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The most obvious difference between the KZP and the earlier series was the addition of a fiberglass fairing, carrying the front lights and windshield and also containing storage for small items. This has become the most identifiable police-service motorcycle design in the world, as the fairing has a profile unique to the KZP. Earlier Kawasaki police motorcycles had a windshield with a shape similar to that found on the older [[Harley-Davidson]] [[Electra Glide]] motorcycle then popular with law enforcement. | The most obvious difference between the KZP and the earlier series was the addition of a fiberglass fairing, carrying the front lights and windshield and also containing storage for small items. This has become the most identifiable police-service motorcycle design in the world, as the [[fairing]] has a profile unique to the KZP. Earlier Kawasaki police motorcycles had a windshield with a shape similar to that found on the older [[Harley-Davidson]] [[Electra Glide]] motorcycle then popular with law enforcement. | ||
The C-series borrowed features from the American police motorcycles with which it was designed to compete. These included a spring-cushioned saddle, and a speedometer equipped with a solenoid to trap the indicator needle against the glass when the pursuit lights were activated, to mark the speed at which a lawbreaker was travelling at the time. Both of these features were eliminated in the KZP, which was equipped with a standard speedometer and tachometer. | The C-series borrowed features from the American police motorcycles with which it was designed to compete. These included a spring-cushioned saddle, and a speedometer equipped with a solenoid to trap the indicator needle against the glass when the pursuit lights were activated, to mark the speed at which a lawbreaker was travelling at the time. Both of these features were eliminated in the KZP, which was equipped with a standard speedometer and tachometer. | ||