Love this, its my 3rd year of riding. Started off on a mini bike, moves to a 1991 honda XR250L, then a 1989 honda cr250r... I love vintage bikes and cant wait to see what my journey ahead of me has to offer! And Im only 14
Fun story about Justin. We were in the same MSF course. Justin drove up in the morning on a supercharged Hayabusa. Then, after lunch break, he rolls back to the course on a 6 cylinder vintage monster that we heard coming 2 miles down the highway. It was legit. Cool spot Ken, can't wait to come see the museum.
He is beyond cool, love seeing features on this guy. Seems very down to earth too. He has a big future ahead of him and you're very lucky to have him. Please keep us posted on his projects, and the FI CR500 turbo project sounds juicy! P.S. Guessing we'll see an upcoming video of the 2nd gear Husky holeshot.... maybe that turned into a loop... or maybe not? ;-)
Ken I remember the RC Engineering 836 kit in 75 I rode my buddies 836 kit and I rolled out onto the pavement off a dirt road and it had a 16 inch rear tire on it and when I took off rolling in first without touching the clutch it stood straight up on a power wheelie and it was surprising, he hadn't warned me but I was used to doing power wheelies in first with my built 550 Suzuki Ram Air it had ported cylinders and shaved head for compression and Ocelet Engineering Expansion Chambers and different countershaft sprocket, it could keep up with kaws till the top of third (no replacement for displacement) and another rich friend shipped his entire engine to Russ Collins and it came back with the 1000cc Cobra engine build every possible thing done like your Tom Gun bike I rode behind that guy while he rode a wheelie onto the highway and down the highway for a mile faster than all the rest of us could keep up, he ate kaws for lunch on the back road where we used to drag race on Friday and Saturday nights , where I was stationed stateside in Arkansas during the Vietnam War < I wonder what ever happened to Russ when V+H broke off from his shop
Has to be my favorite street bike Kawasaki of all time. The 900, with a turbo is a monster of a street bike. Knocking it out of the park of Joe Cool action. Keep em coming Mr Kaplan, awesome!!!!
Nobody in the world can deny that Ken Kaplan has the best of the best at his shops this young man is amazing I knew that bike was not normal when I seen it poppin Willie's baby💪🏻💪🏻💚🤟🏻🤟🏻 Kaplan America🇺🇲✌🏼
Here in the uk we swap the engines out for bandit 1200 also if i ever get another i be swapping the running gear for zxr brakes wheels forks and straight bars
Holy scrap Ken ,this young man was quite a pickup. I've never heard anyone put in that much time into the development of piston ,cranks ,transmission & ignition. He's serious!
Love that GPZ900 my buddy had one it was fast needless to say he went to jail called me to send him few bucks for commissary and I took over the GPZ for the entire summer it was bad ass definitely a up grade from my 1986 yamaha fazer!
Freaking beautiful bike that Justin owns. I think the original one that Tom Cruise rode in Top Gun, had Ninja stickers on it??? I didn't see any of those on Justin's bike. Does he have any? For Shame For Shame Jr, Tisk Tisk....for riding a 4 stroke dirtbike.! That's Sac-Religious. 😂😂😂😂❤❤....Hope y'all have a great weekend. Be Safe! PS. I'm waiting, with baited breath, to see Justin's Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11. Those were super badass, back in the day. ML&R
Are you sure you're allowed to have this much fun in CT? 😄 Takes me back, a buddy had this exact bike when it was the latest and greatest, it was the shiznits back then. Time moves on and it may be old now, but ya know, a 165 HP turbo never really goes out of style...
Cool iconic bike, but I've never cared for the styling. I had the GPz600R back in the day. I had a mate who t-boned a car at warp 10 who owned the 900R - car pulled out as he crested a hill and that was it for him. Only his own fault - he couldn't be seen and was going way to fast to stop and there was nowhere else to go. RIP Howard.
I remember sitting on a brand new GPZ900 at the Kawasaki dealership in Champaign IL. It was either an 85 or 86 model year. I SO wanted to bring that bike home to West Michigan with me. Alas, it was not meant to be.
Well, I see a beautiful mc, ridden by a talented rider I guess. Though I see no helmet, unzipped coat (nice one though 😉), and low cut sneakers. This man’s never attended a MSF course is my guess, or he ignored everything the instructor said about safety gear, and why it’s best to use it properly. Having served my 20 years active duty in the US NAVY, and been riding since 86’, spent about 15 years teaching the basic motorcycle safety course, it never fails to astound me that really smart people can somehow think they will escape the laws of average and never go down or never have an accident! No matter how talented, skilled, blazing reaction time you have or think you have, shit happens. Be prepared, dress for success. Real racers don’t race on the track with tank tops, shorts and flip flops. Those are controlled environments. The street is about as controlled as a EF4-EF5 tornado. Look, go have fun, but please, be prepared a bit more than what I see on the screen. Ok, I’ll shut up.
