yc has a GPZ 500

[davepreston]

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hobbles away as fast a possible, ya wouldnt beat up a cripple would ya mate

[Sally]

Awww :)

[Girth]

I wouldn't mind one...................

[Dave20046]

Shhhhh ....Here he is now :
http://www.lightningpass.com/jkcm/included/Kawasaki%20GPz%20500.jpg

[Sally]

I was going to post that exact picture up when I googled it too..

But he scares me.. :|

[davepreston]

http://forums.sv650.org/images/icons/icon1.gif Re: yc has a GPZ 500
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I wouldn't mind one...................

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Originally Posted by mattSV http://forums.sv650.org/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1990991#post1990991)


http://lh3.ggpht.com/_21eccP-FJ2o/SnW0TNl5bNI/AAAAAAAADLA/zkvHU4uXUwk/s512/DSC_0207.JPG






what more do i need to say :smile:
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Originally Posted by Paul the 6th http://forums.sv650.org/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1887492#post1887492)
As for davepreston, I'm sure he could be 5 times over the drink drive limit in a stolen ferrari with a boot full of drugs and a body in the front seat..... he'd prolly get pulled and then a police escort home so he's not late for tea

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Originally Posted by yorkie_chris http://forums.sv650.org/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1960744#post1960744)
To nick a prestonism, you lie like a cheap NAAFI watch.

if you dont like how i conduct myself :smt097 and get a life

[Dave20046]

I was going to post that exact picture up when I googled it too..

But he scares me.. :|
in that case, chris when you find this thread can you please spread the pain between me and sally please.
ta :smt109

[Sally]

in that case, chris when you find this thread can you please spread the pain between me and sally please.
ta :smt109
I am sure he can't run all the way to Scotland..

If he can, I would be knackered by the bottom of my stairs if I ran away :|

[dizzyblonde]

they aren't actually a bad bike.....remember me mate on the FZ6 at the GM Dave???

well his baby is GPZ900

[ThEGr33k]

Simpsons HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :smt118

[fizzwheel]

I shant laugh, I'll still hold him up on rideouts when he's on it...

[missyburd]

I am sure he can't run all the way to Scotland..

Errr YC and run in the same sentence? Don't make me laugh....oops my turn to run!!!! #yelps as YC appears with large greasy stick#

[ThEGr33k]

#yelps as YC appears with large greasy stick#


Erm... [-X

[The Basket]

I liked my GPz

Preferred that to another bike I owned...

[Iansv II]

They make nice little commuters.. Used to get great mileage out of mine

[Bibio]

nowt wrong with a gpz500 great bikes...

[Skip]

I was very pleasantly surprised when I rode one - great handling bike with a nice engine too - nothing to be ashamed of!

[yorkie_chris]

I'm sure the rice puddings all over the country won't be shivering in terror.

Slow as fook, but what do you want for £200. Will get me to work/uni and back, and I won't care about having tyres etc. which will perform AND last. It means I can put cheng s**ts on the GPZ and some sticky rubber on the SV :smt084

they aren't actually a bad bike.....remember me mate on the FZ6 at the GM Dave???

well his baby is GPZ900

GPZ900 has 2 more cylinders, different animal!


Rest assured I will be doing my best to kill it, and will let you all know if/when it goes BANG.

[Seggons]

Rest assured I will be doing my best to kill it, and will let you all know if/when it goes BANG.

Here's some inspiration. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=137248

;)

[Spanner Man]

Good evening all.


I've always likened them to a hand grenade looking for a war :D

They're ok if maintained correctly, but I have found that they aren't very durable in most areas, & have an annoying habit of wearing their camshafts out at relatively low mileages, along with the rear suspension linkage bushes, exhausts, steering bearings, cush drive rubbers, etc etc.
Good job Chris is good with the spanners innit!:D:D


Cheers.


P.S. Better join the AA:D

[sv-robo]

nowt wrong with a gpz500 great bikes...
+1....owned one when i was 18,sounded great with a kerker exhaust system on it(loud as fook)good for 120+ at a push, & likes the back wheel;)

[Alpinestarhero]

hey, good reliable bikes, great for about town and general donkey work :thumleft:

[missyburd]

YC has an extremely battered GPZ, had some fun getting it out the van, bits flying off left right and centre :lol:

AND it's got pink and blue stripes, it's gonna match his colourful blue purple and white race leathers...how much persuading dya think it'll take for me to get him to pose in 'em on it? :smt077;):D

[dizzyblonde]

I'll hold him down while you get him into the leathers Maria ;-)


He has described these horrific leathers, but we alll need to have a good laugh at him wearing the,!

