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New 82 GPz750 in the Stable
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Looks all correct to me, apart from the badly done seat cover. Like the GPz550 twin shocks, some had red wheels, earlier ones black. Tourque arm, rear shocks etc also had red detail. Not sure about the oil cooler-that colour is a bad match (now) anyway.
52k isn't really high miles, mine has about 47k on it. Judging by the condition of it I suspect it has been looked after.
Nice to see it doesn't appear to have gone down the road on either side, looking at the pipes and footpeg rubbers also the original front fairing and fender is a good indicator to any previous front end impact damage.
Nice find. I went to Stafford Bike show recently a, massive UK event with 1000's bikes. Didn't see a single twin shock GPz there, first time in years of going. Certainly getting very rare now.
1980 Gpz550 D1, 1981 GPz550 D1. 1982 GPz750R1. 1983 z1000R R2. all four aces
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Those shocks look aftermarket. The stockers should have adjustable damping via a collar at the top.
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Any how a really nice find.
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Gpz750A1 1983
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Mcdroid wrote: If you think it is a Euro import, then check the frame VIN...17 digits = North American and 13 digits = non-North American. The wheels look like non-North American...you may even have a Japanese domestic market import. Nice find on the pipes...very difficult to source, as it the stock seat cover. I concur with Nessism regarding the shocks...those ain't original.
It has a 17 digit serial stamped in the neck of the frame so it must be a North American build.
Scuba, the lower stripe is navy blue. I think it is the lighting and my phone camera that darken it up.
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The 'black' should be really dark blue when it gets the light, as pic 3 shows. I bough some graphics from Imageworks UK (good) and , before fitting, complained they were black, not dark blue. But dark blue they were when fitted, Lots of wrong colour stripes on gpz's, usually far too light blue. like a bottle of navy blue ink in a bottle looks black, but on white paper is blue.
81 GPz etc had the 'dark' colour on the top, 82 models on the bottom.
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Mcdroid wrote: BTW, I'd guess that those odd frame handles were added by a previous owner and were used for some sort of transportation 'tie down'.
Agree. If the hardware holding on the handles uses weld nuts in the frame it's OEM. Loose nuts, someone added it.
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