[[file: Zg1200 mod1.jpg | 550px 600px | center | Kawasaki Voyager XII (ZG1200-A1, 1986)]]The '''Kawasaki ZG1200 Voyager''' first appeared in 1986 as a response to [[Honda_GL1200_Gold_Wing | Honda GL1200 Gold Wing]] and was intended primarily for the US and Canadian markets. In the period from 1988 to 1991. part of the motorcycles, through the efforts of gray importers, ended up on the European market, although the model was not officially supplied there throughout the entire production period. The model was replaced by [[Kawasaki_ZN1300_Voyager | Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager]].

The '''Main competitors:'''* [[Honda_GL1200_Gold_Wing | Honda GL1200 Gold Wing]]* [[Suzuki_GV1400_Cavalcade | Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade]]* Yamaha XVZ1200 Venture / [[Yamaha_XVZ1300D_Venture_Royale | Yamaha Venture Royale 1300]] '''Kawasaki ZG1200 Voyager was ''' based on an in-line 4-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with a volume of 1196 cc. see, giving out 97 hp. power and 108 Nm of torque. The maximum performance of the motor is reached at 5000-7000 rpm. Unlike the [[Honda_GL1200_Gold_Wing | Gold Wing 1200]] engine, the ZG1200 Voyager has a slightly larger volume (1196 cc vs. 1182 cc), a higher compression ratio (10.0 vs. 9.0: 1) and a 16-valve twin-shaft (DOHC) cylinder head (in [ [Honda_GL1200_Gold_Wing | Gold Wing 1200]] - 8 valves, SOHC).

The '''Kawasaki ZG1200 Voyager ''' was produced until 2003, after which it was discontinued and no longer sold. Unlike the Gold Wing series, which in 1987 was updated to [[Honda_GL1500_Gold_Wing | Gold Wing 1500]], and by 2001 it had grown to [[Honda_GL1800_Gold_Wing | Gold Wing 1800]], the Kawasaki Voyager 1200 was produced practically unchanged and did not receive further development. ... Obviously, this was due to the fact that Kawasaki did not want to once again copy the new generations of the Gold Wing and thereby finally kill the model, but decided to leave the luxury tourer of 80s design, which would be in sufficient demand in the North American market and not would look outdated compared to the classic-shaped bikes popular in the region.

'''The main competitors of the Kawasaki ZG1200 Voyager in the classmodel was replaced by:'''* [[Honda_GL1200_Gold_Wing Kawasaki_ZN1300_Voyager | Honda GL1200 Gold Wing]]* [[Suzuki_GV1400_Cavalcade | Suzuki GV1400 Cavalcade]]* Yamaha XVZ1200 Venture / [[Yamaha_XVZ1300D_Venture_Royale | Yamaha Venture Royale 1300Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager]].