Picked up the Kawasaki GPZ 500s

Post by **Black Wing** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:35 pm

Looks better in photos than it is but I love it.

Post by **rjc1944** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:25 pm

Good-looking bike. Rather have my 500 though!

Post by **Black Wing** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:40 pm

Thanks! I'd rather have the Burger but I have money in the bank and still have a daily ride

Long time since I used a Choke and a Fuel Tap though!

Post by **michaelphillips** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 6:57 pm

looks great lad, well done..

Post by **VOZZA** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:12 pm

Looks OK to me and nice to have a change now and again.

Post by **terryvanman** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:28 pm

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

Post by **Black Wing** » Mon Jun 29, 2015 10:47 pm

It certainly is small and light after the Burger!

Not had the back sliding yet!

Post by **terryvanman** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 1:57 am

back in the day, they were know as "off the shelf cafe racers" for a 500 they really did move.

Post by **kayz1** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:07 am

stonking bikes did many miles on the one i had, and it NEVER let me down...
Lyn.

gn2 · Post by **gn2** » Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:10 am

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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