newbie, NSW, GPz750 '82

hey guys, so i got my semi-dream bike (apart from the triumph) is an older eddie lawson styled kwaka, cue my recent poor week after buying a 1982 air cooled kwaka GPz750 in pretty good condition save a few parts.

(ps. also im a postie) damn it doesnt hide it! :'(

planning on fully rebuilding and going SLIGHTLY streetfighter, mixed with a bit of cafe (anyone here actually into the cafe scene? i prefer it over alot of the extreme arse ends on some fighters)

full engine rebuild coming soon, only mods at the moment are a 4-1 system with shorty pipe near rear wheel. would love a nice bellypan though and a custom paint job.

so far thinking of a dark metallic green with some airbrushed cafe'ish racing checkers on top or side.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7163/dscf2330smallzp4.jpg
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5179/dscf2328smallsk7.jpg

ps. anyone around the south-western sydney area :)?

[rod185651]

Hi Chris, welcome mate, good to see another Kawasaki, there are a few of us going for a ride this Saturday if you are keen, here is the post if you're interested
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10252
cheers Rod

id love to but i need a blueslip for the beast before it can be ridden ;) sometime in the future for sure.

[rod185651]

No worries mate, and don't worry you will find heaps of inspiration here, from the extreme to the more conservative.
cheers Rod

[mickey-d]

wow looks clean for an 82', nice buy(ke)

[JackTar]

Welcome to the club mate.

[Jockney Rebel]

nice geep mate ...definately go the eddie rep mate ... full on love those

[WATEVR]

welcome mate, i would rebuild it but keep the original theme mate as it looks choice.

[BillyWhizz888]

Welcome [8D]

[hyofighter]

welcome mate , use to have one of those myself was a great bike , it had 810cc kit bigger jets , 750 turbo bars and heaps more . only trouble it had was it chewed up starter spraggs . still it was good fun

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/35057742353791.jpg

[Gix11]

Welcome aboard mate. I reckon Rexie may have some Lawson type stuff in his shed! See what he has to say.

[KATO ZX7]

Greetings fellow Postie of Doom [}:)]
I too love to rip up lawns :D:D


Welcome to the madhouse here, plenty of diferent ideas for you to rummage thru.

Good to see your green oldskool project. Keep the pics coming.
Green rulz !!!!

heh, rippin up lawns, scaring grandmas, kicking dogs... well scratch the last one.

yeah my starts already thrashed and needs a rebuild, common problem was it?

and yeah, ill have to see if anyone has some lawson stuff.

[BOHEMION]

Welcome mate. Thats alot of fire extinguishers!

Diggn the GPZ's!. Yeah mate dont mind the cafe racer style myself. Just a thought, If you ever wanted to change the rear on the Kwaka and get rid of the brick style tail light, chuck a couple of these under the original tail http://ausfr.com.au/cart/shopexd.asp?id=135

[BANDITROD]

welcome aboard mate

[BANDITROD]

welcome aboard mate

[xb9r]

Welcome mate

[busta67]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/293222894159675.jpg

I just picked up a `82GPZ1100 B2 myself they look similar, its a bit of a change from my shed full of Kat`s
Brian

[Benz]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/29322297766428.jpg

Welcome aboard mate.
Here's a shot of my geep turbo, with just a coupla mods to the front, rear, and just about everywhere else.:D
Out to 810, stage 2 turbo,presently runs around 18psi on the street.
I'll change the exhaust one day, it is too long,[and a bit shit!] but for now, I'm just riding it, had enough spanners for a while:)

[Fight_fan]

G'day Chris! Welcome to the site mate im sure ul run into a whole bunch of lads that share ur passion mate! Oh n I love the cafe racer style too! :)

[Iceman]

Welcome aboard Chris