Bad rep for Hyosung

[nzspokes]

Too true, my first bike was an '86 GPZ400R, nothing spectacular, but I've always like them...

My GPZ is epic.

[ducatilover]

My GPZ is epic.

I thought mine was too, mine was very fast as it had some red on it

[Tigadee]

Spokes - I was wondering when you were gonna turn up!

[mossy1200]

My GPZ is epic.

My mate had a gpz400.It took him a year to realise the reason it turned in fast was the front forks were bent.

[Flip]

You obviously don't own either of them, if you did your wife would have to go on the game to pay for the servicing and inevitable repairs. And that's just on the hog, she'd have to sell a kidney to pay for the $1000 a service for the duke!

You obviously don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

My 05 Roadking has just done 100,000km. Apart from oil and filters I have not spent a cent on its maintenence and repairs. So far I see no reason why it won't do another 100,000km or more. The tapets are automatically adjusted, the primary drive chain has only needed adjusting once and it does not use a drop of oil. So far it has been the most reilyable vehicle I have ever owned and I include a couple of jap work vehicles I have worn out.

If I had a choice I would buy a Hyosung over any jap bike any day. I just don't like jap vehicles and I include their cars in this as well.

[Zedder]

I thought mine was too, mine was very fast as it had some red on it

Excuse me, did you say you want some red rep?

It's good to hear your Dad's helping you with the bike.

[nzspokes]

I thought mine was too, mine was very fast as it had some red on it

Mines fast enough to kill me. I like the change it makes in sound when it climbs up on to the cams about 9k rpm.

But ive been told a GPZ600 motor goes right in......

[ducatilover]

Excuse me, did you say you want some red rep?

It's good to hear your Dad's helping you with the bike.

Red is fast, sexy and stuff.
Help is always needed, especially when you happen to be soft in the head like me

Mines fast enough to kill me. I like the change it makes in sound when it climbs up on to the cams about 9k rpm.

But ive been told a GPZ600 motor goes right in......

The 600 lump does indeed slot straight in just like the ZZR4 to 600 conversion.

[nzspokes]

The 600 lump does indeed slot straight in just like the ZZR4 to 600 conversion.

And as the 600 has 20 more hp and the 400 bike is so much lighter than the 600 it should be a fun conversion.

[short-circuit]

The thing is, Kawasaki also make the ZX6r and the Zx10r. The baby Ninja doesn't have to justify itself. It just basks in the the reflected glory of these really good sport bikes.

WTF are you talking about? The new Kwak250 aint even an inline 4. In fact the only similarity is the name

[ducatilover]

And as the 600 has 20 more hp and the 400 bike is so much lighter than the 600 it should be a fun conversion.

The engine should weigh the same, I thought the GPZ400 and 600 were the same weight?
The ZZR conversion is a better one to do, 59hp to supposedly 100hp and the weight difference is only an oil cooler.

[nzspokes]

The engine should weigh the same, I thought the GPZ400 and 600 were the same weight?
The ZZR conversion is a better one to do, 59hp to supposedly 100hp and the weight difference is only an oil cooler.

No, GPZ400 is 20kg lighter than the GPZ600 due to it having an alloy frame and swingarm.

I didnt know about the ZZR, so does it bolt up?

[ducatilover]

No, GPZ400 is 20kg lighter than the GPZ600 due to it having an alloy frame and swingarm.

I didnt know about the ZZR, so does it bolt up?

Shit, I was always lead to believe the GPZ's were interchangeable. Might be worth looking further in to.
My ZZR conversion was a bolt up jobbie. All the wiring is the same, just need to remove the 180kp/h limiter if using the 400 CDI.
The ZZR is a far nicer bike than the GPZ if you're looking at them, much better brakes and the 600 goes/handles far, far better

[nzspokes]

Shit, I was always lead to believe the GPZ's were interchangeable. Might be worth looking further in to.
My ZZR conversion was a bolt up jobbie. All the wiring is the same, just need to remove the 180kp/h limiter if using the 400 CDI.
The ZZR is a far nicer bike than the GPZ if you're looking at them, much better brakes and the 600 goes/handles far, far better

So youve done this conversion? How did the bike go? How did you get on with things like the tank?

GPZs are mainly the same but the 400 got the alloy frame to make up for it having less power for the jap domestic market. Theres a limiter? Not been that fast on it yet.

[ducatilover]

So youve done this conversion? How did the bike go? How did you get on with things like the tank?

GPZs are mainly the same but the 400 got the alloy frame to make up for it having less power for the jap domestic market. Theres a limiter? Not been that fast on it yet.

Only done the conversion on the ZZR, the difference is huge. The 600 rips the 400 in half performance wise, uses less petrol and has a shite load more torque.
With the ZZR the 600 lump goes straight in (exactly the same frame) and you can even use the 400 airbox with 600 carbs.
Same tank, the differences between ZZR400 and 600 =
400 has a 180km speedo with a speed limiter. (600 speedo is 260km)
400 has smaller bore/stroke.
400 has smaller carbs.
400 has no oil cooler, but has the ability to have one.
400 has different headers (smaller ports) but the same mufflers
Different heads (even though they look the same lol)
400 has a 14T front sprocket.

Everything else is identical.
Some 600s didn't have a hazard light switch though...how trivial!