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H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
27th March, 2024 13:00
1989 Kawasaki GT550
Nice and standard GT550
Estimate
£1, 750 - £2, 250
Registration No: G681 MMB
Frame No: KZ550G-009758
Engine No: KZ550FE-013132
CC: 550
MOT: August 2024
Kawasaki's shaft drive 550cc Four
Presented in standard trim
Supplied with a current V5C
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is one of the largest corporations in Japan producing a wide range of products from rolling stock to ships. After taking over the ailing Meguro Motorcycle Company they began manufacturing motorcycles under the Kawaski name in the early sixties, first continuing development of the K1 BSA A10 copy but soon moving on to build a reputation for high-performance 2-stroke twins and triples. In the early ‘70s the four-stroke four-cylinder Z1 became the benchmark for superbike performance with its DOHC 900cc engine offering a top speed of over 130mph, it easily became the fastest mass-produced bike at the time. A full range of 4 cylinder models from 400cc to 1100cc followed, with the shaft drive GT models becoming a favourite with despatch riders due to their long term reliability.
This GT550 is presented in standard trim having had some restoration work in the past. The GT was the dispatch riders favourite so not many have survived like this one, even down to its standard exhaust system. Part of a private collection it is now being moved on to make space in the garage. Not run for a while it will need some recommissioning and comes supplied with a couple of old MOTs and a current V5C