[missyburd]

Should get a poll going :-D

[Bluefish]

Don't need a poll, need pics.

[dizzyblonde]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2189568405_c1003315b0.jpg?v=0

[Bibio]

yup i agree... cmon yc get jiggy with it m8 and got them leathers on.. i need a good laurf...

[missyburd]

I'm working on it ;)

[jimmy4237]

I had one - a wee red one the same. wish I still had it for commuting with. You couldn't sniff at a wee 500 which did 60mpg...:cool: And could sit all day cruising at 80mph.

The standard downpipes rot away, but I put on a secondhand set of S/S Nexxus 2:1 with a raspy can. Sounded good. Tyres last ages on them. Just look after the engine, regular oil changes, and Silkoline FST Pro down the carbs every winter time to prevent carb icing. They run forever.

Front suspension is a way too mushy as standard, but flush it out and put in heavier oil, and it's way better. Look after the rear shocky - ie keep it clean...

[yorkie_chris]

It's already got a stainless 2-2 pipe on it :-)

[xXBADGERXx]

For £200 Squiddly dids I wouldn`t sniff at it , bargain , now get with the leathers grease boy and strike us a pose

[Amanda M]

I had a GPZ500S many moons ago. It was matt black, held together with gaffa tape and fibreglass and had over 100,000 miles on it when I sold it to a mate. It kept going for another few years with him abusing it then he gave it away to someone because it would cost more than it was worth to buy new tyre, chain etc :D I went everywhere on that bike :cool:

[davepreston]

this is yc, gaffa tape and drain pipe will be this bikes modeling parts

[Amanda M]

I even won 'best rat' at a rally on mine :p It looked dead shabby but worked a treat!

[yorkie_chris]

Hmm some scuffing of the cams.

[kwak zzr]

hey good bikes them are :) ive had one and enjoyed it, i like it when the motor comes alive at 8k :)

[Richie]

hey good bikes them are :) i like it when the motor comes alive at 8k :)

Bloody hell, He'll not want to run it in for that long..... :thumbsup:

[yorkie_chris]

I'm sure the rice puddings all over the country won't be shivering in terror.

GPZ900 has 2 more cylinders, different animal!


Rest assured I will be doing my best to kill it, and will let you all know if/when it goes BANG.

Oh my f***ing god. I just MOT'd it and it PASSED :smt043:smt043

But seriously what a gutless POS. I think it's running lean or something. If you catch it just right it will pull reasonable well (like a restricted SV lol) but trying to pull through 5k rpm is torture.

[davepreston]

f ing hell yc "bring out your dead " thread lol

[yorkie_chris]

Er yeah I did. You seen the state of that krapasaki? It's past dead and into advanced decomposition.

[Jabba]

Er yeah I did. You seen the state of that krapasaki? It's past dead and into advanced decomposition.


You could call it Mozart.

As in "not dead, just decomposing" :-)

[xXBADGERXx]

So you got your Winter Hack on the road as we are heading for spring .

[Dave20046]

So you got your Winter Hack on the road as we are heading for spring .
optimistic :)

[xXBADGERXx]

As ever <--- rubs hands with Glee

[Dave20046]

On the topic of weatherly optimism, you doing the hardy bikers again this year badge?

[xXBADGERXx]

When is it ?

[Dave20046]

20/02/2010 (see threads in the Pennine section)

[Richie]

post some pic's of you new beast Chris.
we want to see what condition £200 nicker can buy. ;-)

[Sally]

Yeah pictures in the sexual leathers we have been hearing about ;)

[dizzyblonde]

Oh my f***ing god. I just MOT'd it and it PASSED :smt043:smt043

But seriously what a gutless POS. I think it's running lean or something. If you catch it just right it will pull reasonable well (like a restricted SV lol) but trying to pull through 5k rpm is torture.

I presume it went to the usual dodgy place then;)

And of course its gutless its
a..a GPZ500
b..a very old GPZ 500
c.. a GPZ 500 with you pie muching git sat on it

:smt043

[Lozzo]

A quick fact for you. The GPZ500D weighs exactly the same as a ZX9R C2.

[AndyBrad]

personally i think he should save the leathers for te hardy bikers run......?

[missyburd]

personally i think he should save the leathers for te hardy bikers run......?
Nope sorry about that but I really can't be seen to be sat behind a bloke in that colour scheme :p:smt043

[Sally]

Nope sorry about that but I really can't be seen to be sat behind a bloke in that colour scheme :p:smt043

Well you ride? :rambo:

[missyburd]

Well you ride? :rambo:
no i don't, NOT YET!

