The Kawasaki KZ750B twin is a twin-cylinder,

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announced in 1975 and manufactured from 1976 to 1979. It was based on the smaller Kawasaki KZ400 introduced in 1975. The

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engine shared similar engine design with the KZ400 having chain-driven twin dynamic balancer shafts. The

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s were hardened to allow use of low-grade fuel. The machine was engineered to have a wide

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and smooth

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.Kawasaki 76 range, ''New Motorcycling Monthly'' (Editor John Thorpe),

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, January 1976, p.4Z750: A twin without tears. Road test. '' Motor Cycle Weekly'', 18 September 1976, pp.30-32. Retrieved 7 January 2022

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