Help with ID of old non-disc Marzocchis....?

[LikeClockwork]

Anyone got the foggiest what these are model wise please....?

Think I measured them at about 75mm of stantion, and thought possibly Z2 BAM's? On the back of the arch it also says 'DATO' and a number, but the camera chose not to focus properly on that bit. They are quite light for Zocchis. Brace has drilled holes for a canti hanger, and the adjustments do seem to work as they should. Still got a nice action to them too!

 

[skolioza]

It's '97 Z2 sometimes called alloy (as it's equivalent in '9 Stamped '96 on the brace, so '97 catalogue model
Z2 BAM and Z2 Light (introduced in '9 having bigger holes in the brace and different preload/damping adjusters

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Ah, thank you!

They're not the metallic slime green colour though, more flat Kawasaki green, and the adjusters are red not blue? Wasn't sure if there was a chance they were resprayed to match a specific bike model, but at the factory as OEM I mean, they don't look to have been done by an amateur.

 

[Remko]

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Thanks for that detailed info Skolioza. Marzocchi's marketing departement was hard to follow in those years. Z2, Z2 light, Z2 BAM, Z2 Atom Sport, Z2 Atom Race, X-Fly, Z1, Z3, Z4, Z5, coil, air, 70, 80, 100 mm, etc, etc. It helps to have the catalogues. Which I do since two weeks But even with the catalogues it's not completely clear.

 

[skolioza]

LikeClockwork - I think that could be OEM painting for some manufacture - but have no idea for which one
Remko - I have scanned 97 and 98 catalogues, can drop links after weekend

 

[Remko]

Remko - I have scanned 97 and 98 catalogues, can drop links after weekend

Thanks but no need, I've got them also on paper.
But scans are probably helpfull to other Retrobikers here.