Agree, Kapclown is setting a bad example for impressionable young adults; concerned there’s going to be a serious accident there one of these days considering the minimal safety gear worn, risk of knobbies on pavement with lots of unmoveable objects nearby.
You two have absolutely blew my mind. What a machine mind-blowing mind-blowing. Justin 's. Motorcycles and his knowledgeability is incredible. God bless all of you absolutely incredible New England motorcycle museum number one Justin known as boosted wild man❤ top gun goose best video. Thank you sir
Ich liebe die Silhouette dieser kawa sehr. Eines der schönsten bikes der Ära! ABER, Schrauben an den dingern war das grauen! Ansauggummis wie beton, zumindest ab Ende der 90er, da hab ich an einem Haufen gpz geschraubt. Ich verstehe bis heute nicht das es keinen wasserablauf an den Zündkerzen gibt. Wenn die Gurke auf dem seitenständer im Regen steht, säuft der erste zylinder fast garantiert ab, den die Zündkerzenstecker sind genau so hart wie die Ansaugstutzen 😂
Nice to be exposed to the staff , nice very nice. I have heard it said if a project sits too long, move it out for someone else to bring it back to glory. Well seeing how you brought this back to what it is now, no truer words were spoken.
I had this bike when I turned 18 lol did 155 mph on it beat my friends yz 80 in first gear ⚙️ lol lots of fun till I got hit head on by some lady driving someone else's un insured piece of 💩 camaro totaled my 84 gpz 900 it was an awesome bike would totally rock it today 😮
Help me out here guys. Tom Cruise rode a Honda Interceptor(750 I believe) in a movie and I cannot figure out what movie it is. I think it was "Cocktail". Maybe "The Firm"? Any help would be appreciated because it's bugging the hell out of me.
Justins been a very close friend for almost 20 years. Absolutely amazing to see him get the recognition he deserves, good job boys 🤝🏻
Love this, its my 3rd year of riding. Started off on a mini bike, moves to a 1991 honda XR250L, then a 1989 honda cr250r... I love vintage bikes and cant wait to see what my journey ahead of me has to offer! And Im only 14
Fun story about Justin. We were in the same MSF course. Justin drove up in the morning on a supercharged Hayabusa. Then, after lunch break, he rolls back to the course on a 6 cylinder vintage monster that we heard coming 2 miles down the highway. It was legit. Cool spot Ken, can't wait to come see the museum.
Sounds Fantastic & better then the one in the Move 🤜🏼🤯🤛🏼
I am so lucky I watch your channel for so long. I love your evrything. Great bikes.
He is beyond cool, love seeing features on this guy. Seems very down to earth too. He has a big future ahead of him and you're very lucky to have him. Please keep us posted on his projects, and the FI CR500 turbo project sounds juicy! P.S. Guessing we'll see an upcoming video of the 2nd gear Husky holeshot.... maybe that turned into a loop... or maybe not? ;-)
Hi...I thought the real Tom Cruise 😄 ... Nice Bike and Movie 👍
Damn that turbo GPZ900 is insane!! but that Husqvarna needs its own video as well!!!
Damn, this dude is all killer, no filler
Ken I remember the RC Engineering 836 kit in 75 I rode my buddies 836 kit and I rolled out onto the pavement off a dirt road and it had a 16 inch rear tire on it and when I took off rolling in first without touching the clutch it stood straight up on a power wheelie and it was surprising, he hadn't warned me but I was used to doing power wheelies in first with my built 550 Suzuki Ram Air it had ported cylinders and shaved head for compression and Ocelet Engineering Expansion Chambers and different countershaft sprocket, it could keep up with kaws till the top of third (no replacement for displacement)
and another rich friend shipped his entire engine to Russ Collins and it came back with the 1000cc Cobra engine build every possible thing done like your Tom Gun bike I rode behind that guy while he rode a wheelie onto the highway and down the highway for a mile faster than all the rest of us could keep up, he ate kaws for lunch on the back road where we used to drag race on Friday and Saturday nights , where I was stationed stateside in Arkansas during the Vietnam War < I wonder what ever happened to Russ when V+H broke off from his shop
I think this kid is your long lost son Ken..Kenny Jr's big brother!! Great machine an builder..props!
