GPz500S (Kawasaki GPZ500S)

Member Name: wvbarnes

Product:	Kawasaki GPZ500S
Date:	26/11/00 (1869 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap, light, low seat

Disadvantages: side winds, two up

As a born again biker (well a couple of years gap anyway!) I found the GPz500S a strange mixture.

It was a good value second hand (1986) 16 inch wheel model with rear drum. It was very pleasant to ride once I replaced the soggy rear monoshock. It was cheap to run and little to do in the way of servicing.

I`m six foot but I can see how the low seat would appeal to the smaller rider.

So what was the other side of it? Well born again bikers are either conservative or plain daft. I was the former and soon found that this was no Ducati, that it didn`t like motorways and it was gutless two up.

A great bike for the solo commuter and a bit of fun round country lanes. In good condition a bargain

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