Your Z – Paul Mercer – Z1000ST

This is me, webmaster of KawasakiZ1.com on my Z1000ST in 1981. I had hair then !!

Quite often on a Sunday afternoon, a group of us met up and rode our motorcycles around a patch of land that was once part of the Burtonwood Airbase just ouside Warrington…

…near where IKEA is now !

The girl on the pillion is Jane.
At the time, Jane was the girlfriend of Johnny Scott.

I have not seen either of them in a long time…

…so Johnny or Jane…(or anyone else who used to ride at Burtonwood).. if you are reading this page now, I hope you are well.

Unfortunately, I do not have any more photos of the ST to publish now, even though I am sure I have some pictures somewhere. (probably in my parents’ loft !!)

I bought the Luminous Ruby Red Z1000-E2 (ST) from Steve Hartley in 1981 when he had a Kawasaki dealership in Warrington.
I remember getting a special deal from Steve because the Z1100ST had just been released and Kawasaki were selling off “old” models such as the Z1000ST at a discount.

I paid around £1,800.!   …if only I could buy an ST for that price now.!

At the time I had the Z1000ST, I also had a Kawasaki KH250 two stroke triple…

…so I reckon I had “the best of both worlds”… Two completely different motorcycles, both exciting to ride in their own way.

I recently saw Steve Hartley and it was great to reminisce about old times.

Paul Mercer.

Page added to website on 27th March 2019.
Most recent page update: 27th March 2020.