Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Sat May 29, 2010 1:56 pm
Congratz! 
Supertrapp and a centerstand(on a sportbike)! Now that's vintage 1980s right there!
Supertrapp and a centerstand(on a sportbike)! Now that's vintage 1980s right there!
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Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 6:22 am
that's actually a pretty nice lookin' bike, Viper. i'd ride it til the wheels fell off.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 6:31 am
That is a pretty rad bike. Now you can FLY INTO THE DANGERZONE!!!
For really though, thats a purty sweet bike.
For really though, thats a purty sweet bike.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:51 am
Looks great, has a real stealthy look!
LOL @ fireguzzi "...FLY INTO THE DANGERZONE" now I have that song in my head
LOL @ fireguzzi "...FLY INTO THE DANGERZONE" now I have that song in my head
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 6:58 pm
Hehe, ever since I bought it and been riding it I have a playlist of 80s rock music featuring Kenny Loggins, Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, the Scorpions and Judas Priest and the Top Gun anthem (a glorified guitar solo).
There's more pics to come, maybe even a video of me riding it (GoPro HD). Both the GPz 750 and the 900R are designated 1984 yet the 900R seems more modern compared to the 750. 900R has liquid & oil cooling, 16 valves, more modern ignition, modern piston design, better spark plug wires and housing, rocker switch for lights, hydraulic actuated clutch and modern frame. The 750 was longer, heavier, taller and noisier, 8 valves, 5 speed, air/ oil cooled, housed in traditional frame, sliding switch for lights, and cabled clutch. The spark plug wires were not as reinforced like the 900R and the engine casing stuck out quite far from center. Both bikes though have a few things in common like garbage mirrors (any ideas on improving them?) and they require a nice warm up in cooler temps. The 750 has an onboard computer telling me info on fuel, battery health and kick stand operation. The 900R gives that up for analogue temp & fuel gauges, and no battery monitor. It just boggles the mind how different these two bikes are coming from the same year.
The 900R, despite having much more HP and torque, is just as easy to ride and will only become frightening if I give it a nice load of throttle and has great handling. The 750 (when it was rideable) felt like a pig in turns but had a decent amount of go to it.
If I get the time and money maybe the 750 will become an Eddie Lawson replica bike that I would intend on racing.
There's more pics to come, maybe even a video of me riding it (GoPro HD). Both the GPz 750 and the 900R are designated 1984 yet the 900R seems more modern compared to the 750. 900R has liquid & oil cooling, 16 valves, more modern ignition, modern piston design, better spark plug wires and housing, rocker switch for lights, hydraulic actuated clutch and modern frame. The 750 was longer, heavier, taller and noisier, 8 valves, 5 speed, air/ oil cooled, housed in traditional frame, sliding switch for lights, and cabled clutch. The spark plug wires were not as reinforced like the 900R and the engine casing stuck out quite far from center. Both bikes though have a few things in common like garbage mirrors (any ideas on improving them?) and they require a nice warm up in cooler temps. The 750 has an onboard computer telling me info on fuel, battery health and kick stand operation. The 900R gives that up for analogue temp & fuel gauges, and no battery monitor. It just boggles the mind how different these two bikes are coming from the same year.
The 900R, despite having much more HP and torque, is just as easy to ride and will only become frightening if I give it a nice load of throttle and has great handling. The 750 (when it was rideable) felt like a pig in turns but had a decent amount of go to it.
If I get the time and money maybe the 750 will become an Eddie Lawson replica bike that I would intend on racing.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:46 am
Look forward to the video I was thinking of getting a Go Pro HD camera eventually. Let me know what you think of it.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:20 pm
Nice bike, man.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:14 am
Thanks. I picked up the bike in Clifton, NJ and I was tempted to go hunt you and Brackstone down since it wasn't to far of a ride to your respective towns. 
It was 90+ degrees F that day so I changed my mind and headed towards the Lincoln Tunnel... which ended up being extremely hot from all the idling buses in there.
It was 90+ degrees F that day so I changed my mind and headed towards the Lincoln Tunnel... which ended up being extremely hot from all the idling buses in there.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:01 pm
Hmm... apparently my sig isn't showing up so here are some pics of the bike through the lens of a better camera.
disregard my face in these pictures, I don't like smiling to a camera.
disregard my face in these pictures, I don't like smiling to a camera.
Re: GPz 900R
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:06 pm
Very rare you find me in photos either I just look really pissed off in them. I have never have like getting my picture taken for some reason.