Kawasaki GPZ

Range of motor bikes marketed by Kawasaki.

The series of the GPZ appeared in 1978, with the GPZ 550.

They all are of the sporting road models with engine 4 times (Z always indicates models at 4 times at Kawasaki). All the models are provided with a Tête of fork or a careenage.

The first series were of the 4 cylinders, available in several cubic capacities. One passed from Z 550 GP to GPz 550.

models cooled by air:

  • GPZ 400 :

  • GPZ 550 : models 81,82 and 84
  • GPZ 750 R (with two shock absorbers): 82-83 80CV
  • GPZ 750 ZX (unitrak) 83-87 86CV
  • GPZ 1100 B1: model with injection resulting from Z 1000 H (without careenage)

  • GPZ 1100 B 2: idem with bubble of the gpz. 1982

  • GPZ 1100 ZX: unitrak, 120 Cv, 1983.
    • turbo
  • GPZX 750: 1983: 112 ch!

models cooled by water:

  • GPZ 900 R Ninja: 1984

  • GPZ 750 R Ninja: (the same one, in green) 1985-1987
  • GPZ 400 R (reduction of the 600)
  • GPZ 500 R: careened model with 4 cylinders, framework perimetric and liquid cooling (reduction of the 600)
  • GPZ 600 R: also called 600 Ninja, appeared in 1986, evolution in liquid cooling of block 550.
  • GPZ 1100: 95-97: a less sporting model (engine exit of the ZZR), first Kawasaki to lay out of the ABS (model 97)

Twin-cylinders

  • GPZ 500: 2 cylinders with liquid cooling: 87 to 2005

And… on certain markets, GPZ 305, twin-cylinder resulting from Z 250 from 1979… (about 1982).

External bonds

  • a page on the 550 GPZ
  • a site on the GPZ 500

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