Buying a Kawasaki GPZ (or EX-) 500S, what should I consider?
Hello,
I'm considering buying a 2nd hand Kawasaki GPZ 500S.
I don't anyone who has it, have never ridden (nor seated on it), but I love it for one reason: I was a exchange student in the USA and planned a coast-to-coast trip through US and Canada at the end of my stay. Studying like mad, this was my illusion to keep going and the EX-500 (GPZ here) was my bike of choice after much reading, so I fell in love with the bike and the dream. Although living like an hermit, my scholarship was not enough to save that much money, so I had to park the project and in the end just went backpacking again (Central America, which was great anyway).
But this remained and now I may get a GPZ 500.  So, does anybody has/knows about this bike? What are the weak / strong points? What should I consider and check when buying a second hand one? To keep in mind I am quite illiterate in many fields, being mechanics (almost) one of them...  To keep in mind it's not for an overland trip at all, but just to ride around home and Europe, if I finally get it.
All advice is very welcome.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Esteban
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