Picked up the Kawasaki GPZ 500s

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Picked up the Kawasaki GPZ 500s

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Looks better in photos than it is but I love it. :D
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Re: Picked up the Kawasaki GPZ 500s

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Good-looking bike. Rather have my 500 though!
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Thanks! I'd rather have the Burger but I have money in the bank and still have a daily ride :D :D

Long time since I used a Choke and a Fuel Tap though! :o
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looks great lad, well done..
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Looks OK to me and nice to have a change now and again.
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I had one back in the day....was great fun sliding up to T junctions with the back wheel sliding under breaking.....bit like Steve McQueen in the great escape....I was a lot younger then and probably stooopid
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It certainly is small and light after the Burger!

Not had the back sliding yet!
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back in the day, they were know as "off the shelf cafe racers" for a 500 they really did move.
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stonking bikes did many miles on the one i had, and it NEVER let me down...
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Re: Picked up the Kawasaki GPZ 500s

Post by gn2 »

terryvanman wrote:for a 500 they really did move.
Err not compared to an RG500, RD500 or even a Ducati Pantah or Laverda Montjuic.
But to be fair to the Kwacker, at the time when it was released it was in a class all its own.

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