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Considered by many to be the best of the Japanese turbo’d bikes from the 80s, the GPz750 was sold for just two years. As a reminder of why turbochargers are so impressive: this motor produced 112 horsepower, which was good enough for a 10.7 second quarter mile. It would take Kawasaki another 6 years to beat that with the naturally-aspirated ZX-11, which knocked off the quarter in 10.26!
From a Sport Rider Retrospective:
“All right, what’s Kawasaki’s Turbo like to ride? Exciting, that’s what. No, you won’t flick through the chicanes like your buddies on their CBR900RRs and VFR750s (or old Norton Commandos, either); canyon carving isn’t the Turbo’s metier. Instead, it makes deliberate progress, as befits machines with nearly 60-inch wheelbases. Sweepers and straights are a different story. In this environment the ZX750 will hold its own, thank you. It is, after all, making 73 foot-pounds of torque at 6500 rpm. These are serious numbers. Turbo-heads don’t give a lick that preboost performance (under 3500) is, well, civilized (Okay, a little doggy). Two blinks of an eye later and those two little wheels are doing their stuff. By four grand you’re hearing their high-pitched whine, like a demented dentist’s drill, only probably faster. By 5000, even guys with skidpads on their knees had better be paying attention.”
Manufactured in November of 1983, this example is VIN: JKAZXDE12EB50080. The seller (our friend, Bellissi Moto) acquired it five years ago from a customer who owned it for a couple of decades.
The odometer shows 83,011 miles, however the gauges were replaced as the original ones broke. The seller states that actual mileage is in between 25k-30k but true mileage is unknown.
The seller is our friend Randy of Bellissi Moto. He notes that “I’ve only entered her into 1 competition so far, and she took 2nd place with ease. What’s better yet, I actually rode her there. Hell, I topped 115mph on her just coming home that night. The sound is AMAZING and the power is STRONG.”
Modifications:
Custom “slasher” pipe (exits through belly pan, ceramic coated).
Aftermarket grips.
Battery tender lead.
New plugs and new plug wires (red).
Fresh paint and graphics on fuel tank (all fuel tank gaskets are new).
Rebuilt petcock with new seals
Custom modified air tube with blow-off valve installed (powder coated)
Includes custom axle, custom brake caliper hanger, braided line)
New brake pads, New gold chain and sprockets
Front and rear wheels powder coated black with red pin striping. Front wheel is original but has new braided lines and pads, forks have anti-dive deleted with custom caps machined.
17” rear wheel conversion (ZX6R wheel and brake assembly used), swingarm stripped and polished.
Rear sets stripped and polished.
Passenger grab handle powder coated.
Aftermarket black anodized body panel screws/washers.
Original seat cover (has one small nick at the rear)
Not pictured is:
Fresh rebuild of turbocharger (less than 100 miles on rebuild)
Turbo housing ceramic coated
Engine has had mods to open oil passages to better oil turbo
K&N air filter on turbo inlet
Lightweight lithium battery
ECU has “race-mode” enabled
Spider-pipe ceramic coated (new exhaust seals)
Fuel injectors cleaned and matched (from a pool of 12 originally)
All vacuum lines are silicone
Cosmetic Blemishes:
Inside of the tank:
The tachometer does not work.
It is riding on Michelin Pilot Road with date codes of 1206 and 2106.
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this Kawasaki is offered on a clean Nevada title.
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Please Note: In response to customer requests, we are implementing an automatic bid bump: if your proxy bid meets or exceeds the reserve price, bidding will jump up to meet that price and you will see “Reserve price has been met” under the price. Please contact abhi@iconicmotorbikes.com if you have any questions!
