Where do they get this info from?

[beegee]

Is there someone from kawasaki europe online here...?
We really hope so...
Are, do you bike with the bmw 1600??

So, it` s up to you to prepare a proper reaction with the board...

[O.C.]

Is there someone from kawasaki europe online here...?
We really hope so...
Are, do you bike with the bmw 1600??

So, it` s up to you to prepare a proper reaction with the board...

What  ?   

[Charlie747]

Absolutely!  Point is, we've all had and enjoyed the superb 1400GTR. It isn't perfect, but there again - what is.

Totally

So Chris ..........how does the handling / feel of the bike split opinions of you road testers ? 

I know that some days I get aggressive with it and find I'm fighting it.......................if I relax and (not sure how to put this) steer through my hips ? It responds beautifully........I'm enjoying the challenge of making progress with it by relaxing .......I know it sounds weird but I'm frustrated by my inability  to verbalise this one.  All I can tell you is on a good day making fluid progress through smooth apex clipping lines and the front wheel placed exactly were I want is so rewarding 

Please be assured I'm not out to  you by your own words of reply and appreciate one mans poison is another mans profit and lets face it we can't all like Marmite...............my motive is purely selfish information gathering to allow me to better understand my ride and maximise the enjoyment from my investment.

[MGvalerio]

 La mia esperienza su problemi riscontrati in 56.000 KM


Per prima cosa il GTR 1400 ha una grandissima affidabilità, con detto kilometraggio fatto trasmette che il rodaggio è fatto, è pronta ora per fare il giro del mondo.
Questa moto per apprezzarne a pieno le sue potenzialità di progetto moto uomo  strada e affinchè io non sono approdato a una  gommatura come i PIRELLI ANGELO GT perdevo una bella fetta del sentirmi a mio agio su qualsiasi percorso ,la moto è pesa e con le scarpette per come nasce   è una vera cavica in città e misto stretto,tutto questo oggi è rimasto un brutto ricordo,quindi il GTR 1400 o con scarpe giuste o son dolori,la moto a dei limiti pure  con le PR3 MICHELINE perfette per la moto fino ai 140 Km h ,poi perde la solidità granitica di marcia che detta moto a nel suo DNA Kawasaki.

Reparto motore( Gruppo Termico ) e tutto il resto della meccanica è da invidia guardandosi intorno.

Componentistica direi da sballo,smontata e rimontata in 7 anni è stata una cosa esagerata che ancora oggi continua,tutto ritorna perfettamente al suo posto.

Con detta carena ogni semplice cosa da fare per manutenzione va smontato pure troppo,ma come detto sopra la componentistica è ben studiata.

Per fatalità o caso più unico che raro un cuscinetto ruota posteriore senza alcuno avviso a KM h 46.000 mi ha recato un bel guaio bloccandomi asse ruota,ma questo non a reso  percezione alcuna ed o continuato la mia corsa fino a quando frenando col pedale freno posteriore ho capito che c'era un problema.
Da qui ho programmato manutenzione ogni 20.000 KM h a detto reparto non menzionato su manutenzione Ordinaria /Straordinaria.

Problema dischi freni causa pompaggio alla leva,un vero arcano perché  a mio avviso non sono i dischi in difetto ma la composizione mescola d'attrito,cambiati dischi in garanzia,ma ripresentato problema,risolto per sempre agendo su dette pasticche limando da nuove gli angoli leggermente.

Perdite olio dalla testa hanno arricchito i Conce.. e mecca..basta mettere un po di colla anti calore al bulbo posizione camme e non avremo a motore freddo all'accensione odore di olio bruciato pure per qualche minuto questo può succedere non prima dei 25.000 KM.

Sensori pressione pneumatici, qui proprio non ci siamo,(((eccezione))),ancora oggi a me le batterie fanno funzionare detto dispositivo.

Questa è la GTR 1400 Kawasaki.

Poi tipi come me: ho apportato modifiche di miglioramento con  accessori a me indispensabili per sentirmela detta moto "ESAGERATA" unica. cheers

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[Lonewolf]

I'm so glad I studied Italian at University  basically what MG is saying is something along these lines.....


My experience of the problems encountered in 56,000 KM


First, the GTR 1400 has a great reliability, with mileage that transmits said that the break-in is done, it is now ready to go around the world.
This bike to appreciate fully its design capacity and road bike man so that I have not landed in a rubber like PIRELLI ANGEL GT lost a big chunk of my comfort on any journey , the bike is heavy and booties is born as a real cavica in the city and close mixed , all of this today has been a bad memory , so the GTR 1400 or with the right shoes or are suffering, the bike also limits with PR3 MICHELINE perfect for motorcycles up to 140 mph, then he loses the strength of granite gear that said motion in its DNA Kawasaki.

