed over the years. I went on the 25th Anniversary ride and had a ball. We came from Melbourne which included a ride around most of the sites used in the movie in Melbourne and all the way to Clunes where I got to meet one of the actors too. It would be fantastic if Mel could make it for the 50th anniversary. Hubby and I are looking at getting bikes again after a 14-year break (had children and wanted to wait until they were older before riding again) and I would love to do the ride again.
A good set of rear shocks and a upgrade kit for the forks, a couple of brembo FS08 calipers for the front, you'll need some brackets made to mount them, and a new master cylinder to suit and the old 1000 would ride very well.
My riding buddy's and I can say every line verbatim of the first mad max movie. We were out hauling the mail one day I hit a car in front of them spent few weeks in the hospital. They nicknamed me The Toe Cutter.
Had the same thing happen to me with the brakes. I unfortunately came off you're very lucky you pulled over, I didn't have the time it was 2 seconds then lock up on the front wheel
Back in the day, those bikes were great bikes. Today those bikes are great bikes. Very well built and they Still have such a great style that is not replicated on the new ones. When they were released, the Z1R was a real sports bike. Sports bikes are a bit different now though, Z1R still looks as good as ever. Really did like the Z1R ST? The model with the bigger tank that had wheels like the Z1300, similair forks and shaft drive, if memory serves me correctly. Saw one new, in a green, not as dark as British racing green. Thinking the tank was similair shape to Z1300 too. Mind you, that is a couple of years back
@@BikesILike I started to go down the vintage route but I'm not to fond of spending a ton of money to keep them up or the time required to keep them running sweet. Look forward to your channel sticker.
Awesome 👍 absolutely loved it at 19 on my z900 A4 morawaki 998. Kit doing burn outs,movie spawning 1000s off stunts World wide ,,what a movie,, 🎥🎥 thanks for your video ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
What an absolutely fantastic event. Just look at the bikes, so beautifully presented, absolutely brilliant If i wasn't on the other side of the planet, I'm sure I'd have been there. Sorry for the loss of your friend. Best wishes from England
That was cool to see, would have been great to ride up there. I had a knee replacement almost 7 weeks ago, haven't got it to bend enough to get on either of my bikes yet, almost there. So I missing riding, and the weather has mostly been nice in Melbourne. Old bike are fun, I have 1988 Harley Davidson 1340cc Lowrider, I upgraded the rear shocks and fork springs in early 2023, the improvement was amazing. I had the spring rates set up for my weight and having a sidecar on the bike, when I don't have the sidecar it is a very firm ride and the bike handles very well, and sits a bit higher than standard. Sorry to hear your friend died.
Have you seen the Kawasaki z900rs? Ok there not the original z900 but there a more modern version plus they look very similar. There's a company which makes the same looking 4 exhaust system to give the z900rs even more original look.
Yes! I like the Z900RS. Had a sit on one at the dealership a few years ago, was considering buying one back then. Realistically, I could pick up a new Z900RS SE for less money then a good Z1000 nowadays.
Had a Z1A in the mid seventies, and absolutely loved the thing. Bulletproof. As far as the brake issue, could it possibly be a warped rotor? I had that happen at speed on one of my Harley's, the rear brake locked on going around a bend and I got high sided. Not fun.
Rode on friends farm bikes as a kid in the early 70's. Got my road licence in the 80's. Owned Sport Tourers, Sport bikes, Nakeds, Adventure bikes and Cruisers since then.
That would be impossible in Germany. Here, the control authorities determine what your motorbike looks like. Almost all customisation is prohibited here. ✌🏻🇩🇪 MAGA 🇺🇸✌🏻🇩🇪
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Brilliant fantastic thank you from the UK
This has got to be the coolest RUclips film I've ever seen. 🤟🇬🇧
I absolutely love the Kawasaki Z1R and they were incredible. I remember the golden age of the super bikes and how great they were and I remember Peter Steven’s promotion of the Kawasaki Z1300. They said if you could pick a Z1300 up by hand from its side the bike was yours. They were great days and fond memories will always be treasured.🙏🙏
What a great event and in the same place's, 45 years ago i rode my rd350lc pro am, to the oden picture house in UK to watch mad max and when i came out started my bike and did a dirty big burnout filling the air with smoke 😅 happy days.
Great memory!
That new Kawasaki 900 looked right at home
It did, didn't it!
I had a '74 Z1 in the mid '80s. For a heavy maybe 70 horse power bike it was loads of fun. It had a period correct Basani drag style pipe. Bike sounded damn great. Thanks for the video. Looks like it was loads of fun.
