1983 Kawasaki GPZ1100 Speedo Repair #Kawasaki #gpz1100 #vintagemotorcycles

1983 Kawasaki GPZ1100 Speedo Repair #Kawasaki #gpz1100 #vintagemotorcycles

Welcome back to our channel, everyone! In today's episode, we're determine why the speedometer on our 1983 Kawasaki GPZ1100 doesn't work🏍️💨

You've followed the bike's journey from an abandoned, neglected beast left out to face the elements for years, with its spark plugs gone and engine seized. Remember how we freed that engine up, giving the Kawasaki a second shot at life? 💪🔧

Well, the bike has certainly proven its mettle. Not only did it start running, but it also carried us for an impressive 3,000 miles from the swamps of Slidell, LA to the scenic landscapes of Erie, CO. 🚀🗺️

Now it's time to get to the bottom of our speedo not working. We will dig into the guts of the speedo to finds the fault and hopefully we can repair it.

So, get your tools ready, put on your learning helmet and join us in today's episode. Don't forget to hit that like button if you find the video helpful and subscribe if you haven't already to join us on our epic motorcycle restoration journey! 🙌🔔

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[georgemacdougallmerlin]

Love watching the videos on the gpz. My first street bike at 16 was a gpz550. When I joined the airforce it was at my brother's and got stolen. It was a fun bike and this is bring back all the memories! Thanks.

[twowheelsoneleg]

My OCD is so happy you're getting this sorted

[futureshock]

I remember it wasn't working can't wait to see the repair

[SeanMadden-oq]

Cool motorcycle, i love the look of speedo and rev counter clocks on the Kawasaki of that era .

[davidinghram]

Good luck finding the part that you need. Bike is looking very nice. Good old UJM, can`t beat them.

[kevinwilson]

I have a set of gauges hanging in my garage.
The speedo is good but the Rev counter is toast.
Your welcome to the gauges I have….only problem is I’m in Scotland

[ThatOldHonda]

Good effort Eric, I have had the same issue, the spring attaches to that little silver arm that was hanging down near the centre of the speedo. I f you look closely you will see the end is bent over to hold the spring, as someone else said if you have another speedo and are able to remove the spring it is possible to replace it, just bend out that little silver arm, trap the end of the spring in that, BUT you need to pre tension it and the tension affects the speed shown. I have got one working like this but was never sure it was showing the correct speed afterwards and ended up just replacing it with one from eBay

[f.catfracassofracasso]

If you have another speedo somewhere lying around any kind of motorcycle speedo you remove the the winding spring carefully and put it in your gpz speedo and your speedo will function again. I had to to that to my 750 gpz because it broke the spring the same way. Definitely clean and regrease the internal parts . It will save you a bit of money and it will still be the original speedo 👍

[GoUSA]

Good video, learned a number of things. How about exhaust headers and mid pipe painted heat resistant black?

[DangerousSportsForSeniors]

It looks like the odometer gears were turning, so the mileage may be correct. It's interesting to see inside. Most people just replace it

[diverdown]

Could you modify a spring front an ink pen to replace the broken spring?

[bobdunn]

I'm surprised that the clutch works as well as it does with all the water that was in the crankcase.

[benjaminwilliams]

I owned a 86 750 GPz at 70 miles I was turning 1800 RPM. YOU need to check your sprocket ratios and check your rpm sending unit. 5K is way way too high at 70.