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GPZ 750 ADV 10 Dec 2018 16:58 #794911

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17 hours day trip through the Great Alpine Road, taking some detours







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GPZ 750 ADV 10 Dec 2018 17:02 #794912

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HeavenlyMachines wrote: 17 hours day trip through the Great Alpine Road, taking some detours








Nice bike. Whats top speed on that thing?
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GPZ 750 ADV 11 Dec 2018 06:04 #794932

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What tires are you running? They look like shinko 804/805's.
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GPZ 750 ADV 11 Dec 2018 08:39 #794951

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That looks awesome! How's that Gpz treating you on the dirt roads? I tried that on my 550 gpz with normal street tires... that did not end well. :(

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GPZ 750 ADV 11 Dec 2018 19:03 #794987

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650Dude wrote:
Nice bike. Whats top speed on that thing?


I've never found out! Here down under 125kph is a loss of licence

It's a VERY nice bike to ride between 80-120 it just works. My GPZ900R on the other hand, doesn't like to be ridden slow. It's great at 140-160 kph and above.
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M_a_t_t wrote: What tires are you running? They look like shinko 804/805's.


Shinko 804 front
Shinko 705 rear

The reason for the rear is I don't feel so confident (by the looks) of 805's lack of in-between knobs. People had been reporting sideway loss of traction.
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GPZ 750 ADV 11 Dec 2018 19:07 #794989

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loudhvx wrote: That looks awesome! How's that Gpz treating you on the dirt roads? I tried that on my 550 gpz with normal street tires... that did not end well. :(


It's awesome.

I think due to large 19" front rims which is basically like R1200GS. It handles corrugations very well.

Of course it doesn't like hitting potholes as the suspension travel will bottom out. Unlike my KLR650 with it's huge travel and 21" rims.

It's really a middle-of-the road bike with a bit of bitumen bias.

A little vid:

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