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Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-01-31 19:52:33

Severian
1000cc Pro Racer

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Posts: 227
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Ewloe
United Kingdom

ok a mate of mine has offered me a GPZ600 race replica from around 1980's. its been in great condition till last month where is has suffered a fault on one of the earth lines. he has offered the bike to me for Ł500 (which i can afford) all i need to do is have the wire found and fixed...... My bike as you know is nothing short of a small nightmare and ive been looking for a new one for quite some time now all to no prevail, untill now..... Can i have you imput please? is it a good buy? i planned to buy it and keep my honda till this one is fixed then sell the honda. Is this a wise idea? or am i throwing my money into something that is equally as unreliable?

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	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-01 07:14:29
joeboxer 1300cc Superstar Joined: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 Posts: 2358 Location: Sheffield United Kingdom	Seeing as your bike mechanic friend says "don't touch it" Sev I guess thats the best advice you can get.

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-01 08:39:31
scunjee 1300cc Superstar Joined: Saturday, October 30, 2004 Posts: 2035 Location: them haggis are slippery wee critters United Kingdom	sevs hun.... it's a minger of a machine, best leave it well alone, ya got to be dedicated to the cause of the wee krapasaki to ride them.... and remember hun... there's a reason why it's only 500 quid.... nobody wants them!

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-01 10:02:55
jayr1cooper 750cc Boy Racer Joined: Sunday, November 21, 2004 Posts: 156 Location: Eastbourne United Kingdom	It sounds like a bit of a howler leave it alone or it may come back and bite you in the ass there are enough other bikes out there on the market to buy

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-01 11:11:24
10wheels 400cc Rider Joined: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Posts: 84 Location: Mold United Kingdom	I had one years ago - it caused me no end of trouble - best left well alone M8.

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-01 18:58:15
mathewp 400cc Rider Joined: Saturday, November 20, 2004 Posts: 70 Location: Warrington United Kingdom	500 pounds is to much for a GPZ600, especialy a non running one I have a friend who buys and sells old bikes. The most he's got recently for a GPZ600 is about 550, for a very tidy, running, taxed & tested one. Electrical problems (especialy intermittent ones) can be expensive to fix as often you end up swapping bits till you find the fault. And a faulty earth wire sounds a bit dodgy to me I think you will find alot of better bargains on E-BAY.

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-02 03:04:14
bear 1300cc Superstar Joined: Friday, October 29, 2004 Posts: 5790 Location: cumbria United Kingdom	been asking around about the gpz600 and they are wank dont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!. also agrees with all the above about lectrics. expensive and time consuming.

	Need your Advice PLEASE - Posted on 2005-02-04 17:44:39
SpeedyRS 1200cc Race Star Joined: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 Posts: 427 Location: Kent United Kingdom	RS 250's now they are a bike for short arses pmsl! ok Sev's I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot barge pole! If I was you I'd get a lovely little RS 250, and not my one pmsl!

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