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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}} GPZ550: review, history, specs}}
{{Motorcycle
|name            = Kawasaki GPZ550
|photo            = Gpz550.jpg
|aka              = GPZ550
|manufacturer    = Kawasaki
|parent_company  =
|production      = 1984 - 1988
|model_year      =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            = Sport touring
|engine          = 550cc in-line four, four-stroke
|bore_stroke      = 58.0mm x 52.4mm
|compression      = 9.5:1
|top_speed        = 122 mph (196 km/h)
|power            = 63.56 HP (47.4 KW) @ 10500RPM
|torque          = 35.4 ft/lbs (48.0 Nm) @ 8000RPM
|fuel_system      = Carburetors
|ignition        =
|spark_plug      = {{sparkplug|NGK DP9EA-9}} '84-85
|battery          = {{battery|YUASA SYB12A-A}} '84-85
|transmission    = Gear box: 6-speed <br>
Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>
|final_drive= {{chain|520x104}}
|front_sprocket= 16T
|rear_sprocket= 38T
|frame            =
|suspension      =Front: Telescopic fork <br>
Rear: Swingarm
|brakes          =Front: dual disc <br>Rear: single disc
|front_tire      = {{tire|100/90-18}}
|rear_tire    = {{tire|120/80-18}}
|rake_trail      =
|wheelbase        =
|length          =
|width            =
|height          =
|seat_height      =
|dry_weight      =
|wet_weight      = 209.0 kg
|fuel_capacity    = 4.76 Gallon (18.00 Liters)
|oil_capacity    =
|oil_filter      = {{oilfilter|K&N KN-401}}<ref name="kl_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 K&L Supply Co Catalog|publisher=[https://www.klsupply.com/ K&L Supply Co]|date=2019}}</ref>
|recommended_oil= K-tech 10W-40
|fuel_consumption =
|turning_radius  =
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}}
The '''[[Kawasaki]] GPZ550''' was a in-line four, [[four-stroke]] Sport touring [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Kawasaki]] between 1981 and 1990. It could reach a top speed of 122 mph (196 km/h). Max [[torque]] was 35.4 ft/lbs (48.0 Nm) @ 8000 RPM. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 63.56 HP (47.4 KW) @ 10500 RPM. 
==Engine==
The engine was a [[air cooled]] in-line four, four-stroke. A 58.0mm [[bore]] x 52.4mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 553.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a double overhead cams/twin [[cam]] (dohc). 
==Drive==
The bike has a 6-speed transmission. 
==Chassis==
It came with a 100/90-18 front [[tire]] and a 120/80-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via dual disc in the front and a single disc in the rear. The front suspension was a  Telescopic fork while the rear was equipped with a Swingarm. The GPZ550 was fitted with a 4.76 Gallon (18.00 Liters) fuel tank. 
==History==
The ZX550A was marketed in the US as the '''[[Kawasaki]] GPz550'''.
Kawasaki's first GPz550 of 1981 was not only the half-pint brother to the firm's GPz1100 muscle bike, it was also a mould-breaking machine in its own right. Until then, four-cylinder 550s (which at the time was the preferred middleweight capacity, the vogue for 600s didn't start until 1986) were general-purpose roadsters, with no particular performance emphasis. That changed with the mean and moody, black and red GPz.
When first revealed, it caused quite a stir 53bhp was quite something from a middleweight in those days. And even thought the little GPz relies on air-adjustable forks and twin-shock rear suspension (an even racier Unitrack version followed in 1983), it's still a nippy urban tool that will happily keep up with the more modern stuff if the right hands.
==1984==
==1984==
[[Image:1984-kawasaki-zx550-a1.jpg|left|thumb|1984 Kawasaki ZX550-A1]]
[[Image:1984-kawasaki-zx550-a1.jpg|left|thumb|1984 Kawasaki ZX550-A1]]
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*553 mL
*553 mL
*[[Four-stroke]], 4-Cylinder, Dual Over Head Camshaft
*4-Stroke, 4-Cylinder, Dual Over Head Camshaft
*6-Speed, Return Shift
*6-Speed, Return Shift
*Color
*Color
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*553 mL
*553 mL
*[[Four-stroke]], 4-Cylinder, Dual Over Head Camshaft
*4-Stroke, 4-Cylinder, Dual Over Head Camshaft
*6-Speed, Return Shift
*6-Speed, Return Shift
*Color: Ebony
*Color: Ebony
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*Color: Ebony
*Color: Ebony
*Beginning Engine No.: KZ550DE058101
*Beginning Engine No.: ZX550DE058101
*Beginning Frame No.: ZX550A415101
*Beginning Frame No.: ZX550A415101
*Parts Catalog No.: 99917-1026-6
*Parts Catalog No.: 99917-1026-6
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*Color: Ebony
*Color: Ebony
*Beginning Engine No.: KZ550DE059001
*Beginning Engine No.: ZX550DE059001
*Beginning Frame No.: ZX550A016001
*Beginning Frame No.: ZX550A016001
*Parts Catalog No.: 99917-1026-06
*Parts Catalog No.: 99917-1026-06
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**(West Germany) 99923-1237-01
**(West Germany) 99923-1237-01
*Service Manual No.: 99924-1040-02
*Service Manual No.: 99924-1040-02
==1982 Kawasaki GPZ 550==
[[File:kawasaki-gpz550-2-1982-1982-0.jpg|600px|1982 Kawasaki GPZ 550]]
This is Kavasaki GPZ 550 witch has evolved from the GPZ 500 in 1980. The basic engine configuration remained the same troughout with double overhead camshafts running off central chain. This model had seven-spoke cast wheels and slab side tank, with black engine and chrome exhaust.
==1984 Kawasaki GPZ 550==
[[File:kawasaki-gpz550-2-1984-1984-2.jpg|600px|1984 Kawasaki GPZ 550]]
[[File:kawasaki-gpz550-2-1984-1984-1.jpg|600px|1984 Kawasaki GPZ 550]]
[[File:kawasaki-gpz550-2-1984-1984-0.jpg|600px|1984 Kawasaki GPZ 550]]
Introduced in 1981, the Kawasaki GPZ 550  was an upgrade of the KZ 550 street bike, with a hot-rodded version of the old machine’s four-cylinder engine, an air-charged fork, adjustable shocks and a bikini fairing. This was the first of the line, with a 500 cc DOHC engine, later bored out to 553 cc's and also available as the 398 cc Z400J (identical to the Z 550).
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==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Kawasaki}}


[[Category:Kawasaki motorcycles|ZX550A]]
[[Category:Kawasaki motorcycles|ZX550A]]
[[Category:Kawasaki ZX series]]
{{motorcycle-stub}}
 
[[Category:Sport touring motorcycles]]
[[Category:1980s motorcycles]]
[[Category:1990s motorcycles]]

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