Being with Kaplan motors is a definite career booster. What a cool guy to work for. Nothin but blue skys from now on.
That bike is off the chain, GPZ's alone are bad ass, but this bike - Wow! (Tom Cruise packs fudge)
Has to be my favorite street bike Kawasaki of all time. The 900, with a turbo is a monster of a street bike. Knocking it out of the park of Joe Cool action. Keep em coming Mr Kaplan, awesome!!!!
Nobody in the world can deny that Ken Kaplan has the best of the best at his shops this young man is amazing I knew that bike was not normal when I seen it poppin Willie's baby💪🏻💪🏻💚🤟🏻🤟🏻 Kaplan America🇺🇲✌🏼
Here in the uk we swap the engines out for bandit 1200 also if i ever get another i be swapping the running gear for zxr brakes wheels forks and straight bars
Holy scrap Ken ,this young man was quite a pickup. I've never heard anyone put in that much time into the development of piston ,cranks ,transmission & ignition. He's serious!
Had the same 84…loved it..almost sold for a flashy VF1000R…but glad did not!
I love when Jr shows up with the background wheelies. Only at Kaplan Cycles.
Wear a helmet, don't do drugs, listen to my parents, thrash my bike and build a bad ass turbo bike! Got it!!
Yes sir! Good advise!
Hell yeah! Badass! I can’t wait for the weekend to go on a ride!
Amazing build Justin....I have a zx11 EFI turbo, got the EFI kit from Moody's performance...pieced the rest together
Killer content Gents, love the mix of bikes you show 🤜🏽💥🤛🏽
Passion brother….good for you. Kudos.
What a nice one ! Good job ❤
What a great addition to the NEMM crew!
A new generation of manic. He’s a switched on lad 👍🏻
Love that GPZ900 my buddy had one it was fast needless to say he went to jail called me to send him few bucks for commissary and I took over the GPZ for the entire summer it was bad ass definitely a up grade from my 1986 yamaha fazer!
That "hell yeah" felt so real hahaha
Freaking beautiful bike that Justin owns. I think the original one that Tom Cruise rode in Top Gun, had Ninja stickers on it??? I didn't see any of those on Justin's bike. Does he have any? For Shame For Shame Jr, Tisk Tisk....for riding a 4 stroke dirtbike.! That's Sac-Religious. 😂😂😂😂❤❤....Hope y'all have a great weekend. Be Safe! PS. I'm waiting, with baited breath, to see Justin's Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11. Those were super badass, back in the day. ML&R
ive got a 2020 Z 900 that scares me to death sometimes on torque alone! this is a sweet bike! i had to watch this!
let’s see some more vintage 2 strokes! big bore 90s bike please!
I always loved this bike.
Not bad "Maverick"
Very talented young guy
Are you sure you're allowed to have this much fun in CT? 😄
Takes me back, a buddy had this exact bike when it was the latest and greatest, it was the shiznits back then. Time moves on and it may be old now, but ya know, a 165 HP turbo never really goes out of style...
My friend Russ has a ninja 900 turbo...he's raced it at the Isle of Man
also a very beautiful motorcycle all the best
HOW GOOD TOM IS AMAZING LOVIN THE TURBO CLIPS
Cool iconic bike, but I've never cared for the styling. I had the GPz600R back in the day. I had a mate who t-boned a car at warp 10 who owned the 900R - car pulled out as he crested a hill and that was it for him. Only his own fault - he couldn't be seen and was going way to fast to stop and there was nowhere else to go. RIP Howard.
Man Jr is so cool, I wish I could be like him!
How close to looping the 450 did Jr go!😂
I remember sitting on a brand new GPZ900 at the Kawasaki dealership in Champaign IL. It was either an 85 or 86 model year. I SO wanted to bring that bike home to West Michigan with me. Alas, it was not meant to be.
Well, I see a beautiful mc, ridden by a talented rider I guess. Though I see no helmet, unzipped coat (nice one though 😉), and low cut sneakers. This man’s never attended a MSF course is my guess, or he ignored everything the instructor said about safety gear, and why it’s best to use it properly. Having served my 20 years active duty in the US NAVY, and been riding since 86’, spent about 15 years teaching the basic motorcycle safety course, it never fails to astound me that really smart people can somehow think they will escape the laws of average and never go down or never have an accident! No matter how talented, skilled, blazing reaction time you have or think you have, shit happens. Be prepared, dress for success. Real racers don’t race on the track with tank tops, shorts and flip flops. Those are controlled environments. The street is about as controlled as a EF4-EF5 tornado. Look, go have fun, but please, be prepared a bit more than what I see on the screen. Ok, I’ll shut up.
