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Project 82 GPz750

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01 Mar 2014 18:28 #623796 by rssuby2001

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Good luck I am also saving one from the crusher, I'm down to a few pieces and some machine work on the head and it's ready to get back together good luck with your project are they really rare? Or are is it that there's none left.

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01 Mar 2014 19:08 - 01 Mar 2014 19:08 #623801 by GKBO

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rssuby2001 wrote: Good luck I am also saving one from the crusher, I'm down to a few pieces and some machine work on the head and it's ready to get back together good luck with your project are they really rare? Or are is it that there's none left.

I had a look at your profile,it was before your time.In 1981 a big recession hit and bike sales dropped like a rock and stayed slow for years after.There where 81,82 and 83 models in the bike dealers that where left years after.That and the fact Japanese bike where and still are in some circles seen as disposable toys has left relatively few of these bikes left.Good thing they made so many.History lesson over.
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02 Mar 2014 05:35 #623843 by rssuby2001

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Thanks for the lesson, the pic on my profile is a 82 kz 750, have to update the pic it's been painted and going to be doing my first track day this spring, if it goes we'll I hope to make the GPZ a track bike but able to convert it back

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02 Mar 2014 07:21 #623858 by GKBO

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You are welcome even though it makes me feel old :unsure:

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22 Mar 2014 20:27 - 22 Mar 2014 20:48 #626178 by GKBO

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Still waiting on getting this home.Have to do some work on the wife's pickup to get it road worthy to :( Was hoping to get some $$ saved before getting a new project but life ain't working out that way.Still excited to get the GPz but the timing is kinda bad.Finding lots of stuff different from the Suzuki's I'm used to,lots similar to.Been thinking about colours to,pretty much decided an ELR clone is out.Seen a gold coloured 82 in this vid

and wondering if that just might be a way to go.I know the 82 Canadian 550's came in this scheme,750's to?The irony he changed it to an ELR is not lost to me :silly:
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23 Mar 2014 05:00 - 23 Mar 2014 05:02 #626201 by Mcdroid

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To answer your question, the 1982 550/750/1100 GPz models came with a choice of two colors (firecracker red and sonic gold), depending upon where you lived. In the US, the gold was never an option. In Canada, you could get gold as an option on the 550 and 750 models, but not the 1100. In Europe, both colors were available for all models...same in Australia. Actually, that video with the sonic gold GPz750 is the first 750 of that color scheme I have seen. When folks restore GPz's, they always seem to repaint 'red' I think the sonic gold looks nice, it's period correct and you'd certainly have the only one around.

Michael
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1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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23 Mar 2014 07:43 #626212 by GPzEric

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Firecracker Red all the way !

1991 Mercury Paint Code 'EA' is a perfect firecracker red.

Good luck with the decals - they are a pain in the butt not to get wrinkles in at the front of the tank - on my GPz550 project I wish I would have found paint codes for the stripes, and had a professional paint them on. I still might try that later .

My wife asked me if I still loved her - I said "Honey, I love you more than new carburetor boots ! "
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23 Mar 2014 09:46 #626224 by GKBO

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Mcdroid wrote: To answer your question, the 1982 550/750/1100 GPz models came with a choice of two colors (firecracker red and sonic gold), depending upon where you lived. In the US, the gold was never an option. In Canada, you could get gold as an option on the 550 and 750 models, but not the 1100. In Europe, both colors were available for all models...same in Australia. Actually, that video with the sonic gold GPz750 is the first 750 of that color scheme I have seen. When folks restore GPz's, they always seem to repaint 'red' I think the sonic gold looks nice, it's period correct and you'd certainly have the only one around.

So it was an option here in the GWN,very interesting.Tried Google images search and it was nothing but red or non stock colours.

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23 Mar 2014 10:09 - 23 Mar 2014 10:43 #626229 by GKBO

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GPzEric wrote: Firecracker Red all the way !

1991 Mercury Paint Code 'EA' is a perfect firecracker red.

Good luck with the decals - they are a pain in the butt not to get wrinkles in at the front of the tank - on my GPz550 project I wish I would have found paint codes for the stripes, and had a professional paint them on. I still might try that later .

Yes I believe you told me this at the other site we have in common :) Been wondering if decals would be the way to go or bite the bullet and spray them myself.Have a bit of history with being "different" with colour choices.
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I painted my 85 GS750EF this colour originally.I messed it up and redid it in these colours:
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Which turns out to be close to this stock scheme
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Went with a Euro/Aus scheme on my 78 GS1000
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So going the Sonic Gold route has a certain amount of appeal.
In other things I'm thinking about with the GPz,I was in the local tool/car parts store www.kmstools.com/and seen this stuff on the shelf www.eastwood.com/eastwood-s-2k-aero-spra...c-chassis-black.html Think this might be a very good frame paint.Have had good results with Rustolem(sp?) Appliance "Epoxy" to good effect on the GS's.but I'll try this stuff out.It will be 3x the price of the AE and I hope good.KMS also carries Eastwood`s PC guns and powders,hoping to get one of these www.eastwood.com/original-hotcoat-powdercoating-gun-3252.html to.
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23 Mar 2014 11:39 #626257 by Mcdroid

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Despite that the sonic gold was an option in some areas of distribution, it was apparently not a big seller. I am aware of a sonic gold 1982 GPz550 from Quebec, the sonic gold 1982 GPz750 in the video you posted, a single photograph of a sonic gold GPz1100 from Europe, and I seem to recall photos of a 1982 sonic gold GPz1100 from Australia. Additionally, Z-power UK was selling sonic gold GPz1100 tanks a number of years ago...if I had known how rare they were at that time, I would have purchased them. I have toyed with the idea of painting a 1982 GPz1100 body set in sonic gold...it would be unique. Do what pleases you...ELR colors, red, or sonic gold all look good.

Michael
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23 Mar 2014 16:28 #626299 by GKBO

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Hmmmmmmm......that rare eh,kinda gets my thoughts leaning hard to do the off beat :whistle:

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25 Mar 2014 11:38 #626528 by guitargeek

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Looks like a good project, one you can really sink your teeth into!

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