Kawasaki GT550 - It exists, right?

[george formby]

Aye. Typical 2 valve Kawasaki. Bullet proof. 'Cept for looped out Hondas!

That was the first bike that made me cry, well, have a little sob. The accident happened at Devils Bridge in Yorkshire & I lived in Northumberland I can still remember seeing my bike up in the air & admiring how clean the pipes underneath were. Then it dawned on me...

Prick on the Honda had nasty gravel rash where his jeans had split from ankle to arse. Small consolation.

Any hoo, back on topic

[george formby]

Forgot too mention it rattled like a Red Cross charity box when it was cold. Even from new.

[Latte]

The GT's, Z550 (G), and Z750(P) were both just shaft driven variants of the GPZ550/750, with tamer cams etc. Both were fucking good bikes.

I wasn't far off the money then - I turned down the GT due to the shaft, then afterwards changed my mind but it had already gone My loss.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I wasn't far off the money then - I turned down the GT due to the shaft, then afterwards changed my mind but it had already gone My loss.

There will be more!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Forgot too mention it rattled like a Red Cross charity box when it was cold. Even from new.

Yeah Kawasaki had a bad run for a while there with dodgy cam chain tensioners.

[AllanB]

Bloody fine bikes. The 750 was a beaut, stunning in gold and black.

[BMWST?]

Bloody fine bikes. The 750 was a beaut, stunning in gold and black.

most of the 750s were a strange greeny grey colur

[Crasherfromwayback]

most of the 750s were a strange greeny grey colur

Most of the 750's sold in NZ were either Gold, Red or Silver.

[george formby]

Most of the 750's sold in NZ were either Gold, Red or Silver.

I had a red one, proper metal side panels, battery behind one, tool kit behind the other, metal mud guards too IIR & self canceling indicators. Flash as...

Wheels were a prick to clean, sharp edges were they had been ground off. Suspension & shaft drive coped with my 19 year old insensibility in a bouncy stoic kind of way.

Oh the memories...

[george formby]

most of the 750s were a strange greeny grey colur

That would be the metallic minty green, forerunner to the current swine flu mucus green.

[Blackshear]

Gonna go and give it a test ride, wish me luck

[Blackshear]

Gave it a spin after she warmed up, gotta say I felt a little let down by my bandit afterwards. Oddly the bigger engine, has far more torque, and the shaft driven goodness was so goddamn smooth. Like a sofa with some nuts.

What problems are these bikes prone to, if any?
Guy says the gasket has just been done and there's a bit of oil down the front of the engine (says the mechs didn't wash it up), front/rear tyres need replacing and the reg lapsed october last year. Brakes seem good, front is a little squishy and rear is well... drum.

[Crasherfromwayback]

What problems are these bikes prone to, if any?
Guy says the gasket has just been done and there's a bit of oil down the front of the engine (says the mechs didn't wash it up), front/rear tyres need replacing and the reg lapsed october last year. Brakes seem good, front is a little squishy and rear is well... drum.

None really. Just watch for oil usage if it's high in the km's. If the 'mechanic' didn't wash the oil from the engine when he/she did the job...he's/she's a useless cunt. I think you'll find the owner tried to do it, and it's still leaking. Take a pic of the oil leak...and show us. Can't for the life on me remember (and I can't be arsed looking sorry) if they have a cable driven tacho. If so...it's semi normal for them to leak there. Brakes were squishy. Single piston sliding calipers and non floating discs + rubber lines = well squishy. Just squeeze them harder. Drum brakes actually work really well.