GPx 600r 86-89. Need engine or parts.

[antbear]

hi, i have just sourced a GPX 600r probably 86-89 (black and grey in colour) for $300 unregistered. I want some advice as this bike has a 20 cents sized hole on the top of the gearbox and the last owner said it just locked up. I have spun the motor over and it still turns but i was wondering if i would be better off to buy a 2nd hand motor and gearbox and drop it in or recon the old one and fix the g/box. I live in WA and have no contacts for parts or spares so any help would be greatful. Its a classic bike and would like to restore it to its former glory. I also need an ign barrel and tank barrel and seat barrel as the previous owner lost the keys. Also a workshop manual. Any help would be great. Cheers.

[Ratmick]

Welcome to KSRC and good luck with finding your replacement parts.

Whereas I applaud you in your quest to ressurect an old Kawasaki, in my (worthless) opinion (which I admit is worth jack) I think you may be opening yourself up to a money pit. AFAIK that model wasn't anything special and unless you can find the bits cheap and/or are willing to do the legwork finding stuff and the labour/hard yards putting it back together, then you may be severely overcapitalising.

Anyway, having said that I plan on doing much the same thing when my kids have started to fend for themselves, so good on you. A couple of the guys on here have the old GPX750R, some of which look in better condition than they would have rolled out of the factory . It's good to have some type of hobby where you can get your hands dirty and get to ride the results.

You could try http://www.findapart.com.au for the bits you are missing, though you may also need a bit of ringing around to find what you're after.

Good luck with it, post some pics when you're underway.

Mick

[Nanna10r]

G'day antbear, they are common enough second hand, i have a restorer parked behind the Pontiac dilligently waiting for it's turn center stage to be cleared of other projects in NCI (Nanna's cottage Industries). Source a hard cover Manual & I'd use that donk as practice & donor for a 2nd bike.
Just a word of warning ..... The GPX600 retains bugger all of the parts used in the previous model ie. GPZ600.
A final word if i may ..... the end result wont be worth anything on the open market. But they are a reasonable bike for their time. Mine will be a 2up "Sunday Newbie ride" special.
hth.
Cheers Nanna

[antbear]

Thanks people for the posts. I have used your findapart address ratmick and have had several helpful replies. Not too badly priced. Just the freight cost will be high. I will post some pics when its all done but it will be a while. cant rush things.lol. Over here these bikes are rare as hens teeth but seem to be plenty of spares in eastern states. Thanks for all your help peeps.
Cheers
Ant

[Nanna10r]

No worries Ant, Flick up some pics in here as you go.
Restores usually make for some Really insightful reading imho.
Cheers Nanna

[culla]

is this the one you need, add .pdf to the end of the file name, i downloaded it and its good i own a gpx600 '89 black and grey still goes hard a good fun bike

http://rapidlibrary.com/download_file_i ... +ENG+By+.+

[evilsim]

Used to ride a GPX600R afew years back ... was a good ride in it's time. Good luck with your bike.

Back then safety gear was lite as it was hot in Darwin. lol

[laidback]

Hi

Just having a flick through some old posts and found this. Did you get a manual. I have a soft copy of ZX600/750 that covers it. If you want a copy send me your email add and I will forward.

Cheers
JC