These are not iconic. Or that rare.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...df4392eef4-002
An honest workhorse back in the day. Still useable as a tourer or general getabout. But 130k it wouldn't be worth spending money on it. 5k purchase? Get real.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
These are not iconic. Or that rare.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...df4392eef4-002
An honest workhorse back in the day. Still useable as a tourer or general getabout. But 130k it wouldn't be worth spending money on it. 5k purchase? Get real.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
C'mon lets ride....
Fucking great '80s UJM motorcycles though.
That engine was still being produced years later until Kwaka 750s whent to liquid cooled engines and ended what was the air cooled 650-750 lineage.
There weren't that many shaft drive GT750s around at the time either.
You really need to jump off that high horse of yours F5 Dave.
Go for a ride. It may improve your outlook on life, the universe and everything.
Just saying...
Geriatric hoon
But this one had regal oil changes. That must be worth a few grand.Originally Posted by F5 Dave
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
C'mon lets ride....
Of course you can not ride all day long over every hill or dale at 170kmp on it outside city limits and fall into ditches on it.
Just saying...
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
True. You pay a King's ransom for those.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
In the riders seat
Second only to the mighty Ford Transit, which has far more carrying capacity
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
Forum whore
I went from a Kawasaki KMX 125 to one of those, 18 months later I started shaving. From new it sounded like a sack of hammers cold. IIRC I ground through the centre stand courtesy of BT45's. Dispatchers loved em, but usually the 550, cheaper insurance.
Venerable bike but developed a nasty tank slapper approaching 120mph (indicated...), not a lot of puff left to get past it. I did close to 150'000 miles on mine before some dick head rear ended it and drove the shaft into the motor.
The self cancelling indicators still tickled me when it got trashed.
Thanks for the mammary's.
Manopausal.
Smarty pants... since ages ago
They aren't rare or particularly special. The Z750's had the same engine. I know of three GT's in Otago that are legal and running.
Suzuki had a greater range of shaft drive motorcycles in that era ... but the Kawasaki was popular.
This one might need a top end refresh ... but probably bugger all else. Parts shouldn't be a big issue.
I wouldn't pay $5000 for it.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
C'mon lets ride....
That's the asking price. Anyone with common sense knows that it wont sell for that much. Negotiation is a thing you know.
In saying that '80s era motorcycle is going up in price. Just like '70s era has. And because the air cooled Kwaka 750 engines had a ralitively long production run parts are not going to be a broblem. Just like parts for my '76 CB550F are a piece of piss to get. Even 600 kits for them. Can be delivered within a week from overseas even with this Covid thing going on. Mines still on standard piston/rings and has done a 163,000 plus kms.
Just saying...
Forum whore
Considering what else Kawasaki had at the time, the GT does not seem like an appreciating classic.
It was reliable transport.
Even with my rosey tints on I would struggle to consider putting a minter in the shed if it was gifted.
Manopausal.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Italian GB500
https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/mot...ffff710e5f-003
Obviously worth more than the *onda , but not by a factor of 3
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
In the riders seat
I looked at one of those when they were about 3 years old for $8500 they've obviously appreciated in value
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Tony Mc probably still got his in his garage.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Anorak
There have been a few lately for 5k odd?
Kinky is using a feather. Perverted is using the whole chicken
Geriatric hoon
This is posted not because I think he's optimistic, simply because i know the guy. Who knows? Somebody may be interested.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...5?bof=91VeNnVf
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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