2021年4月15日 · And the good news kept coming; test results showed that the middleweight GPz550 was as quick as Kawasaki’s mythical Mach III two-stroke triples, as quick as the still …

Kawasaki, in particular, became the '81 middleweight leader with the GPz550, a handsome lightweight Super-bike complete with three discs, adjustable suspension components and 12-second quarter-mile credentials. Although the 550 engine and GPz styling have changed little for 1982, the running gear is completely different—and much improved.

The 550 ruled as uncontested king of the middleweight jungle, winning its spurs in canyon battle, often against larger foe. Now the GPz's toughest challenge comes from its rivals in the middleweight camp; the GS550 is quicker, the FJ600 stronger, the …

The 1981 GPz550 was the undisputed king of the 550's at the racetrack, and in stock form would run the 1/4 mile at 12.65 sec, nearly as fast as the legendary Z1. A monoshock rear swingarm was introduced in 1982 on the KZ550H Gpz. [2] In 1984 the new ZX550A GPz had revised valve timing and ignition timing, increasing power to 68 bhp.

The GPz550 was Japan's first real hot-rod middleweight, a glossy-red poke in the eye of everything that was boring and staid on the sporting landscape.

1981年8月1日 · The GPz out-performs Kawasaki's legendary 500 Mach III two-stroke Triple, which ran a 13.20 sec. at 100.22 mph in 1969, and most impressive of all, the 550 GPz is virtually as quick as the...

2023年10月10日 · Underneath its fuel tank, the 1981 Kawasaki GPZ 550 had installed a 553cc four-stroke four-cylinder air-cooled engine fed by four Teikei carburetors, delivering an output power of 58 hp at...

2007年7月18日 · The GPz was hailed as a bike that could be used as a commuter during the week and raced on weekends, an all-around thrill ride that would demolish other bikes in its class and even leave most 650s in its mirrors. Scott Pratt, owner of a 1984 Kawasaki GPz550, says the bike remains potent.

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