I have my Yamaha Seca and Honda Shadow Bobber almost finished, but still do not have the title issues resolved (they will be, its just a slow process) I have my motorcycle license, its beautiful out,and I am stuck in the car because I cant tag the bikes yet. I did a littl thinking and decided to start shopping for another bike. One I can ride for the summer and then either flip, or keep and flip one of the others. After about a month of searching I came up with this...
So this is my 1982 Kawasaki GPZ 550. It runs great (needs rejetted) and everything seems to work. It does need tires. It only has 16,000 miles on the clock. The last owner bought it as a winter project, cleaned it up and sold it.
So far I am loving it! Seems like it will be a great first bike!
I had one of those!
Mine was red. I sold it because it scared the crap out of me. But, damn, did it sound great.
Cool, I'ved never seen one in anything but red.
What makes you think it needs rejetting?
Dan
914Driver wrote:
What makes you think it needs rejetting?
With K+N's and the header, I'd guess that it's running a little lean.
The P.O. put the Haeder and Pods on it and never rejetted it. Rode it to work this morning.... Beautiful 30 miles of back roads!
Oh and Dan, It was red. Its been repainted the smurf blue... I kinda like it!
minimac
SuperDork
6/30/10 7:06 a.m.
Nice score! The back roads in your area are awesome for riding....fast or slow! just keep an eye out for the deer.
A good read:
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_gpz550_83.htm
I had an '83 GPz-1100 that was fuel injected. After installing K&Ns and a Kerker pipe, disconnect the battery and wait a few minutes. Reconnect the battery and the computer resets itself to the new perameters. So says my mechanic.
To beat the emission requirements they typically ran lean.
Dan
914Driver wrote:
I had an '83 GPz-1100 that was fuel injected. After installing K&Ns and a Kerker pipe, disconnect the battery and wait a few minutes. Reconnect the battery and the computer resets itself to the new perameters. So says my mechanic.
That sounds ridiculously convenient. Sadly, the 550 is a carbureted bike.
Nice! I had a 91 ZR550 (same engine but the cams were a touch tamer). It was called the Zephyr for a while until Mercury sued Kawasaki over the name.
Great little bike. But, it was little and not great for 2-up riding. Upgraded the rear shocks with KYB units and it was MUCH improved. I also heat wrapped the header which made summer riding more comfortable.
