Motorcycle News - Retro Muscle: Motocrew’s GPZ900R is the business
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No wonder the producers of the original Top Gun movie selected a GPZ to star alongside Tom Cruise, who knows how to handle a bike.
It comes from the increasingly prolific German firefighter Chris Scholtka, who runs Motocrew in his spare time. “I started the build a year and a half ago,” Chris tells us. “It should have been a low budget bike, but it escalated quickly…”
“The GPZ900R is a good bike for customization because of the bolt-on rear frame. In Germany, we can’t weld around the main frame—but on a GPZ the rear and main frame are in two separate pieces, so you can build a new rear frame. And the engine is powerful!”
So Chris started by fettling the engine, and getting it as perfect as it could be, with a light refresh. He’s added a Dynojet kit and a 4-into-1 exhaust from the German company Speed Products. With a stubby SC Project muffler attached too, Chris reckons the output is now around 130 hp.
Chris’ next mod on the 1984-spec Ninja was the tank. “The original is too big and unshapely for my taste, so I picked up a Honda Bol d’Or [CB750F] tank, with a pop-up gas cap for a cool old school touch.”
He’s also refreshed the original forks and lowered them a couple of inches for a more aggressive stance. “I could have swapped in a USD fork, but that would have blasted away the ‘low budget’ concept.”
The subframe is a minimalist bolt-on loop, which Chris made himself—along with the flush-fitting seat. A friend upholstered it in Alcantara, with a diamond stitch pattern.
It’s not worth taking a chance on electrics that are almost four decades old, so Chris has fitted a full suite of Motogadget accessories—including turn signals, the speedo, and an RFID ignition system, all wired into an m.unit control box.
“I got the new grips to test before the release, so I decided to put the Hookie logo on the tank, to say thanks for the support. Hookie Co. have been a big inspiration for me from the beginning, and to get exclusive products from a company I look up to is a big honor.”
The perfect match for the big brother GPZ900R—but probably a little less intimidating to ride. Motocrew Instagram | Images by kylefx Motorcycles via Bike EXIF https://ift.tt/2Mf9b0c October 21, 2020 at 12:30PM Leave a Reply. |
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