[yorkie_chris]

Bah gum I think I've cracked it. Airbox boots weren't seated right which may explain the non existent performance.

The brakes not working is a cause for concern, but I don't have a suitable bit of braided line kicking about so it be reet.

[yorkie_chris]

A quick fact for you. The GPZ500D weighs exactly the same as a ZX9R C2.

If that's true the GPZ must carry its weight a damn sight lower, this feels really light even compared to the SV.

[5hort5]

I've read all six pages and I feel cheated - no pictures yet - Miss YC :smt064

[dizzyblonde]

The brakes not working is a cause for concern, but I don't have a suitable bit of braided line kicking about so it be reet.


Its from the 1980s......they are the brakes!!

.Well ok maybe not that old

Its not like these modern curvy SVs you know:smt043

[yorkie_chris]

Caliper is healthy enough it's the fact that the brake hose is original from 1992. Fresh fluid made it marginally better but it needs a braided line on it.

[missyburd]

I shall report back, we are supposed to be going on a bit of a ride later....it may be a very late reporting depending on how far we have to push it :lol:

[yorkie_chris]

Well its charging system's given up the ghost overnight!

[Richie]

Boooo! get it sorted, and post some pic's of your Ol' Beast...! ;-)

[dizzyblonde]

I has seen it, it was revealed this afternoon.

It was rather amusing watching Peg giving YC a push to bump it, and failing miserably!

Good job this mechanic carries a charged jump pack then :-)

And to be fair to the beat up thing.....its far prettier than his SV rat:smt043

[missyburd]

Hehe it rattles to fook and makes 40mph seem like 80 (to me) for all its loudness, oh and the suspension breaks your back over bumps...I like it! And if I was already on my 125 I'd happily step up and use it as my mule stepping stone before an SV :D

[yorkie_chris]

Well the alternator is completely open circuit putting out no voltage. Bugger.

[dizzyblonde]

you're the Y of the C....fix it :-)

[yorkie_chris]

yeahyeah. f'in krapasaki POSs going in the canal.

[yorkie_chris]

Hmmm canal is looking closer.

Diagnosis: Complete and catastrophic failure of the charging system.

[Dave20046]

time to break it :razz:

[dizzyblonde]

Well just put in another one then!

Or on another suggestion...get daaan pub lad ;-)

[yorkie_chris]

time to break it :razz:

Break it? It's f*ckin well done most of that itself.
Pics uploading.

[yorkie_chris]

Random wires hanging out might explain the 0 volts from the alternator and no continuity through the phases.
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1331/dscf7581.jpg

Wonder what could have caused that
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8181/dscf7582o.jpg

Shouldn't these be stuck in somehow? don't think that bolt should be there:http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9619/dscf7583.jpg

[Dave20046]

Doh.
You paid £200 for it and broke it...it's worth more in bits! surely?

[yorkie_chris]

Probably but breaking bikes is a pain in the rse. And I need a bike, the SV's in bits at the mo and MYCs CG has no tax (and it's so f***ing slow it's unbelievable)

[Dave20046]

Probably but breaking bikes is a pain in the rse. And I need a bike, the SV's in bits at the mo and MYCs CG has no tax (and it's so f***ing slow it's unbelievable)
Touché batman. Better get spannerin then.

P.S if you get bored of this charging problem , see here http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=144579 and solve mine :p

12.4v idle, 14.5v revved...I don't get it!

[5hort5]

Probably but breaking bikes is a pain in the rse. And I need a bike, the SV's in bits at the mo and MYCs CG has no tax (and it's so f***ing slow it's unbelievable)

I know someone with a cheap SR250 that'll get you by :-)

[yorkie_chris]

FFS.

Does anyone know if ER5 alternator is the same?

[5hort5]

erm nope - sorry m8, you are the mechanical god here, as mere mortals we stand little chance :-)

[yorkie_chris]

Probably. bugger. Not many GPZs or ER5s breaking on ebay, I see a lot of phone calls in my future tomorrow.

Part number for stator is same. Part number for rotor is 21050-1171 (GPZ), 21050-1172 (ER5). So probably some minor change like 1 degree difference in the taper for the crank that is unnoticeable until you start it and it explodes.

[rictus01]

Gpz 500 ficheHere (http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm/Module/Main/TypeID/26/Type/Motorcycle/MakeID/3/Make/Kawasaki/YearID/32/Year/1991/ModelID/3371/Model/EX500/GroupID/93137/Group/Generator)

Er-5 one Here (http://www.motogrid.com/pages/parts/viewbybrand/9/Kawasaki.aspx), best I can do Chris look much the same,but it's a big time gap.