There's a small bleed return hole in the master cylinder, if it gets a bit of gunk in it it causes pressure in the brake lines because it doesn't allow the brake fluid to return to the reservoir and holds the calipers on, A small piece of wire or a pin or needle would have fixed it in seconds. Better to be safe and not ride it if you were not sure....👍 Spewing I didn't know this was on, I would have rode the old Kwaka up for a look....
Nice 1 all the best from England
Really neat to see all the bikes and cars. Mad Max love from the USA!
On a miserable autumn day here in England, that looks stunning. I remember watching the film back then and was crazy about bikes.
This would be an incredible ride. As a Mad Max series fan, it would be fun to do this ride and visit the towns where the scenes were filmed. Thank you for posting. The Z1000 was an awesome machine. The Goose bike is incredible.
I bought a 76 KZ900 brand new for $2609.00 out the door. It was brown, which was one of only two colors offered in 76, and I quickly had it painted with blue Imron metal flake, and it was beautiful. All of the Kawasaki superbikes were great bikes. Seeya
What a bloody awesome Event. It was the Ducks Guts mate. Was good to catch up with mates & Mad Max Fans from everywhere. Huge thnx to Burkey & the South of Heaven MC Club, Kawasaki Z Owners Club, MFP Garage, Actors & Crew , Maryborough Racecourse & all other sponsors involved. Had the privilege of riding in Peter Axfords Black Interceptor for the Cruise into Clunes ( it hasn't changed). Done well at the Auction. Bring on the 50th. Was awesome to see Dale/ Stuntman riding the Original burnout bike from movie at Clunes. MAD MAX RULZ.
Sorry for the loss of your friend, way too young.
From another '73 kid.
Cheers Dizz
So many yummie ZED nines and ZED THOU'S in the same place at the same time FRAGGIN EXCELLENT. I am 58 years young lol and love the 1970's 80's and 90's air-cooled muscle bikes my bike is a 1200 Suzuki Bandit GSF N an unfaired Bandit with a few sensible mods It may be a bit heavy but the engine when serviced and looked after will take any abuse and still be ok. As for Mad Max, I have the boxset and the new remake movies and as post-apocalypse movies go these are the best ever. The Kwacker ZED range are Ledgendry and I also forgot to tell you that I own a 1980 KWACKER GPZ 750 R 1 IN RED and it is in great condition with no cracks in the bodywork or bikini faring also have just replaced all three brake discs and given all three brake calipers a refresh rebuild that should make it stop a lot better with the GOODRICH BRAKE HOSES THAT I FITTED AS WELL. Anyway enough of my ramblings on I have subscribed to your RUclips channel and I will love looking at your past and present vlogs. A BIG BRITISH CHEERS TO ALL YOU AUSSIE BIKERS DOWN UNDER. MATT FROM HASTINGS EAST SUSSEX ENGLAND
Thanks for the sub Matt!
what a cool set of guys madmax series is one of my favorite film series the reason i chose my r1250gsa is because to me if max road a bike today i imagine him on a gsa 1250
45 years ! No way 😆
That was so cool!! Yes, definitely let us know what you are tickling your fancy with as far as another fun bike to maybe own.
Cheers Roger!
Sorry for your loss. It was interesting to see how the Mad Max Ride has changed over the years. I went on the 25th Anniversary ride and had a ball. We came from Melbourne which included a ride around most of the sites used in the movie in Melbourne and all the way to Clunes where I got to meet one of the actors too. It would be fantastic if Mel could make it for the 50th anniversary. Hubby and I are looking at getting bikes again after a 14-year break (had children and wanted to wait until they were older before riding again) and I would love to do the ride again.
Thank you. I hope you guys can get back on a bike soon but fully understand and appreciate you putting family first. ;)
CB1100 comes to mind. I have a 2013 and love it.
Cool video thanks 👍😎. Sorry for your loss
Great video mate, thanks!!! Grew up with the Mad Max movies, loved all the noisy ones!😎
A good set of rear shocks and a upgrade kit for the forks, a couple of brembo FS08 calipers for the front, you'll need some brackets made to mount them, and a new master cylinder to suit and the old 1000 would ride very well.
My riding buddy's and I can say every line verbatim of the first mad max movie. We were out hauling the mail one day I hit a car in front of them spent few weeks in the hospital. They nicknamed me The Toe Cutter.
Had the same thing happen to me with the brakes. I unfortunately came off you're very lucky you pulled over, I didn't have the time it was 2 seconds then lock up on the front wheel
Thanks for sharing that info.
