1985 Kawasaki GPz750 needs refresh

[Buffalo Bill]

Oh my gosh, look what followed me home.
Been in storage since 2008.

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[Nessism]

Nice bike! Good luck with your project.

[Rob S.]

Looks like the turbo!

[Buffalo Bill]

Only 11,766 miles, looks well cared for, no sign of rain or sun damage.
Not the turbo model.
Looking it over for missing parts; has pod filters, top of battery box is missing.
Supertrapp aluminum slip on.

[Buffalo Bill]

I can use a tank bracket, if anybody knows where I can get one much appreciated,

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[Rob S.]

Did it change colors?!?

[Buffalo Bill]

Hang in there Rob…

[oldGSfan]

Something about that Kawi 750 motor does it for me. Years ago, I found a pristine '82 GPz 750 for a work colleague and thought Hmm, what am I doing finding, fixing, and giving this gem to him? I rode liter bikes mainly due to my oafish dimensions, but that 750 charmed the hell out of me. I think it's one of the best air-cooled engines I've ever ridden. Good power, smooth, loves the revs. Have fun!

[dorkburger]

Oooh, nice. The complete set of matching body panels is a plus.

[Nessism]

Something about that Kawi 750 motor does it for me. Years ago, I found a pristine '82 GPz 750 for a work colleague and thought Hmm, what am I doing finding, fixing, and giving this gem to him? I rode liter bikes mainly due to my oafish dimensions, but that 750 charmed the hell out of me. I think it's one of the best air-cooled engines I've ever ridden. Good power, smooth, loves the revs. Have fun!

The later GPz's like this one are good for bigger guys, because the seat to bars reach is pretty long. Not sure about leg room, though. The pegs are pretty far back. This bike has higher lift cams compared to most other KZ750's also.

[Buffalo Bill]

Not riding it yet, but learning some about it.
It is long and slim with low mounted pegs, good wind protection. It's a sport tourer maybe one of the first.
Wayne Rainey won the 1983 AMA SuperBike Chanpionship with a GPz750 built by Rob Muzzy.

Here's a link to a Cycle World Test article

[Nessism]

Not riding it yet, but learning some about it.
It is long and slim with low mounted pegs, good wind protection. It's a sport tourer maybe one of the first.
Wayne Rainey won the 1983 AMA SuperBike Chanpionship with a GPz750 built by Rob Muzzy.

Here's a link to a Cycle World Test article

Maybe a sport touring bike by more modern standards, but when Kawasaki built that thing, it was a super sport.

The 750 started as a 650, launching in 1977. Kawasaki bored it out, launching the 750 in 1980. They added GPz's, cruisers, Turbo's, shaft drive versions, Zepher's in the 1990's, and finally the ZR-7, which endured into the 2005 model. Very few models have the long legacy of these bikes. Only one I can think of that's longer, is the big KZ 900/1000/1100, which went, in cop bike form, well into the 2000's as well.

[Buffalo Bill]

That long production history of the GPz engine reminds me of the air/oil cooled GSXR engine.

[GS1150Pilot]

Not riding it yet, but learning some about it.
It is long and slim with low mounted pegs, good wind protection. It's a sport tourer maybe one of the first.
Wayne Rainey won the 1983 AMA SuperBike Chanpionship with a GPz750 built by Rob Muzzy.

Here's a link to a Cycle World Test article

So weird: The article shows up correctly, but the search topic in my search bar shows "Honda VF700 Magna."

[Nessism]

The Cycle World article is missing pages. It skips from page 74 to 78. Still good to read, though.