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sachelrhymes
Hawk
Joined: Aug 30, 2009
Posts: 408
Location: schuylerville ny
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:18 am |
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toddk is helping me with swapping a swing arm and shocks on my bike but it took longer than expected so i had to leave it on his lift in his garage. him being toddk he loaned me one of his bikes. the gpz. i took it out for a spin and little photo shoot. its a fun ride.
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Bone
Black CB750F
Joined: Oct 20, 2014
Posts: 879
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:42 am |
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I am thinking about what might be my next project, and the GPZ crossed my mind. I have never ridden one. What is it like?
Also note that the one you have borrowed has a sticker on the speedo. Does it say 'If you crash it - you bought it' |
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Wayne750F
Black CB750F
Joined: Mar 29, 2015
Posts: 812
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:51 am |
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They are strong running bikes....I like the red!!! |
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1983 Red CB1100F
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sachelrhymes
Hawk
Joined: Aug 30, 2009
Posts: 408
Location: schuylerville ny
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:23 am |
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Bone wrote: |
I am thinking about what might be my next project, and the GPZ crossed my mind. I have never ridden one. What is it like?
Also note that the one you have borrowed has a sticker on the speedo. Does it say 'If you crash it - you bought it' |
its a nice ride. tight steering, shifting. good brakes. comfortable riding position. good wind break with the fairing. i like it.
ha! the sticker says + 5 mph but i'm not sure if it means to add 5 or your going 5 over. |
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cbxdog
Rest in Peace
Joined: Mar 08, 2005
Posts: 12974
Location: The Sticks
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:49 am |
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sachelrhymes wrote: |
Bone wrote: |
I am thinking about what might be my next project, and the GPZ crossed my mind. I have never ridden one. What is it like?
Also note that the one you have borrowed has a sticker on the speedo. Does it say 'If you crash it - you bought it' |
its a nice ride. tight steering, shifting. good brakes. comfortable riding position. good wind break with the fairing. i like it.
ha! the sticker says + 5 mph but i'm not sure if it means to add 5 or your going 5 over. |
Agree 100% ! Todd was kind enough to load me this bike for the NE Spring ride. Great rider, light, quick steering , good brakes and very stable Very impressed ! |
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toddk
CB1100F
Joined: Mar 25, 2004
Posts: 2287
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:00 pm |
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Bone wrote: |
I am thinking about what might be my next project, and the GPZ crossed my mind. I have never ridden one. What is it like?
Also note that the one you have borrowed has a sticker on the speedo. Does it say 'If you crash it - you bought it' |
I need another sticker , mechanicals are on me(because it would have broken anyways) crashes are on the borrower, the speedo reads 5 high
Toddk
SebSpeed painted it, he wanted a good picture, these are probably the best |
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Wayne750F
Black CB750F
Joined: Mar 29, 2015
Posts: 812
Location: Palm Beach, Florida
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:25 pm |
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What I love is the fact that you had a "loaner".....further justification that "MBS" has a good friend purpose too....if anyone gets down to SE Florida during the months of frozen tundra "up north" this winter, I have a bike that y'all can ride...and spare helmet too, so no gear required....next year it will also have a fresh 887 motor in it too...😎 |
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petrat
Friend of the Board
Joined: Dec 19, 2005
Posts: 3646
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:34 pm |
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At the recent fall ride I let Todd take the FJR1300 for a spin and I rode this bike for a stint ..... it is definitely different. Compact for sure. Nice pics Eric. |
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n8n8n8
Twinstar
Joined: Dec 07, 2012
Posts: 254
Location: Akron, oh
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:51 pm |
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What are the direct lift carbs from, another bike? Just curious. |
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krgood0
CB1100F
Joined: Jun 18, 2006
Posts: 2511
Location: UK
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:59 pm |
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n8n8n8 wrote: |
What are the direct lift carbs from, another bike? Just curious. |
Yes think they are, those GPZ's had CV carbs as i remember
Keith |
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krgood0
CB1100F
Joined: Jun 18, 2006
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Location: UK
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:00 pm |
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Thats a nice loan bike, must sound good with the Supertrapp
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BlueThunder
Red CB1100F
Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 9239
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 4:13 pm |
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I got to use this bike when my broken clutch cable left me stranded in Vermont during a NE spring ride. I was very impressed with how the GPZ handled. Actually thinking of getting one! |
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brett_s
Hawk
Joined: May 10, 2004
Posts: 279
Location: Sheboygan Falls WI
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 5:09 pm |
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I remember my buddy had a 1982 gpz 750 (biking fairing/dual rear shocks) I set it up with coils, Kerker megaphone with comp baffle, and stage 3 jetting for him. That 2v 750 pulled hard down low. It was a fun bike. Loud with that pipe, but fun. It would beat my similarly set up gs750e (with larger cams) thru two gears from a stop, but then the gs would catch it and pull away.
Kind of an awkward riding position as it was very upright and close to the bars.
Another bike I should of kept for myself.......It would be nice in the garage next to my 1100f.
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79cb750f
Rest in Peace
Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 3349
Location: Seymour,CT
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:51 pm |
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Todd offered me the only bike I truly lust after for the last northeast ride (his blue 1100f) I can't ride anymore Had another stroke. but I still can wrench. |
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mhewitt
Hawk
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 356
Location: berrima, australia
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Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:45 pm |
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Back in the day - mid-late eighties - I had my 1100F and my mate had the turbo version of the GPz750. Really evenly matched bikes. |
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toddk
CB1100F
Joined: Mar 25, 2004
Posts: 2287
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
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Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:40 pm |
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Mark, sorry to hear about the stroke. I was wondering why I couldn't lure you out with my baby.
The direct lifts are off of a Kawasaki KZ900, I have a set of 29mm smoothbores, I just haven't had time to stick them on. It should really wake up the GPZ.
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genesound
Red CB1100F
Joined: Feb 20, 2006
Posts: 11932
Location: Studio City, California
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Tue Sep 29, 2015 11:09 pm |
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I thought those were the VM26s or VM28s, they have more cast in writing on the sides. The VM29s should make a BIG difference. |
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toddk
CB1100F
Joined: Mar 25, 2004
Posts: 2287
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
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Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:08 am |
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VM26's, 76, 77 and 78 I believe, Kawasaki went back to 28's in 1979. I should take the time and put on the smoothbores
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EofA
Black CB750F
Joined: Jul 12, 2011
Posts: 866
Location: North Royalton, OH
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Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:25 pm |
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Bike looks great!
I have the big brother GPZ1100 in pieces, in slow resto/mod progress. It's already bored out to the 1170. Can't wait to get back at it. |
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