Craigslist Quickie
1984 Kawasaki Ninja 900
10k miles
With Title
$6,500
Oviedo, Florida
Seller
1984 ninja 900 all original with title looks & runs great only $6500 call 407-977-5000 / DO NOT TEXT!!!!
RSBFS
BaT recently sold one of these for $4,800 with 30,000 miles and after market parts. This one states all original.
Mike reviewed one of these for RSBFS back in 2010, “Back in 1984, Kawasaki shocked the rest of the sportbike world with the introduction of the Ninja. This revolutionary model introduced many firsts to the sportbike community, pairing up a liquid-cooled 900cc inline four with a 16-valve head to produce a reported 115 bhp. It’s introduction immediately sent the air-cooled, 2-valve competition from Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha back to the stone age. The Ninja had arrived, and with it followed a whole new era of performance.”
And let us not forget to mention, Top Gun fame. Had to say it. Must be said.
Let us know if you see this – inquiring minds need to know!
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
If its the real deal, and only a good up close and in person inspection will confirm it’s originality, that price is a small price to pay given this bikes impact at the time. Setting the new standard which would define the modern sport bike, compactness, liquid cooling, competent handling and multiple valve technology. My house mate at the time had purchased one and for quite a while afterwards, the rest of us were playing catchup. My only real critique is that seat cover, it’s not quite top gun original, but I maybe wrong.
I question the seat too, even though the one that sold on BAT had same seat. The seat on my ’84 is original and not like this one. Would be nice to have better pictures with close up detail. As it looks now, it appears to have been yard art. Biggest issues with these early models was the cooling system. They tend to run very hot. I’m currently wiring mine to have the radiator fan on a switch. All that said, they are amazing bikes and a blast to ride, very comfortable and all the power you could want in a 40 year old bike. I’ll never sell it!
Aesthetically these look a lot like the gpz 1100 i had back in the day. The powerplant here is indeed a new level. Same year. Gpz had fuel injection. Endlessly curious how they compare. Realy also curious how the turbo compares. Very similiar trio, very different trio. I am very happy to write anyone interested an essay on my assessment if you’re willing to share your keys. 🙂 time to go google if anyone has beat me to that mission.
George Barber are you reading rsbfs?
@Dan and Mark – If my memory serves me, the one on BaT mentioned a replacement seat. So you might be right. If anyone is considering buying this is worth investigating. -LL
@Michael Jauregui
While I’ve never owned a GPz1100 I do have an ’83 GPz750 and can tell you there is absolutely no comparison. The 900 is light years ahead of my 750 in every respect. From handling characteristics, comfort, all performance categories to the sheer beauty of the bike. Again, not knowing the 1100 personally, but I believe it has the same technology as the 750 (just larger displacement and FI) where as the 900 was all new and at the cutting edge of technology for the time. To me it is a piece of art and I actually find it to be very different in appearance to either the 750 or 1100. I think the color scheme might be the only similarity they share. The GPz750, GPz1100 and, of course, the GPz750 turbo have much in common aesthetically. I hope one day you do get the opportunity to test ride a GPz900, you’ll love it!
The oem seat was a smooth textured one piece cover, similar to my ’85 fz750. And yes Dan your spot on about these bikes running hot, finding one with low mileage isn’t necessarily a guarantee that its sound. Time can take its toll on the cooling systems in these bikes (poor coolant quality) whether ridden or not, it can wreak havoc on these bikes. The one thing I do remember about group riding during this period was the cross section of bikes you’d ride with, and hands down, this bike had roll-on ability like no other. It left us in its wake and we had no choice but to follow. A worthy addition to any person’s collection at that price point.
Pictures with the bike wet always concern me. Why not dry it, unless the paint only shines when it is wet.
Yes, completely agree, the wet bike look is an attempt to give a look it doesn’t otherwise possess. 40 year old plastic needs all the help it can get.