gpz 1000rx / gpz 900

[h.b.bear]

hi guys.looking for some feedback on a 1985 gpz 1000rx and a 1988 gpz 900 both in good condition for age with about 50,000kms ,mainly asking which is the best bike and which one would be worth buying for collection for future times.cheers bear

[waynemorgan]

Personally I'd go the 900 but the 1000RX is a pretty decent bike too - not a lot of difference between the 2 mechanically as far as I know.....

Paging Gos

[Gosling1]

Bear - the short answer is the 900R.

The RX is an acquired taste - bigger, fatter - and no faster point-to-point than a 900. In fact, they could be slower....they were only released for 2 years - '86 and '87. Replaced with the ZX10, lots of updates, alloy frame, downdraught head etc.

I am pretty sure that the '88 model 900R still ran a 16" front wheel. They changed to a 17" front in '89 or thereabouts, I think it was the A7 or A8 model - this one is the pick of the bunch. It is pretty easy to fit a 17" front if you really wanted one. The 900R is definitely more of a 'collectable' model, but the ones worth the most money are the first model - A1 of 1984.