Cheers Mark.

[yorkie_chris]

Yeah they look close enough, worth a punt considering I can't find a GPZ flywheel. Will ring round breakers tomorrow.

There's that much swarf and crap in there I don't want to run it until I've flushed the oil and stuck a new filter on. God knows what havoc it's wreaked with the starter clutch, that bolt in with the wreckage is one of only 3 holding the sprag clutch to the flywheel.

[rictus01]

Whoops, didn't give you any signs then I take it ?

[yorkie_chris]

No just made 3 wierd clicks which I thought were the fairing rattling, that was it just 3 clicks. Obviously the clicks were the alternators death. That was about 15 miles from home and it was fine then until we went to leave dizzys and it wouldn't start.

I had actually checked the charging voltage last night and they were fine.

Though it did feel to vibrate a fair bit, bearing in mind I've only ridden this bike 20 miles total.

[rictus01]

Oh well, it's only a machine mate, anything can be fixed it's just whether it's worth it or not, did you sort transport for tomorrow (or today even)?

[BanditPat]

You rang DK spares? They got me one when i needed it only one in the country and a new one was going to cost 180 quid with an 8 week delivery time. Worth a try they seemed to have most things

[yorkie_chris]

Oh well, it's only a machine mate, anything can be fixed it's just whether it's worth it or not, did you sort transport for tomorrow (or today even)?

No having to get the train :smt086

You rang DK spares? They got me one when i needed it only one in the country and a new one was going to cost 180 quid with an 8 week delivery time. Worth a try they seemed to have most things

Will ring around all breakers tomorrow. Noone's doing **** at 1am

[BanditPat]

Will ring around all breakers tomorrow. Noone's doing **** at 1am

Lazy feckers they should get off their arses me thinks. I did see a GPZ in the scrappy not far from me in November time. i can go have a look see if its still there if you want? What years yours?

[rictus01]

No having to get the train :smt086


You do know they don't let you drive them, don't you ?

[Bibio]

hhhmmm 24hr breakers, what a splendid idea. think of all those stoner's out there who only get up after 5pm. shiz man i was supposed to go to the breakers today.

[BanannaMan]

hhhmmm 24hr breakers, what a splendid idea. think of all those stoner's out there who only get up after 5pm. shiz man i was supposed to go to the breakers today.





I guess that will teach you to sleep past 5pm! ;)


I have a GS500. Great little bike.
And will pretty much keep up with the bigger bikes to about 85 or 90 mph.

Best of luck with the gpz YC.
Hope you get it sorted soon.
(I hate public transportation)

[Bibio]

not me... i am up at 7:45am

[yorkie_chris]

Lazy feckers they should get off their arses me thinks. I did see a GPZ in the scrappy not far from me in November time. i can go have a look see if its still there if you want? What years yours?

92 but any should do it, think they were all CDI. ER5 worth a punt too.

Be great if you found owt. Though it's banking on them having a flywheel puller. (M18x1.5 bolt)

Cheers

[yorkie_chris]

http://www.lm-spares.co.uk/acatalog/GPZ500S__EX__A7__D1-7_E9-10_94-04_.html

Yeah they have a new rotor, more than the friggin bikes worth.

[Lozzo]

Chris - this is a common problem on the early GPZ500s. They are well known for spitting the magnets off the alternator rotor, which has been known to seize the motor and spit the pilot off. To be perfectly honest I'm surprised this one has lasted 18 years and hasn't destroyed the crank, cos that's what they usually do.

Hope you find a rotor, but I am sure the early models have one unique to that model only. I'm pretty sure a later one or ER-5 one won't fit.

[yorkie_chris]

what a ball ache.

Only thing that I can think they changed on ER5 just to be annoying must be how CDI picks up the signals. If stator is same as part numbers suggest.

[sunshine]

just drop it by the side of the canal and let me know where it is i would like a cheap gpz500 the flywheel off a er5 wont work you should know that yc (my mechanic tried it on his, didnt run)

[yorkie_chris]

found a flywheel and stator of unknown origin. stator is same as ER5 so that'll be reet. Flywheel has same lug out outside in same orientation to keyway, so should be close enough.

[BanditPat]

found a flywheel and stator of unknown origin. stator is same as ER5 so that'll be reet. Flywheel has same lug out outside in same orientation to keyway, so should be close enough.

no gpz in the scrappy :( just a couple of scoots and a gsx600