Have you ever seen Johnny's vintage motorcycles? Classic kawasaki specialist in the state's, The guy is a z1 and z900 encyclopaedia, he recommended pingal pet cocks, as one of the only 2 updates, apparently kawasaki petcocks are shit.

Year, solder and shrink tube would of been better, as an old tec, chock electrical block has no place in the Automotive industry, except for maybe a temp emergency repair.

Ahh you got to love a classic! 😂 its not if it breaks down, but when. Unfortunately time catches up with everything and everyone.

I think you have to bite the bullet and get back out on GPz. Just ride it every day if possible just for a few miles to flush those bugbears out👍👍

Like you say the only way to build trust is to ride it. The more you ride it the more reliable it will become. Just make sure you have your AA card 🤣

What a beautiful bike. ❤

Mid eighties Kawasakis….. the electrics…eurgh. I had a KL600R… no waterproofing on connectors and poor quality copper. It’s not your fault.Total nightmare.

Get rid of those connector blocks, they will cause you problems. Try using proper thru crimps and a good crimping tool.

we have all been there lol

Good video, have you checked that the vacuum in the fuel tap is working ?

Didn't kwakers that age have a seat rubbing through and shorting out on the battery issue. Or was that old CBs ha I really should watch the whole vid before commenting.

My z500 had spluttering problems and it was the diaphragm in fuel tap just a tiny hole in it

Thank god it wasn't Z1300 you had to push home

Great looking bike….i had the gpz900r for 23 years…loved it

Good thing you’re a powerful person…I couldn’t have pushed it back 👍

I might be wrong on this but the melted fuse connection may well be part of the charging circuit, Honda's of that era were notorious for melting the connection block on the rec/reg circuit, I would also find Honda would use a 30A aluminium blade fuse which would crack with age and the bike would run fine then cut all power over a bump but work fine again due to the cracked alloy strip making a connection again. Also on early Yamaha's and Suzuki faired Bandits water ingress into the wiring would corrode the positive terminals to the point were they would make the bike run like it was a carb issue, so a complete check over of the loom would be my suggestion. Also check the bike is still charging.

I find the electrics are the Achilles heel as over time they'll decay especially wiring looms around steering head with all the turning involved and the switch gear as well. Had the same problem with a Kwacka GT750 when the coils caused total cut out on outside lane M25. They were breaking down but when cool would make the bike start as nothing had happened.

😂😂 unfortunately, the more mature bike can be a right arse sometimes, but I think that's attraction. However, when riding, you forget the hours spent working on it. Oh, and the sacred and ancient mantra of "Effin n Jeffin" was funny. Bring it on !.

Amazed you didn't need to pull the carbs after having that bad fuel. Dealing with leaking carbs on mine.

I cringed all the way through this video 😂 As filtering is not allowed here in Germany, no one does it and subsequently we're not used to seeing it. Watching people filter makes me nervous 😂😂

Sweeeeeeeet. If that bike was a dog, it would be Murph. I'm so glad you're enjoying it, and It's such a nice clean example. Sounds like it was built on a Monday. I love watching your "GO/NO GO" overtaking choices too. For all of its low down gruntiness, I always found mine to really enjoy running up towards the redline, it just kept making power = Making progress! See you soon Bruh.

I would disagree on this one and say it must be The Honda CX this title is fore 😊

Wich modell of old transalp are the best to buy in 2024 ? I want to add one in my collection.. Love ure channel !!!! Cheers !!!!

Cool! I had a GPz750, '84 ish. It was quite a handful. Bought it for a song, sold it on to a friend, in need, for a song. Had lots of fun with it in between. Fun times. Cheers!

LA MEJOR MOTO DE TODAS LAS EPOCA, LA MOTO MAS DURA QUE PUEDE EXISTIR MAS SI LA CUIDABAN Y LE HACÍAN SUS MANTENIMIENTO A TERMINOS, ES UNA MOTO QUE JAMAS VA PASAR DE MODA, ES UNA CLÁSICA HOY EN DIA, EN FIN, BUEN VIDEO, MI NOMBRE ES XAVIER, SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

Hey Bro, nice to see you back at it again. By the way, nice skid lid. I've got one myself, they are a nice adventure helmet. Yes, the more you wear it, the more it moulds to your head shape. I'm looking forward to the next video. 🙂👍

so nice to see you back

Hi, Great useful video, thank you ! I have a 88 Transalp 600 (Italian import) same colours, which Ive just got back on the road after a 2 year break, all running great, how will I know if I need chain/sprockets, I thought it was when the sprockets are sharks fin shape or is it best to change periodically ? Many thansk and will now have a look at the rest of the Transalp videos.

Odd one but can you get restrictor kits for these? Just to make it A2 complient

You don't fancy selling the original silencer ?

I love the mid size Kawasakis and always have done. I particularly liked the GT550s (especially the blue one!) but I always thought that the engines in them (the valve train and cam chain) sounded like a bit like a bag of nails... Still, one of my favourite group of bikes, the GPZ/ GT 550's. Thank you for uploading sir! :)

I have the same one 89 same colors with black seat, very nice bike wouldn’t change it.

Hey. May I ask if you have addressed the overheating of the engine? For the last season it happens to me that when driving and warming up, just stop at an intersection and the fan starts. The temperature does not drop below half of the thermometer. Any possible advice? So I have the engine in the silver variant. Thanks.

Watch that front stand as you need to swap the supports as they are handed. Love the bike, I’d love to have one now, two mates had them new but I couldn’t afford one at the time

I like this motocycle

Looks a bit of a beast...😮 Practice your wheelie skills.

I have a z550b frame, will the gpz550h engine fit? The de series engine that came with the bike has yhe crank frame damaged

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Oi Oi! Brother in law here. Mate! It's even nicer than I thought. Those Carbon Akra's are worth a mint, and the bike does look pretty clean. I didn't know it came with such h a great history, looks like a real bargain IMHO. I'd say it was idling a bit low though, but it started cleanly, which is the main thing. You have no idea how much of a hooligan its going to bring out, even though you own an LC, I think this is going to be a bit of an eye opener. Maybe go out with your IAM group first! If you want to go Full Mental Jacket, look into sourcing the rare 660 SuMo kickstart only engine, FCR41 carb and CDI. That's about as much power as the 660 can make without becoming a UXB. You could swap the Carbon Akra's for one!

Had a case of an "itchy wallet" that needed a good scratch😁😁

Love it! Hope the Hot Tubs still going well. Regards TheSpaguy.

Wanting to purchase one of these in a few months! Wish youtube exposure would stop pushing the prices up! 😂

Great bike & great video! I have the same bike but in red / white (exactly the same as in Freddie Dobbs review). I noticed you have the slightly taller screen though, how do you find it at higher speeds? I find the standard screen quite noisy….

:Green with Envy: I'd soooooooo much prefer one of these beauties over a "new" TransAlp!

Glad to see you back👍👍😀😀

If you are ever selling please let me know, looking to buy in the uk. Thank you 👍

Looking great! My D1 was painted by a previous owner in a weird burgundy sort of colour. I’m hoping to get it back to the same colour as yours with the original stripes!

saw a couple of gpz 550's on ebay recently just made me think of your channel😀

The Power Of Dreams ❤ Cheers from Norway 🇳🇴

Love the bike love the garage and love the video