The end of the GTR 1400

[GTRpilot]

Mines original blue, but I do like that colour 

[zedmeister]

I have had 2 x blue GTRs = Candy Neptune Blue  (2010) and Sapphire Blue (2012) both good colours ( preferred the Darker Sapphire Blue )  i think Blue suits the style / lines of the bike, although i have always said a really nice pearl white with a hint of silver fleck would look amazing.

Wonder if the Tour De France will be using GTRs Next Year ?

[GTRpilot]

Mine is candy Neptune blue. It would appear Kawasaki are making the same mistake as Honda when they stopped the production of or the upgrade of the  Blackbird.   

[Rusty]

That is a massive shame ... why would Mr K allow that to happen ? I think its like when Honda stopped making the Blackbird ... a BIG mistake. 

[GTRpilot]

That is a massive shame ... why would Mr K allow that to happen ? I think its like when Honda stopped making the Blackbird ... a BIG mistake. 

[Macskwak]

  well look at it this way guys. In 2017 our bikes automatically go up in value 😃👍. Most of you guys will still be riding your bikes in 2020. Mines an 08 with 57k on it now n i just had it valued. Guy in bike shop looked at his book n said average mileage would be £5100 ,mine around £4500 because of mileage. Surprised me because i only paid £4700 18 months ago so in theory by next year ill be making a profit lol. Love my bike 😀👍

[O.C.]

It seems GTRs hold their money better than some BMWs

And, no, I'm not being cynical,  my BMWs lost money like a sailor in a brothel     

[PRD]

My last gtr held its value really well compared to a German make I used to own. K16's value goes down like the titanic.

[viper]

this thread has got me reading up on this Euro 4 thingy and the future for existing touring bikes . I'm about to buy a new Pan ready for next year 17 reg . The pan stopped production in 2012 , however most Honda dealers have plenty of crated bikes ready to go . The E4 regs is a massive challenge for bike manufacturers , in terms of meeting the regs and not losing any horsepower . People just wont buy a bike that has less power than it did last year .
Hunts in Manchester  has 18 new pans , still crated . Apparently they can apply to the dvla for something called derogration , which means a promise that they can still register any new bikes without E4 compliance for another year after 1 jan 17  . Don't know if hunts have done this , if not they will need to register all their E3 stock before year end and sell as pre registered . Hopefully I may get a bargain.
Looks like its just not worth bike manufacturers spending ££££ trying to make existing motors compliant , better to put that R and D into new models .

[O.C.]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derogation 

Never heard of this before     

[viper]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derogation 

Never heard of this before     

I got it from this article , seems a fair system from the DVLA to allow current old stock to be sold through

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467289/motorcycle-retailers-rules-january-2016.pdf

[Wookie]

Manufacturers love to sell bikes .. we hate buying the same model with less power than present
Solution .. slap 100cc extra on the motor lean burn it down same power ish as now .
For a long time the bike press has been slamming the Big K for not electronic wanky fripperies .
2018 NEW model 1450 GTR  with electronic bollox ....
Same for the Honda Pan ..
BETCHA 

[Macskwak]

Hey wook where can i get a pair of those electric b..locks will it mean i wont have to work so hard 
Make you right wook its an easy fix n theyll lose more money in lost eu sales than the cost to upgade. Or just put a small supercharger on it for 2018 😀😀

[PRD]

Surely they just keep going with the Versys 1000. That will do anything a Gtr will do in the real world. Not as nice but good enough.

[Macskwak]

Prd thats like goin from a gtr to a wmb. Ur goin backwards lol