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I have two of the older sport bikes mentioned here: A 1986 VF500F Interceptor and a 1982 GPz750.
The Interceptor is a fun bike but a major PITA to work on. Some parts are non existent and you are never far away from catastrophic engine failure.
The GPz is a joy. Easy to work on and fun to ride. Parts are plentiful and cheap. Any of the GPzs are great bikes.

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Jim
Atlanta, GA
1974 H1
1976 KZ400
1979 XS650 Cafe
1982 GPz750
2001 KZ1000P
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it; it's not really yours"

That is a nice looking GPZ.

Did the shocks help? They were worse "weavers" than the H2's...........

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Twist the throttle, tilt the horizon, and have a great time. What triples are all about...........

I have a 89 FZR400 and it's such a great bike, actually Barb's bike. Super light, razor edge handling and 14,000 redline with 60hp.



I had a blue 90 that was warmed over a bit to 75hp

I have a '82 GPZ750 like the one pictured, great bike. You might also consider a ZRX.

I wouldn't mind having a FZR400. They are getting pretty hard to find, at least around this area. I can't remember the last time I saw one pop up on craigslist.

[quote="ThatGPzGuy"]I have two of the older sport bikes mentioned here: A 1986 VF500F Interceptor and a 1982 GPyupz750.
The Interceptor is a fun bike but a major PITA to work on. Some parts are non existent and you are never far away from catastrophic engine failure

Well that explains it. Both of 700 interceptors came with parts bikes. ...
My budget has gone up. I'm a working man with a large family...the last free years have been pretty good financially though...Usually when i get a hundred bucks i am a wreck...what to spend it on...i have lots of hobbies and no time. Now I'm looking at a nice chunk of change that i can spend. First time in my life. Think I'm gonna have a stroke. My shortlist is as follows....gpz550..fz600..and maybe...just maybe a speed triple although that's a bit out of my original budget.

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1972 S2 350, 1972 F9 350 Bighorn, 1975 KX400, 1981 YZ465, 1980 XT500 (Built for MX) , 1987 KD80, 1995 MZ Skorpion, TTR 125, 1994 KDX200 , 1978 Mobylette, 1985 KX350R-F91m (Frankenstein) and a Doodle Bug

Finally did it! After weeks of scouring craigslist and doing some research.
I bought something i didn't even know existed before this began. An MZ skorpion. UK designed, German built, Italian suspension and brakes...and a Yamaha 660 single wrapped up in a small compact light weight package. It's the model with the half fairing...just the noise and then the panel that runs down the side and in back of the seat..
Pics to follow..haven't unloaded it yet..a HELLACIOUS six hour (total) drive through torrential rain last night to get it...
The gentleman a bought it from was great. A real enthusiast and it was such a pleasure to talk to him about road riding and old bikes.
Thank you all for your input!

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1972 S2 350, 1972 F9 350 Bighorn, 1975 KX400, 1981 YZ465, 1980 XT500 (Built for MX) , 1987 KD80, 1995 MZ Skorpion, TTR 125, 1994 KDX200 , 1978 Mobylette, 1985 KX350R-F91m (Frankenstein) and a Doodle Bug

That is good to hear, I'm sure you will be happy, Just for a Laugh, my definition of a sports bike is a Lime-green Kawasaki with about 180 H.P. - but I am a bit Biased!!! Let us know how you get on with this bike in the immediate future, it is genuine motorcycling, keep us posted!

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