Back in the day, those bikes were great bikes. Today those bikes are great bikes. Very well built and they Still have such a great style that is not replicated on the new ones. When they were released, the Z1R was a real sports bike. Sports bikes are a bit different now though, Z1R still looks as good as ever. Really did like the Z1R ST? The model with the bigger tank that had wheels like the Z1300, similair forks and shaft drive, if memory serves me correctly. Saw one new, in a green, not as dark as British racing green. Thinking the tank was similair shape to Z1300 too. Mind you, that is a couple of years back
Sounds like a great day! I'll stick with the modern Z900RS SE with the reliability and old bike feel.
So you're very happy with the SE Jerry? You're sticker arrived, thank you! I'll get a return sticker in the mail for you. ;)
@@BikesILike I started to go down the vintage route but I'm not to fond of spending a ton of money to keep them up or the time required to keep them running sweet. Look forward to your channel sticker.
Awesome 👍 absolutely loved it at 19 on my z900 A4 morawaki 998. Kit doing burn outs,movie spawning 1000s off stunts World wide ,,what a movie,, 🎥🎥 thanks for your video ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland
Cheers Cecil!
That’s more like a Kawasaki owners club outing than a mad max meet!
Thank you
Alf Ryall aka Solodog was a great champion of these meetings
Wow..did we hav fun..any thing with an engine was fine….who knew it would lead here..
I remember the Australian movie 'Stone', didn't that also feature the Kawasaki Zs as the the bikes of choice with the riders in that film?
I believe so! Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter) also played Toad in the Stone movie.
Mad Max ❤
Thanks for the great video. Good on ya mate. I might get there next year. All The Best 👍👍👍👍
Cheers Greg!
A mate of mine used to own that donut bike😊
Hey cool!
@@BikesILike sold for $2,000
What an absolutely fantastic event. Just look at the bikes, so beautifully presented, absolutely brilliant If i wasn't on the other side of the planet, I'm sure I'd have been there. Sorry for the loss of your friend. Best wishes from England
Cheers Jon.
Thank you all for keeping the Spirit ! Hello from Germany !🏍️👍
Thanks so much Harald!
might be accumulated moisture (H2O) in the brake-fluid ? --> change barke-fluid !
I love it❤
That was cool to see, would have been great to ride up there. I had a knee replacement almost 7 weeks ago, haven't got it to bend enough to get on either of my bikes yet, almost there. So I missing riding, and the weather has mostly been nice in Melbourne. Old bike are fun, I have 1988 Harley Davidson 1340cc Lowrider, I upgraded the rear shocks and fork springs in early 2023, the improvement was amazing. I had the spring rates set up for my weight and having a sidecar on the bike, when I don't have the sidecar it is a very firm ride and the bike handles very well, and sits a bit higher than standard.
Sorry to hear your friend died.
Cheers Hugh. 88 Lowrider with a sidecar, nice! Hope your knee gets better soon, we're coming into prime riding weather now.
Have you seen the Kawasaki z900rs? Ok there not the original z900 but there a more modern version plus they look very similar. There's a company which makes the same looking 4 exhaust system to give the z900rs even more original look.
Yes! I like the Z900RS. Had a sit on one at the dealership a few years ago, was considering buying one back then. Realistically, I could pick up a new Z900RS SE for less money then a good Z1000 nowadays.
What a Great event...............wished I lived Down Under.
Dip the calipers in mineral spirits over night .
Break binding was an issue on a lot of older bikes
Had a Z1A in the mid seventies, and absolutely loved the thing. Bulletproof. As far as the brake issue, could it possibly be a warped rotor? I had that happen at speed on one of my Harley's, the rear brake locked on going around a bend and I got high sided. Not fun.
Yeah good thinking! I'll check that out. 👍
Brake hose inner sleeve has colapsed @@BikesILike
@@philbikes Thank you! I'll get Justin to check that out. 👍
マッドマックス バイクと車がクレージーなとこが映画の全体像でそのなかにヒューマニズムがすこしある映画 人気あるのが不思議
カワサキを愛してくれて、ありがとう
カワサキさんはすごいですね！日本は素晴らしいバイクを作っています。
How long have you been riding mate
Rode on friends farm bikes as a kid in the early 70's. Got my road licence in the 80's. Owned Sport Tourers, Sport bikes, Nakeds, Adventure bikes and Cruisers since then.
@@BikesILike has Mel Gibson ever taken part in this?
@EddyJean-claude No, I don't believe so.
狂い咲いておりますな💐
Great video just buy a 900 rs
That's not a bad idea :)
That would be impossible in Germany. Here, the control authorities determine what your motorbike looks like. Almost all customisation is prohibited here. ✌🏻🇩🇪
MAGA 🇺🇸✌🏻🇩🇪
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