Can I bring a cow in here?

[GEARJAMMER]

My old gpz1100 it has 1170 wisco pistons drop in cams.
Billet clutch basket +lockup fiberglass tank but not on it in pic
6inch over ape swingarm murray pipe.
Back in 1981 this sold 4 $4100 or gs 1100 $3900 they don't make em like this anymore.
Bike still runs good now 6.30 1/8th high 9-low 10 in 1/4

 

[GIXERHP]

Old School Cool!

 

[GEARJAMMER]

1 bad thing used have outboard starter on it.
Has starter now but no charging system its just runs off battery.
Will run over hour b 4 better charge battery lol kinda like electric bike

 

[GIXERHP]

Real horse power back then had it's limitations. I had a 81 GS1000s all done up

 

[GEARJAMMER]

I know but still say those were good old days.
gpz1100+gs1100 kz1000 kz900 and those 2cycl 750 kawasakis

 

[twotonevert]

I had an 83 GPz 1100, Wiseco 1170 kit, 30mm Kehein smooth bore carbs, it was a beast! Should have kept it.

 

[GEARJAMMER]

o yea I 4got It has 33 smothbores

 

[ZRXMAX]

I also had a 81 GPZ 1100. Even blew it up once. I use to live at Summit Park back in the early 80s. The elevation at the top of Parleys Canyon ( east of Salt Lake City on I-80 ) is about 8000ft. I use to run it wide open up the last section before the exit at the top because their were never any cops using radar there. One day I let off the throttle and something let go inside the motor... don't even remember what it was now.

 

[POWERHOUSE]

MOO! Did this for a good customer, 1260 big block, welded crank, ported/polished (in house), cams, 38mm Mikuni flatslides, high torque electric starter, custom-laced rims (190 rear tire), gusseted frame, Kosman motor mounts, Yamaha swingarm, yada, yada. Dyno tuned 130 rwhp at 87 ft-lbs. torque. This thing is a wheelie monster and a lot of fun to ride . . .

 

[GEARJAMMER]

Sweet +love the kerker pipe

 

[POWERHOUSE]

Sweet +love the kerker pipe

That '82 GPZ is a nice ride too, you should put a starter in it and make it a street bike . . .

 

[GEARJAMMER]

I also had a 81 GPZ 1100. Even blew it up once. I use to live at Summit Park back in the early 80s. The elevation at the top of Parleys Canyon ( east of Salt Lake City on I-80 ) is about 8000ft. I use to run it wide open up the last section before the exit at the top because their were never any cops using radar there. One day I let off the throttle and something let go inside the motor... don't even remember what it was now.

I broke clutch plate racing once it got caught up in there broke clutch basket+sent metal in2 engine.Thats when I went 2 billet basket hmmmm
mabe the good old days weren't that good lol
Mine has anti creep bearing in clutch 2 when u racked up rpm it liked 2 get line creep

 

[ky busa]

cool old school reminds me of my 1977 kz 1000

 

[busafan08]

Man there is some old farts here

 

[GEARJAMMER]

I was riding in fred flinstone days.How old were u in 1981 when I got my 1100 ?
Wasn't all bad back then you could get a star cycle pipe or vance+hines sidewinder or murray $200
They were darn nice pipes A brand spankin new gs1100 Suzuki $3900 or gpz1100 $4100 u cant touch a 600 that price now I don't think.

 

[busafan08]

19 yeah those were the days I wish I kept my blue and white 1986 GSXR 1100 they are worth a lot of money down here now

 

[texomawaves]

gosh... i was just starting out on a Honda Z50 back then

 

[TallTom]

Heck I'm old enough to remember the Kawi Triples being the fastest thing on 2 wheels. Never mind that they were declared environmental hazards.....lol.

And in the mid 90s I had a kid that worked for me that built up the 1100s for drag bikes. 200HP was a high end number, that didn't last very long. I remember he let me take one for a spin. I remembered thinking, "This is freaking nuts!"

Speed had an entirely different perspective on those clunky bikes.

 

[POWERHOUSE]

A few more pictures from the Old Fart's home (Seizure village!): 1978 Z1R TC, 1977 KZ1000/1260 Turbo Nitrous, 1975 Z1 1485 Turbo Nitrous Big Tire, 1979 KZ1000 MII/1485, 1976 KZ900/1260.

 

[squale147]

sweet... i had a 1981 gpz550