Department Engine ( Cylinder ) and the rest of the mechanism is envy from looking around.

Components would say rocking, dismantled and reassembled in 7 years has been exaggerated a thing that continues today , everything comes back perfectly in place.

By the hull that every simple thing to do for maintenance needs to be removed too well , but as mentioned above the components are well studied .

For fatality or more unique than rare a rear wheel bearing without any notice to KM 46,000 h has brought me a big trouble pinning wheel axle , but that does not make sense to any and or continued my run until braking with the rear brake pedal I realized there was a problem.
From there I planned maintenance every 20,000 KM said the department is not mentioned on maintenance Ordinary / Extraordinary .

Problem brake discs due to the pumping lever , a real mystery because in my opinion they are not the disks at fault but the composition of mixed friction discs changed under warranty, but the problem re- solved by always acting on the tablets filing from new angles slightly .

Oil leaks from the head have enriched the mecca Conce .. and .. just put a bit of glue to the anti heat bulb cam position and we will not have a cold engine power smell of burnt oil well for a few minutes this can happen no earlier than 25,000 KM .

Tire pressure sensors , here we just do not , ((( exception ))) , is still to me the batteries operate said device .

This is the Kawasaki GTR 1400 .

Then guys like me : I have made ​​changes to improve with accessories necessary for me to sentirmela called "exaggerated" bike only . cheers.

[MGvalerio]

The Wolf    

thanks Grazie 100.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000


MGvalerio.

[Lonewolf]

Just for the record I do not now, nor do I ever want a kiss off MG!! 

[Charlie747]

Just for the record I do not now, nor do I ever want a kiss off MG!! 

[Rusty]

I bet you do really Steve .... big pink lips like that from an Italian ... why else would you have gone to ALL that trouble of translating it for our friend ?
Well done MG ... sometimes you are a little crazy but I have grown to like that !

[Lonewolf]

Below is a picture of our comical friend above, if there's anyone who likes a bit of pink, it ain't me.   

[Rusty]

Well there you go ... that's my pink side for you ! You do make me smile mate !! 

[Lonewolf]

They do say a picture speaks a thousand words. 

[pistole]

without being biased , since I still have my 2012 GTR , and have added a watercooled GS (and a KLX250 for harder offroading) ..... the GTR needs to be seriously revamped.

GTR needs :

(a) better handling (really important this),
(b) better power low down,
(c) less weight (THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT),
.

- ridden back to back , the GS is far better a bike than the GTR. I don't know too much about the K16 but if its handling is anything like what the reviewers say it is , the GTR is going into the weeds .

- again , not biased.

- anyone thinking of a new (or old) bike needs to test the current crop of european bikes. They're so far ahead of the japanese machines that its not not funny.

- the japanese makers need to seriously invest some money and make new better bikes.

.

[shaggs147]

I still don't understand all this talk of what is wrong with the handling of the GTR. I admit I've only had 4 bikes since passing my test about 13 years ago, so maybe don't have enough experience compared to others, but to me it feels planted when I throw it around. The odd occasion when it wallows and shakes its head when cranked over on uneven roads only adds to the fun to me. I've never felt unsafe on it or that its about to let go underneath me. Horses for courses n all that me thinks. For me it does a bit of everything very well. I think most modern bikes do a good job for their targeted customers, and all will have some defect here or there. The only way to make everyone 100% happy is if every bike was custom built to each riders height, weight, and expectations. Sometimes the best way to reduce a bike's weight is to go on a diet lol.

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[garfield1974]

I still don't understand all this talk of what is wrong with the handling of the GTR. I admit I've only had 4 bikes since passing my test about 13 years ago, so maybe don't have enough experience compared to others, but to me it feels planted when I throw it around. The odd occasion when it wallows and shakes its head when cranked over on uneven roads only adds to the fun to me. I've never felt unsafe on it or that its about to let go underneath me. Horses for courses n all that me thinks. For me it does a bit of everything very well. I think most modern bikes do a good job for their targeted customers, and all will have some defect here or there. The only way to make everyone 100% happy is if every bike was custom built to each riders height, weight, and expectations. Sometimes the best way to reduce a bike's weight is to go on a diet lol.

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So true...