GPz1100

[NiceCupOfTea]

I know the GPz500 is a popular commuter / first big bike, but what's its big brother the GPz 1100 like?

Don't seem to see many for sale and I don't think they make them anymore...

[nords]

It used to be their top bike against the suzook katana etc. Then they brought out the GPz900R in '83 (?) and then the ZX-9R etc. Like Katanas, not many which haven't massed about with, still about.....

[hugoagogo]

or are you talking about the 90s one?, a big comfy sport(ish) tourer with a slightly detuned ('for midrange') zzr1100 motor. supposedly a nice bike, but no cutting edge racer

[slim_boy_fat]

hugoagogo said:

or are you talking about the 90s one?, a big comfy sport(ish) tourer with a slightly detuned ('for midrange') zzr1100 motor. supposedly a nice bike, but no cutting edge racer

Yes the 90's one was a pretty good big, nice to look at and i believe went pretty well too.

[NiceCupOfTea]

hugoagogo said:

or are you talking about the 90s one?, a big comfy sport(ish) tourer with a slightly detuned ('for midrange') zzr1100 motor. supposedly a nice bike, but no cutting edge racer

That's the one, the 90s one. The one I saw was on an N plate I think.

[dern]

Like this one...



...?

That was my main commuter bike for a year and I loved it and I wish I still had it.

It's the only bike I've ridden through the winter and rode it from Newbury to Lancaster with one fuel stop very swiftly indeed and felt fresh as a daisy when I got off at the other end. Effortless cruising and acceleration and a very comfortable seating position (much nicer than the zzr1100 for example).

It is a heavy bike though and having got to lancaster to see a mate it was hard work in the twisties trying to follow him on his kr1s Having said that you can stick it in third and follow the smell of 2 stroke home.

Fastners, alloy and exhausts corrode if used through winter but a remus single sided road system sounds lovely and works well.

Here's a couple of links about them...

www.motorcycle.com/mo/mckaw/gpz11.html

www.motorcycle.com/mo/mccompare/powertourers.html

Traded it (the commuter) and a zx6r (the fun bike) in against a 2000 blade to do both jobs. Blade is great, don't miss the 6r in the slightest but wish I hadn't traded the gpz in.

Regards,

Mark

[nords]

Not this old beaut then?



had to compete with this though.....

[dern]

If I hadn't just bought a new car I'd be bidding on this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kawasaki-GPZ1100-E1-Low-Miles-Long-MOT-Low-Reserve_W0QQitemZ4581836365QQcategoryZ9807QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem





Mark

[waynester]

nords said:

Not this old beaut then?

Ooh....i had one just like that. (US import)

It had a 4:1 Kerker fitted.
Scared the living C**P outta me....loved it though

>> Edited by waynester on Monday 17th October 11:20