Practical Sportsbikes | December 2015
KAWASAKI GPz750R1: ORIGINAL EIGHTIES ZED RESCUED FROM RUBBISH
As the twin-shock GPz750 that was only made for one year, the 1982 Kawasaki GPz750R1 is a rare beast. But for Z650 fan Gary Dickinson it was well worth the effort of a full restoration. This GPz750R1 was an eBay purchase, fulfilling a desire to broaden his collection with something for the ‘longer runs’. Auction-savvy, Gary simply put ‘Kawasaki’ into the search
engine and found this lesser-spotted twin shock GPz750 only made in 1982, listed just as a ‘Kawasaki 750’. A speculative bid of £150 was successful, although when we saw the photo of the basket case the bike was then you can understand that Gary’s was probably the only educated eye that would have spotted this genuine gold nugget among the fool’s gold that typically litter the ‘projects’ listings.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Practical Sportsbikes December 2015.