Agree, Kapclown is setting a bad example for impressionable young adults; concerned there’s going to be a serious accident there one of these days considering the minimal safety gear worn, risk of knobbies on pavement with lots of unmoveable objects nearby.
You two have absolutely blew my mind. What a machine mind-blowing mind-blowing. Justin 's. Motorcycles and his knowledgeability is incredible. God bless all of you absolutely incredible New England motorcycle museum number one Justin known as boosted wild man❤ top gun goose best video. Thank you sir
I'd like one for myself. "Goose, it's time to buzz the tower""
Junior: listen to your parents!
Senior: do a holy!
hahaha nice
He should fit the oil bypass line for the head, all the ones in Japan have it. Apparently theres an oil starvation problem on the right cylinder.
I want to see your zx11. I have two 1991 zx11s. Love them.
Can’t wait to see more.
That thing is sick.
Ya man, bring on the Turbo CB 750.
Killer bike but a brain bucket is a requirement!
Awesome bike and video! Put a helmet on bud .
Ich liebe die Silhouette dieser kawa sehr. Eines der schönsten bikes der Ära! ABER, Schrauben an den dingern war das grauen! Ansauggummis wie beton, zumindest ab Ende der 90er, da hab ich an einem Haufen gpz geschraubt. Ich verstehe bis heute nicht das es keinen wasserablauf an den Zündkerzen gibt. Wenn die Gurke auf dem seitenständer im Regen steht, säuft der erste zylinder fast garantiert ab, den die Zündkerzenstecker sind genau so hart wie die Ansaugstutzen 😂
Smart man. Smarter man for hiring him. 👍🏼
Heard mention of the Mr.turbo zx11. That made close to 500 wheel on the dyno jet. Haven’t been able to find it yet
Nice bike and he knows his stuff. Looks wise he could be the Goose but not Tom Cruise. 😊
C'mon man that's Goose, he's got the need for speed!
Love the ending. 👍
That guy is awesome 👌
I agree he really knows his stuff he will be kaps chief mechanic in 5 or 10 years if he don't branch out on his own
Just like the ninja 900 r fast as hell
The man can ride.
Racing parts damn...
no helmet crazy
betcha Indian Larry wishes he was wearing a helmet as do hes loved ones ,not judging, each to their own but id wear a helmet
Damm what a ride ,,, the one that got away.
He rides like you.
I owned a gpz 900r in about 88-90 it was the A1 in red and graphite. I loved it.
Nice helmet
I had one also but sold it because the front end was not too good but good engine
That should be his Haloween costume! Hahah
Nice to be exposed to the staff , nice very nice. I have heard it said if a project sits too long, move it out for someone else to bring it back to glory. Well seeing how you brought this back to what it is now, no truer words were spoken.
I had this bike when I turned 18 lol did 155 mph on it beat my friends yz 80 in first gear ⚙️ lol lots of fun till I got hit head on by some lady driving someone else's un insured piece of 💩 camaro totaled my 84 gpz 900 it was an awesome bike would totally rock it today 😮
maaaaate loved it!!!!!!
Very cool!
Did Jeff show him how to micro drill the pilot jets! 😄
Yes!
Raw Kaw Power.. A++
How about a built and turbo rocket 3 👍
That ain’t Tom Cruise, lol. But he can probably ride better than Tom anyway. Cool bike
that shit is built...wonder if he welded the crank?
Awesome stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it
Life begins at 170. Kawasaki
that sounds awesome
Beastin
Wow! Just wow!
He looks like the goose
"CUT!"
@1:49 I see nothing but orange peel
Sic!!!
Whiskey throttle?? 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Help me out here guys. Tom Cruise rode a Honda Interceptor(750 I believe) in a movie and I cannot figure out what movie it is. I think it was "Cocktail". Maybe "The Firm"? Any help would be appreciated because it's bugging the hell out of me.
Top Gun
@@KillrMillr7 Not the Honda Interceptor. Top Gun is the bike in the video. In Top Gun 2 he rides a H2.
Goose? Looks like nicolas cage
Mint
Haha STALLED IT!
Joe Hollywood 🤨
He is better looking and the bike a lot faster this ovetop gun
Jr flip it why the video end
Wear a helmet gloves, and do your jacket up. Lot of dead heroes. 😂
Man that's tom fooze not tom cruise 😅