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Info Who would have thought... a cafe racer kit for a GPX250

Discussion in 'The Pub' started by kiffsta, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. kiffsta

    kiffsta Senior Member

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    GreyImport Administrator Staff Member The Chief Contributing Member

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    Busy day at work today boss ? :D

    Looks pretty slick .... like that colour also :thumb_ups:
     
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    Hmmm, isn't the ZZ-R250 basically a GPX250?
     
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    Grasshopper Well-Known Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Looks awesome...! Yeah, like it in dark red...
     
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    Hmmm, my girlfriend would love it if I converted Nix with one of these kits. Might have to look into that...
     
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    Pretty sure the engines are the same but the frames are completely different. Same with tank and fairings
     
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    I know the fairings are different. Wasn't sure about the frame and tank though. Will have to do more research before I seriously consider it.
    I could always look for a cheap GPX for another project once I get my shed. :)
     
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    It may still work. The GPX uses a steel frame frame with a single backbone and the tank mounts over it. The ZZR uses a twin spar*(correct term?) frame and the tank sits on top. I only know as I have one of each here
     
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    Research tells me that the GPX250 and ZZ-R250 were both EX250 variants but there were a couple of different frames and fairings.
    This one matches mine pretty well other than a few colour differences: http://www.cmsnl.com/kawasaki-1996-h7-ex250_model12255/partslist/
     
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