Only gone and done it! Pick it up Saturday . . .

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Just shook hands on buying an E plate GPZ900R A3 . . .

It feels like Christmas has come early - and I've realised a 'boyhood' dream by owning one of these great machines!

https://www.uglymonkey.net/GPZ/900R1.jpg

If you see one of these just pottering about - it'll be me acclimatising . . .
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synaptyx · Crazy Courier Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Karma :

(You b0rked your URL.)

Nice!

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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 20 Mar 2002 Karma :

oooh very top gun Thumbs Up

goose realises maverick rode a 750, before anyone pipes up Rolling Eyes

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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Nice bike

The 9Rs are a fun ride.
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Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

cheers 'ron - I wondered why the 'img' tag didnae work Thumbs Up

I might even pick it up tomorrow now - even better! Very Happy

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synaptyx · Crazy Courier Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Karma :

Nae probs. Wink

Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Karma :

Looks in bloody good nick for a bike of that age (well compared to my gpz550)

Enjoy the bike Thumbs Up

Kickstart@Work · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Karma :

Hi

Looks very clean, complete with Neta exhausts.

Should be a fairly tough long lived bike. Only problem they seemed to have was occasional cam problems (probably safe after this long) and the cam chain is not the longest lived item around. Nothing terminal at all.

All the best

Keith
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aqualung1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

oooh nice always fancied one of them
have fun

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Just a couple of hours to go! I'm bricking it too - never having ridden a bike this size before I don't want to look a knob as I pick it up from the seller.

@kickstart - the cam oil supply wasn't up to the job on earlier 'bikes - the later ones had larger bore oilfeeds fitted as standard and you can retro-fit a fixup to the earlier 'bikes - I haven't a clue what to look for yet, but the motor was 'quiet'. The tensioner also got an update later in its life too as it had a habit of sticking - something else I'll have to check later on.

The 900 also apparently has a penchant for overheating and many owners fit manual switches to bring the fan on - this one has one fitted, although at the time I tried it it didn't work haha. Kawasaki also had a problem with many of their bikes and 'carb icing' later models all had a coolant reroute round one of the fule pipes to try and combat this. My bike has had this retro fitted - Kawasaki were doing it for free if IIRC
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Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

wow this thing is miles more stable than i thought it would be - especially through the corners. Countersteering seemes to be the name of the game to get it to smoothly and quickly turn.
I've yet to get fully used to low speed work and maneouvring around car parks - after almost dropping it twice as its almost gone past the balance point of no return . . .scary stuff - the first near disaster ws in the work carpark returning from picking it up with a gaggle of expectant faces at the windows as they looked out on hearing the exhausts ripping away. um, yeah!
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aqualung1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Karma :

so how does it feel to have a dream bike Smile

did you manage a smooth collection?

oooh answered as i posted cool

NSR125-Kid-UK · Attention Whore Joined: 03 May 2003 Karma :

I nearly bought a GPZ500 for £500
I didn't what with not wanting a four stroke, and having no licence, and not liking it etc....
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Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

@aqualung
still a little lost for words - it really was a 'dream' bike - for something like the last 10-15 years... it's a silly thing but I can't really put it into words, yet.
Pickup was ok - I nearly toppled it, and having not ridden for those last 10+ years, found the front end initially very heavy and the brakes massively grabby - so you can imagine what the first 200 yards of junctions were like!
It had stood for a while, so I'm taking it easy to begin with - I'll give it a full service at the end of the first week to change all the 'old' fluids etc.

I consider myself really lucky - the more I see of the bike as I look it over/ clean it etc the more I realise this has been a very lucky find of an outstanding condition bike.

I'm currently parking it outside the front room window so I can sit and stare at it - going over the details of its lines, its colours . . . more so than I could with any picture or from 'grabbed' glances of other peoples motors parked up . . .

Smile

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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Ninja · Caption Abuser Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

gorgeous gorgeous bikes . . .

https://www.uglymonkey.net/gpz/900r3.jpg
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sychosis · Crazy Courier Joined: 21 May 2004 Karma :

That bike is mint. Looks very very very lurverly
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Danny · Ask Me About Stoppie School Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Karma :

Nice bike, remember to keep those calipers serviced as they are a right c*nt to sort out later. Thumbs Up