I saw this bike at Daytona during Bikeweek 2000. Conversing with Brian O'Shea about his Honda Superbikes on display at the Honda tent, the subject drifted to Kawasaki race bikes. He then commented "I also have one of those in my truck." My instinctive response was "Can I see it?" Taking me to a rental truck in the parking lot, he rolled up the door. Sitting in the front of the truck was what appeared to be a KZ1000S1 that looked like it just rolled out of Kawasaki's race shop. Brian made it very clear, however, that this was not a real S1 or a Lawson Replica. It actually began its life as a GPZ1100. Other than having turn signals and mirrors, you couldn't distinguish it from the real thing. All the details are correct, the Dymag rims and the brakes are original S1 parts, while the swing arm, triple clamps and other pieces are exact copies. Though it was usually removed due to a high speed stability problem, The S1 came with the same fairing as the street bike. And that is what this bike is used for, riding on the street. It would be hard to think of a cooler bike to be riding than this.

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