Z1000 vs GS1000

**TLDV8** · 14th February 2009, 21:13

Originally Posted by BMWST?

when the z 1000 j came out no body could catch Glenn on his.....

It went even better after Alex Saunders (sp) did the head.

It might be hard to find a good one these days,but in saying that i wouldn't say no to a wire wheel GS1000 (1978?)

**R6_kid:Me** · 14th February 2009, 22:10

Originally Posted by Voltaire

Probably not worth the bother as once you stiffen up one part of the chassis it may impact on another.
Best thing would be new tyres,shocks and firm up the spongy front end.
Braided hoses and better pads would improve braking.

Best just to ride it as it is and accept thats its a 30 year old Japanese bike.

As for which one....either but get the best one you can afford, as do-ups can end up costing more and take longer to get right ( been there....)
thats my 2 cents worth.

http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee01.html
http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee02.html
http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee03.html
http://www.wrenchmonkees.com/monkee08.html

Thats where i'm getting inspiration from. These guys have toured around Denmark on them. It's more for around town and open road cruising than going hell for leather.

I understand that changing the forks, swingarm, rims and brakes is not going to turn it into anything like a modern superbike - that's not my goal. But I would like to be able to get modern tyres and brakes mainly to make life easier, not too mention that a 190 rear looks pretty sick on those oldschool bikes.

**BMWST?** · 14th February 2009, 22:15

i test rode one from norjos....it was a lot faster than the one i bought from them!

**R6_kid:Me** · 14th February 2009, 22:42

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i test rode one from norjos....it was a lot faster than the one i bought from them!

Which one? I'm already dreaming about wiseco kits, custom pipes and juicy carbs.

**T.W.R** · 15th February 2009, 19:52

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Which one? I'm already dreaming about wiseco kits, custom pipes and juicy carbs.

Moriwaki, Ivan Tighe and Keihin CR are the juicy bits to go for with old school Zeds

**BMWST?** · 15th February 2009, 19:57

Originally Posted by R6_kid

Which one? I'm already dreaming about wiseco kits, custom pipes and juicy carbs.

i test rode a z1000j and i bought one the same day....the brand new one i bought was no where as nice or as quick as the demo model...i wanted THAT one but he would not budge.

**elevenhundred** · 19th February 2009, 14:21

The blue and white GS1000S
Wes Cooley was the man on his GS1000!
Or if you want to build a bike go for a Yoshimura replica

**Paulo** · 19th February 2009, 14:30

my 2c , speed and all that aside, I always thought the GS had nicer proportions and design, but thats just me.

**Morcs** · 19th February 2009, 14:32

The GS all the way.

the yoshimura version is an awesome handling bike on the ps2...

**The Pastor** · 19th February 2009, 14:40

1986 gpz1000R

you know you want to!

**fatzx10r** · 19th February 2009, 14:51

there both cool old beast's, get em both

**xwhatsit** · 19th February 2009, 15:07

The GS went around corners, didn't it?

@R6: I see you're quite into the Wrenchmonkees stuff. Most of it looks like an emulation of the Japanese custom scene. I suppose that's where the Monkee epithet comes from. Heiwa MC have got some cool stuff but it's mostly small capacity (the CD250U and the CB250RS look particularly tasty). 750s (Nanhan) are popular too. Have a look around on Yahoo Japan and you'll see some cool stuff.

**classic zed** · 27th February 2009, 20:03

no question about it, it has to be the Z1000. Kawasaki's are way better looking

and if you need it there is a huge supply of parts just waiting for you on eBay.

As you can see Im very biased in my opinion, I used to own a Z1000 A1 back in 1978, I bought it brand new and loved it. The only bike I have enjoyed more is my current Z1300