Progress report posts on the Gpz900r Owners Club website.

Myross Island to Malta.

June 2008

Whilst awaiting the sale of my house in Ireland during the early part of 2008, I spent a thoroughly satisfying time restoring my 1984 Kawasaki Gpz900r.

The plan hatched was to ensure that the 24 year old motorcycle would be ready to transport me across the continent to Malta upon completion of the house sale.
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Naturally, various spare and replacement parts were required to return the machine to tip-top condition.
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Fortunately, during the 1990's, Craig Davies created 'The Gpz Zone,' an enterprise dedicated to supplying Gpz900r owners with all that they might need to keep their machines operational, long after Kawasaki had ceased production of the innovative, iconic 1980's classic, motorcycling design.
003_LordWhiteWheels.jpg Unsurprisingly, Craig is a Gpz900r enthusiast as well, and so, in March 1996, established The Gpz900r Owners Club.
http://www.gpzzone.co.uk/gpzforum/ (That was then, this is now note: gpz900r.org is the URL of today...)

Since early 2006, the club became an on-line, internet entity, enabling Gpz900r owners to share hard to find replacement parts and their accumulated experience and knowledge of riding, maintaining and living with The Beloved.
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12/06/08

After reassembling my A1 with the parts supply and good advice of you lot, I'm about to set off on the 900 from West Cork to the ferry port, then Pembroke, Coate, Dover, Calais and away across europe to another island.

Thank you all.

Gx
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Myross to Malta – Day One.

13/06/08

15.55 Hours. Miles travelled – 000.

Complete loss of clutch fluid pressure. Investigation of causes, followed subsequently by bleating down the ‘phone at His White Wheeledness in Coate, realise that even after the remedy, there’s no sane and responsible public spirited way I'm gonna be able to get 900 and myself from West Cork to Rosslare in time to catch the 21.00 hours ferry to Pembroke.

Write apologetically re delay explanatory e-mail to patient Maltese Half-Italienne destination (regret to say no sympathetic response from her, so far).

Meanwhile - Praise God(dess) for tolerant Myross Island chums that are quite happy to extend their hospitality for a few days more.

Resume travel training regime with big plate of penne, followed by a couple of toasted crumpets, a glass of V.Good for the heart Merlot, then a nightcaps worth of Powers.

Ah.

Looking forward with renewed enthusiasm to Day Two of the ‘Myross to Malta Adventure’ ... to reaching the gate post at the end of the garden … and possibly even beyond!
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To sleep, perchance to dream, in the cosy West Cork home of my indulgent Myross Island chums (P&L, Thank You Both !).

To Be Continued ...

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