Superb! I have it on my list of, well, many things I need to do to get it ready for when the snow clears! a brisk -26c here today, so, I have some time! thanks for watching!
Mine was a pain to get running. But it was good.... when I got it running. I put on a Yoshimura pipe. Lots of memories. I miss some of that. These are great looking bikes.
Thanks for watching! I ended up fully rebuilding this bike since I made this video, tons of new parts, its a really nice riding bike, I agree it still looks pretty good! considering how old it is, it still has great performance and comfort!
My dad passed away recently and had this exact bike in storage for 10 years, brand new paint job and in great condition at the time, looking to work on it this summer and get it running again, should be interesting. You explained a lot in this video, thanks for the info.
@@Kingsoupturbo exactly! thank you for understanding. When I get all the insanely tedious stuff after sitting for 10 years done, I’ll post a video and tag you somehow 😄 I’ve got the carbs done, gas tank drained, but as for air filter and oil filter, that’s next, then I’ll work on suspension, replace battery, etc, Can’t really find the info on what filter I can use, not many of these bikes kicking around
@@TheRegretedURL Hey there! I have to do all the same things! The pilot jets were most junked up on my carbs, I got new boots from CruzinImage in Japan if you have bad ones from airbox to carbs. The facebook GPX750r group is pretty useful, you can ask Q's and get real answers in there, thats one of my main sources, good luck with getting it done!
@@Kingsoupturbo really appreciate it so much man! I’m not an expert by any means so that’ll help me a lot. Had no idea where to start. I got about 8 hours of work into it today and tank is undergoing some electrolysis, the oil was surprisingly good for 10 years of sitting haha but that’s all done, brakes are halfway there, gonna need some new tires, but maybe in a week or so it’ll be ready for a small test drive and I’ll post a video of first start up. Take care!! You’re the man
@@Kingsoupturbo just posted a little video, the first startup was a little rough because not enough power was being run to the bike to keep it going with an engine starter, but runs really smooth and clean now that I’ve got a battery and adjusted the AF mixture 😄 ran it with a water bottle as well while I was waiting for the tank sealant to dry up😂 couldn’t wait
Good to hear i wasn't just stupid with having difficulties removing and putting the carbs back in. The rubber fittings on my gpx unfortunately kind of dont fit all too well anymore🤔 Plus i just realised your fairing broke at exactly the same place as mine did - that windshield holding arm seems to be quite the weak spot.
Hey there! oh yes its a nightmare, I watched a bunch of videos and the key is to have both boots installed and just ram the carbs in there and use picks with an L-shape on the end to fit them. For the super hard boots you can apparently soak them in stuff like Oil of wintergreen and alcohol to get them soft again, then much easier to fit! I need all new boots, or some used ones somewhere, never even taken this over 4500rpm! I'm on the GPX 750r facebook group and all the bikes have the same issues it seems! I'm going to plastic the fairing this winter and likely make a big windshield out of Lexan for touring. All the tail-lights have the sides broken off too, fun stuff! thanks for watching!!
@@stefanstuber5420 Its brutal!! There is a video of a guy muscling them on youtube somewhere, interestingly a bunch of other bikes have this same ludicrous setup where you have to jam the whole thing in like that. I took the airbox apart, loosened subframe, its designed this way, crazy Japanese! I tried just putting them on with engine side boots then sliding in each intake boot, very hard and my home depot plumbing bits would never work anyways!
I ordered it from the local Kawasaki dealer parts guy, it was less expensive somehow then most places online, it did take 3 weeks to arrive though! thanks for watching!
Ticking means it needs a valve adjustment. Luckily these have threaded adjusters instead of shims, so it's just time and a valve cover gasket.
Superb! I have it on my list of, well, many things I need to do to get it ready for when the snow clears! a brisk -26c here today, so, I have some time! thanks for watching!
Mine was a pain to get running. But it was good.... when I got it running. I put on a Yoshimura pipe. Lots of memories. I miss some of that. These are great looking bikes.
Thanks for watching! I ended up fully rebuilding this bike since I made this video, tons of new parts, its a really nice riding bike, I agree it still looks pretty good! considering how old it is, it still has great performance and comfort!
