Sweet machine !!! Back in 1987 my buddy had one and I had a FJ1200,man we rode everywhere and had a blast !!! Thanks Man !!! Love from South Carolina,USA !!! P.S. Never get use to you driving on the wrong side of the road !!!
I love 40 year old bikes! I have recently bought a Gpz900R can't wait to ride it!Nostalga.. character.. memories from the 80s!! Your bike looks awesome by the way
Strong engines. Good commentary, very interesting. I had a 1977 Suzuki gt380 with a gear indicator! Funny how some features come and go. Thanks for the video, enjoyed having a spin around with you. Have a great day
I bought a 1984 in 2000. Had it ten years. At one point i paralleled a Fireblade off the lights. Took it to 140, but backed off at that. Now have ZZR1200, similar but more refined. My gpz had oil starvation due silicone sealant in oil. I did complete rebuild.
Bit of a rocking horse, rode like on rails, but a bugger to get around mini islands. I wired the neutral light to relay to operate the fan when stationary.
When i bought mine i had to drive home on motorway, i thought i would take it easy. At 60mph the bike felt like it was coasting, like it was asking, come on, open up, otherwise going to fall over, what a missile of a bike. You will know if it's tuned right, you will slide off the seat on full throttle.
It was about 1991-1992 the A8 came out. My former customer was Cradley Kawasaki dealer. He said he asked Kaw. to build 200 gpz as he reckoned he could still sell them. They were the A8 version. My A1 had a call back i had fitted brand new set of carbs. worth 1300 quid, for free on Kaw. call back which was on a 20 year old letter. If you have a old non water heater carbs. check with Kawasaki.
I'm more than a bit jealous. I purchased a red and silver A2 in '86, but she's long since gone. I now ride a Z900RS which is an excellent modern bike. I'd love to get back on a GPZ to compare and contrast, but doubt it'll ever happen. It now looks a bit dated, but what makes it feel like a 40yo bike? It can't just be crap brakes, which actually seemed great at the time!
The anti dives can ruin brake feel, it has to be spot on. Think later bikes it wasn't fitted. Real scary if the anti dive locks up, i know. Turns into bicycle.
@@MHLivestreams I have built one with a ZX9R front end and one with a ZZR1100 front and rear end, currently doing one where I have fitted a set of ZZR600 Wheels which is a work in progress.
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Sweet machine !!! Back in 1987 my buddy had one and I had a FJ1200,man we rode everywhere and had a blast !!! Thanks Man !!! Love from South Carolina,USA !!! P.S. Never get use to you driving on the wrong side of the road !!!
I love 40 year old bikes! I have recently bought a Gpz900R can't wait to ride it!Nostalga.. character.. memories from the 80s!! Your bike looks awesome by the way
Strong engines. Good commentary, very interesting. I had a 1977 Suzuki gt380 with a gear indicator! Funny how some features come and go. Thanks for the video, enjoyed having a spin around with you. Have a great day
I bought a 1984 in 2000. Had it ten years. At one point i paralleled a Fireblade off the lights. Took it to 140, but backed off at that. Now have ZZR1200, similar but more refined. My gpz had oil starvation due silicone sealant in oil. I did complete rebuild.
Bit of a rocking horse, rode like on rails, but a bugger to get around mini islands. I wired the neutral light to relay to operate the fan when stationary.
Brilliant, well done, so exciting having a project complete and riding it! and what a worthwhile bike to sort and look after, well done
When i bought mine i had to drive home on motorway, i thought i would take it easy. At 60mph the bike felt like it was coasting, like it was asking, come on, open up, otherwise going to fall over, what a missile of a bike. You will know if it's tuned right, you will slide off the seat on full throttle.
It was about 1991-1992 the A8 came out. My former customer was Cradley Kawasaki dealer. He said he asked Kaw. to build 200 gpz as he reckoned he could still sell them. They were the A8 version. My A1 had a call back i had fitted brand new set of carbs. worth 1300 quid, for free on Kaw. call back which was on a 20 year old letter. If you have a old non water heater carbs. check with Kawasaki.
I'm more than a bit jealous. I purchased a red and silver A2 in '86, but she's long since gone. I now ride a Z900RS which is an excellent modern bike. I'd love to get back on a GPZ to compare and contrast, but doubt it'll ever happen. It now looks a bit dated, but what makes it feel like a 40yo bike? It can't just be crap brakes, which actually seemed great at the time!
The anti dives can ruin brake feel, it has to be spot on. Think later bikes it wasn't fitted. Real scary if the anti dive locks up, i know.
Turns into bicycle.
I would change the front end to zxr, consign this lot to the scrapyard.
@@MHLivestreams I have built one with a ZX9R front end and one with a ZZR1100 front and rear end, currently doing one where I have fitted a set of ZZR600 Wheels which is a work in progress.