the life cycle - my mistake - its a top gun thread!!!

But did you know the aircraft the American pilots are fighting against are described as being "MiGs", but they are American F-5 jets, called tigers, which the USAF still use for training. And for the record it was a GPz 900

I'm sure I remember the Argies using f-5s during the Falklands war

Originally Posted by Razor

I was pretty sure it was a 750...

That is the wrong model, it was this

750R!

Depends on the website. Some say 900 others say things like this:

The Kawasaki GPz900R (Museum) Ninja deserves its place in the biking Hall Of Fame all right. Check out these credentials: it was the first production bike to reach 150mph. It dominated the production class at the Isle of Man TT. It sold in vast quantities. It even made its mark in Hollywood - well, almost: Tom Cruise ditched his Harley for a 750 version in Top Gun, and rode off with the girl. Perhaps the 900 was too fast for him...

From here

http://www.gameroom.com/goose/oddsnends.html is topgun fan site where you can buy/get info on stuff from the movie including a 1984 Kawasaki GPZ 900 Ninja

Originally Posted by BigDog

http://www.gameroom.com/goose/oddsnends.html is topgun fan site where you can buy/get info on stuff from the movie including a 1984 Kawasaki GPZ 900 Ninja

Yep thats encouraging with the car:

Not exactly sure if this is the make and I have no idea about the year. Hopefully one of you can give me more information on the subject. Anyways, here is a pic of a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia

"Jim Campbell" had this to say: "It is not a Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia, it's a Porsche 356, the first regular production vehicle Porsche ever produced. It was produced from 1948 to sometime in the mid-1960's. They are very similar in appearance though, one time, my dad was out driving his Karmann-Ghia and pulled up next to a 356. The driver of the 356 actually thought my dad's car was another 356. Whether the two designs are related, I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised, as Porsche and Volkswagen have worked together before. A good way to tell the difference between the two cars is the nose. The Karmann-Ghia came to more of a point and had the two front grilles, whereas the 356 was more rounded and had no such grilles."

So they cant get the car right :P .

We're bikers and trying to differentiate between the 750 and 900 is hard enough let alone rely on a fansite. :P

Ok Ill also add on why I think its the 750. My ex, and first bike I ever went pillion on, was a GPZ900. Having sat on one, I cant see tiddly Tom on the 900 over the 750. End of day, the bikes are almost identical - but Tildos pic from the film in relation to Tom Cruises size would also suggest the 750 rather than the larger 900.

Originally Posted by Supervox

I was 21 . . .

I was 19. You old fart.

Originally Posted by lynw

but Tildos pic from the film in relation to Tom Cruises size would also suggest the 750 rather than the larger 900.

I think you will find he was stepping off the kerb here unless TC has a 35" inside leg, which at 5'7" I think is highly unlikely, Also what is with this "tiddly" thing? what is the average hight of a bloke surely he aint far off at 5'7" we are talking about a guys height here not his johnson where 2-3 inches would be considered a big difference.

The difference in seat hight of the 500 and the 1100 is a massive 1.3" i beleive, so I am imagining that the 900 is not too far from these. I am sure you will check this out as you hate to be proved wrong