1986 Ninja GPz1000R

cmillion87 · Mar 20, 2009

So I am really new to the motorcycle world, but have been looking for a small project bike to tinker with. After a long search a kind gentalman offered me a really clean looking 86 1000R at a steal of a price. He says other then a dead battery and it dripping a very small amount of oil when sitting for a long period of time it runs great. It has 34k miles. I will be looking at it in person, but not sure what to check for in regards to this specific model... that is where I need help. I've reads pages and pages on this bike, but found no buying guides. Thanks for any advice.

cmillion87 · Mar 20, 2009

Oh and off topic BUT the fact it is the daddy model of the Top Gun 900r makes it more worth the money. I've always loved Mav's bike.

Ericthejet · Mar 20, 2009

If it's a steal and you know what to look for with a used bike I fail to see what the issue is with the purchase of the bike.

Weakness of the bike?
Parts?

The 1000R was only a bit better than the 900.
It is heavy and good for a blast up the road and in it's day was very quick.
The 900 was 1/10 of a second slower and lads in the UK have had the 900 up to 158mph.

It's all good.
I have a manual that covers off the 1000r. If you have any questions PM me on the bike.

Cheers

cmillion87 · Mar 20, 2009

Hey thanks for the info. Now I just made a pretty interesting find... The current owner made these two postings on this forum a few years back regarding some of its issues. Funny I've been reading here for days and didn't even think to see if it had any links to its history on these forums.

http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/mechanics-corner/31335-86-ninja-1000r-jetting.html

and:
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/mechanics-corner/50087-86-ninja-1000r-question.html

Lawn Masters · Mar 20, 2009

The major weak point on these bikes is the oiling system. keep it topped up and check it before each ride or you'r gonna be rebuilding your motor and buying new engine cases.

FWIW, the entire Concours motor except transmission, carbs and cams, is a bolt in replacement and identical. I bought one a week ago to put in mine.

there isnt a whole lot I DONT know now about this bike, relating to the motor after spending 3 months building one, having a second motor now, and spending so much time on the rest of it just building EVERYTHING so I can ride it.

elr658 · Mar 21, 2009

WOW! elr658 is going to tell TWO subsequent owners to put the airbox back on.

cmillion87 · Mar 21, 2009

If I do end up buying it that would be the first unmod. Now actually finding an airbox and the other missing parts...

Lawn Masters · Mar 21, 2009

Not terribly complicated if you can actually locate an airbox. I'm contemplating doing some modifying to my second bike so I can build my own airbox, and use a very easy to find filter, like something out of an F2 or something.

1986 Ninja GPz1000R

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