Restoration of a Gpz 750 R1 (1982)

[moizeau]

Very nice indeed. I take it you're keeping the 'original' exhaust for a future project

[Philippe]

Hi men

thanks again!
@ Mozeau : the "original exhaust pipes" serve now and then as a template to bend or shape metal...or perhaps I could also use them to act as a gun barrel when I'm restoring a tank or some other military machine in the future who knows
Grtz
Philippe

[GPZ592]

Fantastic result and a job well done, Phillipe

[Zoso]

Excellent job. I've just read this entire post from start to finish as I'm about to do similar on a GPZ1100. The points you made regarding the paint/decals gave me some food for thought - leaving the decals to dry out for a couple of days before spraying the clear coat. Very interesting.

[Skid Mark]

A credit to you Philippe...yet again!

[Garry.L]

Amazing work again as usual Philippe.

[Philippe]

Hi men

the last week I bought a new battery for the Gpz750R1 and installed it.
All the electrics worked except for the side stand warning light that kept on blinging. It didn't matter if the side stand was folded in or out, it kept lighting up.
The contact of the side stand was checked, it worked. But the light kept blinging even if the side stand contact was removed...strange.
I decided there must be a fault in the main loom. It was dismantled completely, no fault was found and I had to wrap it in again. What could be the cause?
The cause was found when I opened the dashboard. The LCD display was from another bike, it looked the same but it had another print layout. I replaced it with the display of my own Gpz750R1 and the fault was gone!
It turned out that the Gpz1100B2 and the Gpz750R1 have the same display. All other displays that look similar can't be used for those two models.
A few days work could have been avoided if I had known that.
Another lesson learned.

When I tried to start the bike it wouldn't run.
Remember that I cleaned the carbs a few months ago? The air pilot screws were turned out too far. It was a bit of a problem because there's no mentioning in the workshop manual how many turns these have to be screwed out.
Through trial and error I found out that they need 1 1/4 to 1 1/8 turn to be screwed out.
Once again another lesson learned.

Today the bike was sold! The first man who had a look at the bike bought it.
She's gone now, I hope he'll enjoy riding her.
Within a few months, when the temperatures start to rise again, I'll start with the restoration of the Z1000A2.
But that's another story.
See you later guys.
GrtZ
Philippe