GPzRX, Meet Ginger

A cafe build I'm doing is approaching it's end so naturally I must dress myself in a grass skirt and rush to the edge of the volcano to fling myself into a new project. I'm doing a build commissioned by my brother, The base is an 82 GPz750 which will get an 810 kit and cams/springs. We want to swap in a more modern front end and a beefier swingarm along with upgraded brakes. Enter a salvage ZRX1100. It runs like a dream, but the motor will be sold. We are going to move the front end over wholesale and then swap in the rear swingarm, brakes and shocks. It will be a couple weeks before I can get started on it as I wrap up the cafe build. Anyone know off the top about the difference between the OD diameter of the upper and lower steering bearing between the 82 GPz and the ZRX1100?

Check this out: www.allballsracing.com/index.php/forkconversion
These are the models that All Balls stearing stem bearings for a 99 ZRX1100 P/N 22-1009. They do not list an 82 GPZ but they do list a 82 KZ750R1GP.

Steering Brg - Seal Kit Kawasaki ELIMINATOR 600 (ZL600B) 96-97, EN450 454 LTD 85-90, EN500 Vulcan 90-96, EN500 Vulcan LTD 96-09, KL250 Super Sherpa 00-10, KL600 84-86, KL650 A (KLR) 87-07, KL650 B (KLR) TENGAI 90-91, KL650 E (KLR) 08-16, KLE500 (Euro) 03-06, KLR250 85-05, KZ1000J 81-83, KZ1000K 81-82, KZ1000M 81-82, KZ1000P 82-05, KZ1000R 82-83, KZ1100A SHAFT 81-83, KZ1100B 81-82, KZ1100D & L 82-83, KZ550F 83-84, KZ550H 82-83, KZ550M 83, KZ700 84, KZ750F1LTD 83, KZ750L LTD 83, KZ750N 82-83, KZ750R1GP 82, NINJA 600R (ZX600C) 88-97, VN1500A 87-99, VN1500B 87-90, VN1500C 96-97, VN1500D CLASSIC 96-97, VN1500E CLASSIC 98-04, VN700 Vulcan 85, VN750 Vulcan 86-06, VN900 Classic 06-16, VN900 Custom 07-15, VULCAN (VN800A) 95-05, VULCAN 800 CLASSIC (VN800B) 96-05, VULCAN 800 DRIFTER (VN800C) 99-00, VULCAN 800 DRIFTER (VN800E) 01-06, W650 00-02, W800 (EURO) 15, ZEPHYR (ZR750C) 91-93, ZG1000 Concours 86-06, ZL1000 87-88, ZL600A 86-87, ZL900 Eliminator 85-86, ZN1100 LTD 84-85, ZN700 84-85, ZR1100 92-95, ZR1100 ZRX 99-00, ZR550 90-93, ZR750 (ZR-7) 00, ZR750 (ZR-7S) 01-03, ZRX1200R 01-05, ZX1000 Ninja 86-87, ZX1000 Ninja ZX10 88-90, ZX1100 GPZ 83-85, ZX550 GPZ 84-89, ZX600 (ZX-6R) 95-97, ZX600 (ZZR) 03-04, ZX600A 85-87, ZX600B 87-89, ZX600D (ZX-6) 90-93, ZX600E (ZX-6) 93-02, ZX750 (Ninja) 750R 87-90, ZX750 (Ninja) ZX7 89-90, ZX750A GPZ 83-85, ZX750E 84-85, ZX900 Ninja ZX9R 84-93

Fork brace, steering damper, and what appear to be 1200R wheels. Nice score.

Ooo, and an aftermarket exhaust system that might be worth a few shekels.

And somebody besides me owns green shoes :woohoo:

Thanks Jon, it might not be a huge project to fit up the front end. Here is to hoping.

If both bikes have stem bearings currently check to see if the numbers match.

Very good idea.

Appears that ZRX1100 had a meeting with, maybe - ASPHALT, CONCRETE, FREEWAY BARRIER, or TRUCK, possibly BRICK WALL, but not GINGER! :laugh:

Ginger is an 82 GPz 750. Marianne is also an 82 GPz 750. Marianne is perfect and stock which I restored for my brother last year. Ginger is going to get plastic surgery and she is going to be a nasty bitch. An 810 kit, cams, and the front end and swingarm from this wrecked ZRX. The upgraded suspension and brakes will be a big plus for Ginger. Why Ginger and Marianne? Because when my brother was asked the age old question "Which one would you want, Ginger or Marianne?" his answer was "Why wouldn't I take Ginger AND Marianne". So we are.
For the ZRX, the PO road it once and while away at work, allowed his son to ride it. The son said to his buddy "you ought to ride this super cool bike" and he promptly missed a turn, went through a barrow ditch, a barbed wire fence and into a field.

Or, considering the bend of those droopy bars, maybe it was customized by famous bike un-builder I. M. Crashing.... :woohoo:

ajsfirehawk wrote: Ginger is an 82 GPz 750. Marianne is also an 82 GPz 750. Marianne is perfect and stock which I restored for my brother last year. Ginger is going to get plastic surgery and she is going to be a nasty bitch. An 810 kit, cams, and the front end and swingarm from this wrecked ZRX. The upgraded suspension and brakes will be a big plus for Ginger. Why Ginger and Marianne? Because when my brother was asked the age old question "Which one would you want, Ginger or Marianne?" his answer was "Why wouldn't I take Ginger AND Marianne". So we are.
For the ZRX, the PO road it once and while away at work, allowed his son to ride it. The son said to his buddy "you ought to ride this super cool bike" and he promptly missed a turn, went through a barrow ditch, a barbed wire fence and into a field.

Yep, that is good! But which would be first? :evil:

Crazy / reckless kid I once worked with at an automotive speed shop - his dad was the district training director for GM mechanics/ technicians. One time dear old dad (who had four crazy and irresponsible sons in total) had brand new ZR1 Corvette and Pontiac Trans-Am "training" vehicles (and a Tahoe) parked in the family driveway when he went away on a fly away vacation. The four delinquents tore the house apart and upside down looking for the keys to those cars, but couldn't find them.
I spoke with him (he trusted me more than his own kids) on the day he returned, laughing as I explained why his house interior had been "re-arranged" while he was gone. He couldn't stop laughing, too - "Did they really think I'm that stupid? I took the damn keys with me!"

A bit confused :huh:

I keep reading about 2 Dual shocks that haven't been posted.

Why start a thread and go on about about bikes you're not going to show us? You've only posted the donor cadaver.