My Kawaka Projects ..

Thought I'd combine two (as I've basically finished one already)..
My '82 GPz750R1. I just love the look of these things in 550/750/1000/1100 forms. Got this one cheap. New rings and a paintjob and it's ALMOST finished. Still need head work and change of steering-head bearings, but I still love riding it.
As bought:

..and now:


I'm not far away from finishing my next project ('78 Suzuki GS750), then I can go full steam on my next Kawaka .. '82 Z650. A big project. Purchased from a scrap metal merchant. I've started the body work. I also got it running. Will run OK, but is smokey. It's looking like a 750/810 candidate. I'll post more photos as work progresses:

Looking good.

Mark

Thanks for the update...I like the GPz...and if I ever get the time, I'll finish mine :laugh:

Hello Ozjavlin i am in Bayswater .i have got a few Zbikes and American cars so if you ever get over this way let me know most of them are over in Dandenong

Regards Dale

keep it up...more pics too....

imo those twin shock gpz 750 never got the credit they deserved...

I rode one and right away could tell the frame and stance was right out of the superbike upgrades kawasaki was putting into the stock frames.....

one of those set up right with some good mods is a great kawasaki

Here's a few more pix of the GPz .. during disassembly and reassembly:

.. and some more of the GPz as is with gratuitous shot of my GS750 in the background:

.. and some shots of the Z650 ..



Its a real shame, because despite it looking like a POS, once I got it running it all works and rides nice but it's just smokey as all ..

I'm following up a Z750 barrel/pistons for it. I'm assuming a late model Z650 head will be OK on the Z750 barrels?

Another one with all the pieces on it ..

.. wedged between the Javelins in the shed ..

Ekk!

Because the oil level window is "cloudy" I was unsure how much oil was in the 650 before I started it for the first time (I initially pulled all the plugs, put some oil in the cylinders, turned the engine over by hand, etc) I put about 2 litres of "some-type" of oil in it just to be sure.

When it was running it was really smokey .. oh well ..

When I dropped the oil last night 6 litres came out!! I'll refill correctly and see if it still smokes ..

Cool bikes. Diggin' the GPz. Did you say you are going 810cc?

-KR

Bad Kaw wrote:

Cool bikes. Diggin' the GPz. Did you say you are going 810cc?

-KR

I'm thinking of an 810 conversion on the 650 because it's already smokey. If I can find a decent 750 block (the 650 is a late model HyVo) I'll go for it 'cos the Aussie dollar is so good against the US$ at the moment the Wiseco kit looks like great value ..