1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

I raced this last year, and just finished repairing my crash damage..while at it, I installed 3 spoke 18" Gpz 750 wheels..my sons will race it this year, both rookie riders, one is 19, the other 17.



Rich






http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-...N-Gpz550-3.jpg

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

sweet looking ride bro.:)

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

nice ride. I think that your kids would be just as happy on the track also.

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

Must be an early 81???? I had an 81 GPZ550 and it had the Unitrak rear

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Great looking Classic you have there.

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

Sweeeeet!
I had an 81 gpz 550,,,, and like an idiot I sold it back in 1990. A friend bought it and it still looks great, and runs as it did when I sold it.
I wish I'd kept it. He promised to sell it back to me if he ever sells it,,, and I'm waiting. I still think about all the Harley's and 750's I ate.

Now I have a 1981 GPz 1100 I'm working on,,, trying to get the ignition working after removing the FI.

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

Hey very nice race bike. I like to use it on my desktop if thats ok. Just getting back into bikes again after many many moon****king up a 1983 Kawasaki 305 gpz cheap to tinker with and get my feet wet again. I like the smaller displacement bikes under 600cc class like the 305GPZBandit 400's things like that. Alreadyknow what wheels used very clean. I like the dual rotors may I ask what was involved in that modification? I know I probably do not need themon the 305but the wow factor is there big time.

RE: 1981 Gpz 550 Race Bike
 

maybe it was an '82?

http://www.bikez.com/pictures/kawasa...n%20Harris.jpg

great bike anyway

That's one good looking race bike
 

I've got an 81 GPz550 sitting in my garage waiting to become a track bike. I see now that I'm certainly not the first to have the idea. Without revealing any trade secrets I wonder if you could give a newbie a little advice. This will be my first race bike and "vintage" one at that. Are there any peculiarities with this bike I should look out for or stock parts I need to replace right away. I understand that stiffer suspension should be the first modification, any tips on where to get some new springs?

Thanks a million and I hope you are still enjoying yourself.

Cheers,
~Kyle

awesome.
welcome to KF!!

oh, and i'm up for adoption ;) :D