Can someone explain kawasaki's motorcycle model letters, what they mean?

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I was wandering what the letter zed means in say Z550, Z650 etc.

This is what i think i know!.
GT= Grande Tourer
KZ= Kawasaki...... Zephyr????
GPz= Grande Prix ......????
 
In the 80's, the GPz was the souped up version of the the standard chain drive model. Then in the early 80's you had the touring only ZN, which used a modified KZ1300 6 cylinder engine in a totally new touring package, frame, fuel injection, etc. This was followed by a smaller 4 cylinder touring only bike, the ZG. To tell you the truth, even though I've been a loyal Kawasaki rider for 29 years, I have a hard time figuring it all out. Sometimes I think there is no pattern to their model lettering.
 
All two stroke road bikes called KH models (Kawasaki highway)

All trail bikes KE (Kawasaki enduro)

All trials bike KT (Kawasaki trials)

All motocross KX (Kawasaki MX)

All mini bikes KM (Kawasaki mini)

The problems arose when they came to the four stroke road bikes, they theoretically should have been called KFSRB (Kawasaki four stroke road bikes) but this was obviously too much. Instead they simply called them `Z` or KZ in the states. What did the Z stand for? Nobody it would seem knows. I remember asking a visiting Kawasaki official in the late seventies and he shrugged his shoulders and muttered something about the sound the bike makes!. ZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!. Not sure about that one !!!.
 
All two stroke road bikes called KH models (Kawasaki highway)

All trail bikes KE (Kawasaki enduro)

All trials bike KT (Kawasaki trials)

All motocross KX (Kawasaki MX)

All mini bikes KM (Kawasaki mini)

The problems arose when they came to the four stroke road bikes, they theoretically should have been called KFSRB (Kawasaki four stroke road bikes) but this was obviously too much. Instead they simply called them `Z` or KZ in the states. What did the Z stand for? Nobody it would seem knows. I remember asking a visiting Kawasaki official in the late seventies and he shrugged his shoulders and muttered something about the sound the bike makes!. ZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!. Not sure about that one !!!.
 
In the 80's, the GPz was the souped up version of the the standard chain drive model. Then in the early 80's you had the touring only ZN, which used a modified KZ1300 6 cylinder engine in a totally new touring package, frame, fuel injection, etc. This was followed by a smaller 4 cylinder touring only bike, the ZG. To tell you the truth, even though I've been a loyal Kawasaki rider for 29 years, I have a hard time figuring it all out. Sometimes I think there is no pattern to their model lettering.
 
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