Further on the mighty GPZ

All GPx and GPz Models

Further on the mighty GPZ

Postby javaman » Sat Nov 12, 2016 8:01 am

Is it Gee Pee Zeee or Gee Pee ZED here ?? :P

Front forks and rims all flakey

Image


Tyres completely gone at 3,500km :shock: . I used to do 6,000 - 10,000km on the 600s

Image


Hopefully a dual sport tractor tyre will last a bit longer :lol:

Image


Latest pics. Let's say it's 90% complete. I need to rebuild and paint the calipers 8)

Image
alien.gif andi - Red GPZ900R, GPZ750R1, KLR650 Tengai, KLR250
"my dad's motorbike is cool it is all ways clean.oheter pepole' s motorbikes
are't like my dad's one it's because their is one not always clean."
-ariel circa 2007
http://GPZninja.blogspot.com/
User avatar
javaman
VIP MEMBER
VIP MEMBER
 
Posts: 2473
Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:39 pm
Location: Bonbeach, VIC
Bike: GPz900
State: Victoria

Re: Further on the mighty GPZ

Postby BrettZZR » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:14 am

Not sure how I feel about those knobblies on a GeePeeZEDD*, but you say they are okay on the road? Interesting!

The wear on the front tyre looks to me (I'm no expert) that it's been run underinflated? 3500 kays on a front is just-not-right...

I'm loving the bike!

* Leave the ZEE bit to the seppos!
Thank fuck it's not a GPh!!!

(-8
User avatar
BrettZZR
VIP MEMBER
VIP MEMBER
 
Posts: 604
Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:44 pm
Location: Perth
Bike: ZZR1100
State: Western Australia

Re: Further on the mighty GPZ

Postby javaman » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:02 pm

GeePeeZED it is :D

The rear knobby I have absolutely no complaints. It's awesome.

The front... well the first time I rode it I nearly ran wide on a roundabout :lol: . Like someone had stuck a gyroscope on the forks! :shock:

But halfway through Reefton all is good and I was going through at 90% of my usual pace. The 10% might just be in my head.
alien.gif andi - Red GPZ900R, GPZ750R1, KLR650 Tengai, KLR250
"my dad's motorbike is cool it is all ways clean.oheter pepole' s motorbikes
are't like my dad's one it's because their is one not always clean."
-ariel circa 2007
http://GPZninja.blogspot.com/
User avatar
javaman
VIP MEMBER
VIP MEMBER
 
Posts: 2473
Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:39 pm
Location: Bonbeach, VIC
Bike: GPz900
State: Victoria

Re: Further on the mighty GPZ

Postby bonester » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:41 pm

Must be something going on there- got well over 10000km on the front of my GPZ9 and it still has heaps to go. Currently has about 5000km on rear and I've calculated using calipers that it should JUST get to 10000km. Mine is the 16 inch front model and different rear too.
2 X ZRX1200R 4 X ER6N, GT550, 1988 ZX-10, 4 X GPZ250R, 4 X GPZ900R and GPZ750R :) Yeah I like Kawasakis.
bonester
KSRC Contributor
KSRC Contributor
 
Posts: 2075
Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:00 pm
Location: Toowoomba/Ipswich Queensland

Re: Further on the mighty GPZ

Postby javaman » Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:39 pm

Pretty smooth run on the knobby tyres ... :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw5S80QENCk
alien.gif andi - Red GPZ900R, GPZ750R1, KLR650 Tengai, KLR250
"my dad's motorbike is cool it is all ways clean.oheter pepole' s motorbikes
are't like my dad's one it's because their is one not always clean."
-ariel circa 2007
http://GPZninja.blogspot.com/
User avatar
javaman
VIP MEMBER
VIP MEMBER
 
Posts: 2473
Joined: Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:39 pm
Location: Bonbeach, VIC
Bike: GPz900
State: Victoria


Return to GPX & GPZ Discussion

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests

cron