My dad passed away recently and had this exact bike in storage for 10 years, brand new paint job and in great condition at the time, looking to work on it this summer and get it running again, should be interesting. You explained a lot in this video, thanks for the info.
Wow it sounds great!! they're really fun to ride and a great way to remember your dad, as I want to remember mine! thanks for watching!!
@@Kingsoupturbo exactly! thank you for understanding. When I get all the insanely tedious stuff after sitting for 10 years done, I’ll post a video and tag you somehow 😄 I’ve got the carbs done, gas tank drained, but as for air filter and oil filter, that’s next, then I’ll work on suspension, replace battery, etc, Can’t really find the info on what filter I can use, not many of these bikes kicking around
@@TheRegretedURL Hey there! I have to do all the same things! The pilot jets were most junked up on my carbs, I got new boots from CruzinImage in Japan if you have bad ones from airbox to carbs. The facebook GPX750r group is pretty useful, you can ask Q's and get real answers in there, thats one of my main sources, good luck with getting it done!
@@Kingsoupturbo really appreciate it so much man! I’m not an expert by any means so that’ll help me a lot. Had no idea where to start. I got about 8 hours of work into it today and tank is undergoing some electrolysis, the oil was surprisingly good for 10 years of sitting haha but that’s all done, brakes are halfway there, gonna need some new tires, but maybe in a week or so it’ll be ready for a small test drive and I’ll post a video of first start up. Take care!! You’re the man
@@Kingsoupturbo just posted a little video, the first startup was a little rough because not enough power was being run to the bike to keep it going with an engine starter, but runs really smooth and clean now that I’ve got a battery and adjusted the AF mixture 😄 ran it with a water bottle as well while I was waiting for the tank sealant to dry up😂 couldn’t wait
this was my first bike, wasnin the USAF 1988 Minot ND, i loved it. Pure, simple funsport, it was a great asset
Awesome!! thanks for watching! Did you ever ride it next to a runway to recreate famous scenes from that movie?
Cargo strap the bottom of the carburetter all the way around and then cargo strap the top that is how I took mine off and about 10 minutes
Nice!
Good to hear i wasn't just stupid with having difficulties removing and putting the carbs back in. The rubber fittings on my gpx unfortunately kind of dont fit all too well anymore🤔
Plus i just realised your fairing broke at exactly the same place as mine did - that windshield holding arm seems to be quite the weak spot.
Hey there! oh yes its a nightmare, I watched a bunch of videos and the key is to have both boots installed and just ram the carbs in there and use picks with an L-shape on the end to fit them. For the super hard boots you can apparently soak them in stuff like Oil of wintergreen and alcohol to get them soft again, then much easier to fit! I need all new boots, or some used ones somewhere, never even taken this over 4500rpm! I'm on the GPX 750r facebook group and all the bikes have the same issues it seems! I'm going to plastic the fairing this winter and likely make a big windshield out of Lexan for touring. All the tail-lights have the sides broken off too, fun stuff! thanks for watching!!
Thanks for the tips! Seems like i'll have to try softening them bc the ones between the filter box and the carbs are incredibly stubborn.
@@stefanstuber5420 Its brutal!! There is a video of a guy muscling them on youtube somewhere, interestingly a bunch of other bikes have this same ludicrous setup where you have to jam the whole thing in like that. I took the airbox apart, loosened subframe, its designed this way, crazy Japanese! I tried just putting them on with engine side boots then sliding in each intake boot, very hard and my home depot plumbing bits would never work anyways!
Have the same bike yes strong machine 8-9 k and up . Buy k&n fltrs and remove the body panels just saying
Very nice! I'm afraid about rejetting the CV carbs with pod filters to get it right! thanks for watching and enjoy your bike!
i like the 2 tone color and the ninja on rear end
Its pretty good right? red and black always go together! thanks for watching!
Didn't these bike have a problem with carbon freeze? I'd get on the motorway and the thing would just stop. 100 mph +.
I've never heard of that, its a pretty standard motor for a motorcycle, mine has been quite good as have most others on the message group!
Where did you get the belt from ? I have a 1988 also
I ordered it from the local Kawasaki dealer parts guy, it was less expensive somehow then most places online, it did take 3 weeks to arrive though! thanks for watching!
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