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Seat of the pants hp.

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I spent a few years (no tuning included) goofing/commuting on a 1984 Kawasaki GPZ 900. I do understand the power difference,but I could lift the front wheel at will. My with 1977 GS 750 on the other hand, I need to hang on to the clutch to get the wheel up. My question is, should I be able to elevate the wheel without the clutch on a 750 or am I lacking power/ clutch adjustment?
 
gpz prolly has 30% more power than the gs

no willies on zook without the clutch i'm afraid :(
 
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Like they said, the extra HP makes all the difference. BUT if you really NEED to get your front wheel up, try slideing back on the seat, that will also make a lot of difference. And I don't remember a GPZ 900. Wasn't that "84" Kaw 900 a "NINJA" ?? It seems to me the GPZ & the Ninja were different animals. GPZ more of an all puropse (naked) bike & the Ninja was one of the early crotch rockets.
 
We had the GPZ900 in the UK - set a new standard for others to reach. The standard GS750 is a bit heavy to lift the front. If you lighten it wheels / brakes, go kickstart only, change the zorst etc it'll pop up ok. Another couple of teeth on the rear sprocket will help as well.
 
torque does the wheelie.

!! sprocket ratio gearing will have a HUGE effect on wheelie-ability!!
 
I got the front wheel up on the 1k yesterday, needless to say I was amazed. Didnt think the ol' plug had it in her.

Made me wonder what pods/4-1/DJ3 would do for this thing.

Tried time and time again to get the front wheel up on the 80 750L, to no avail. Just too fat. The bike, that is. :)
 
groundshock said:
Just too fat. The bike, that is. :)
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I've got the same problem, just the other way round - it's now me carrying too much beef. Over the years I became almost obsessed with shedding weight on various bikes when the easiest and cheapest thing to have done was diet!
 
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