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Brackstone wrote:I'm really sorry to hear this happened to you.

As soon as I am in any accident I always take photos with my cellphone.

P.S. Nail the "procreating" bastrd.

Tried to but he took off right when the camera was being pulled out while i was on the phone with police.

I dunno what the police are gonna do with him since he has no insurance and left the scene.

Right now I'm probably gonna get a 2001 (2001 like my Vulcan) Ninja 500 for $1500 and is in good condition. Now hopefully my insurance won't jump up with the ninja name... it's the same as my Vulcan.

Ok, I'm Currently Looking at the following bikes:

Kawasaki Ninja 500R 2001, 1998 Suzuki GS500 E (Naked) and a Kawasaki GPz 750 (non turbo... I could get that too..).

I know what the Ninja feels like. Now what about the GPz or the GS (naked)? Is there any frame flex on the GPz like the KZ? Is the GS500 E really that hard to start on cold days?

They're all going for $1500 - 1800 and are in really good condition and are still ridden by their owners and all just had some maintenance done. My insurance company quoted me low prices for the GPz and GS but not for the Ninja... and I don't know why until I call my agent on Monday.

I can not remember having starting issues with my 91 GS. I rode mine through the winter here in GA with no problems. They are notorious for running a wee bit lean in stock form but even with the yoshi pipe on it it never ran hot or caused any problem besides a minor amount of popping out of the pipe when decelerating hard. From things I have read the GS is a small step below the ninja in power and i think braking but it never disappointed me. Neither did the handling. It felt good going through long sweepers and tight corners. I have a really tight decreasing radius turn on a side street in my neighborhood that I managed to scrape a peg on with the gs and it felt like it was stuck to the ground just fine still. BT45's are the tires I was running. the front suspension could have been set up a little better for someone my weight (215 lbs) but it never felt out of control. I don't think you would be disappointed with the gs at all. It is fun and capable.

Plus the naked gs is way cooler then the ninja.

I'd get the GPz if it's an '83 or '84.

Johnj wrote:I'd get the GPz if it's an '83 or '84.

It's a 1984 GPz 750 (non turbo) in great condition and still used. Is there anything special that you're recommending it to me?


As for the naked GS yeah it looks sexy and that's in the running against a newer Ninja 500... unless the GPz 750 is not known to have problems during it's production.

I gotta admit, the gpz is a pretty rad looking bike.

I agree, take him to small claims. Go out get video of the traffic light, use a good timer in the video to show how fast the light changes. You can make a copy and give it to the city traffic engineers, your insurance company and run it by an attorney to let them decide if you have a case worth pursuing or not.
Sorry you got hit and your bike has been damaged, Im glad you had the presence of mind to jump off the bike and avoid getting hurt yourself.

The '82 GPz is just a KZ with a new dress. The '83 had a new frame and much refinement to the powerplant.

I think I would still pick a CB F supersport from the same era.

Johnj wrote:The '82 GPz is just a KZ with a new dress. The '83 had a new frame and much refinement to the powerplant.

The one for sale is 1984, a few things have caught my eye: 18" wheels, 2 valves per cylinder (opposed to the now 4 per cyl on Kawasaki bikes) and no Positive Neutral Finder.

So the refinement to the powerplant would mean powerful yet smooth (no test rides until I have cash in hand) ? Granted, anything would be better than my Vulcan 500 but curious.

I also found a 1995 Honda VFR for sale in the $2000 range... scratch that the insurance is a bit high compared to the others....