1985 gpz 600r

[tja42]

g'day lads... names Tony ,,,little bit about me.... kawasaki enthusiest . crane operator.guitar player... i own an 81 model kz 750E ,restoration project about 90% done, brakes and paint to go... recently aquired a 1985 gpz 600r [ has been sittin for a while ] have cleaned the carbs ,clean fuel flowin from drains ,but will only fire with aerostart, could it be timeing issue
cheers Tony

[Gosling1]

pilot jets - did you pull them out, clean them then blow out with compressed air ? If the bike fires up with aerostart - then its not timing its fuel.

[h.b.bear]

Have a couple of them in the shed, one was a goer and had a short ride before it went into storage, good bike and I felt very comfortable riding it.

[Gosling1]

they are a really good little bike for their age. The motor is basically just the GPz550 motor, bored out to 600 - with water-cooled barrels and head. I have not swapped gearboxes between a 550 and a 600 (yet ) - but according to some sites - the bottom-ends are essentially identical ? It has always been something I want to try - fitting the GPz550 gearbox (6-speed) into z650 cases.......just to see what a 6-speed z650 would be like. If I could ever get my hands on a shitter 550 motor.................

[bonester]

Got a shitter 550 motor if you are ever up this way. Wonder if you could get the engine to fit a GT550?

[tja42]

heys guys thanx for the heads up 'pilot jets' .. used a 0.010 guitar string to clean them out and yes i got it started.. after rebuilding the starter motor knowing i only had one shot ..now to my next question? does anyone know where can get a brush replaement kit in aus ?? $60 US and about 3 weeks wait [no patience ] ...starter is a sm-8 12v mitsuba ..other than that some parts are at the blasters getting cleaned up..
cheers Tony

[bonester]

For brushes in my GN250 starters I went to Ashdown Ingram and bought slightly bigger than what was required, and ground them down (in a second or so) with my angle grinder. Around $6 a pair IIRC. Maybe $8

[pkay]

If you want to do a parts interchange check go to Partzilla.com - type in the part number and it will tell you all the models it came on. The number of times I have been told that the part was NLA for my bike but then asked for same part on a different bike - yes we have those........ The art of parts is sadly dying.

Also if you want to see if it is still available from Kawasaki go to Cradley Kawasaki site - if you type the number in and it come up as available 9 times out of 10 the local Kawasaki dealer will also have it or can source it - yes if its coming from Japan though 3 weeks usually.