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Thanks guys, appreciate it.

There's a video done by a member of one of  the American forums that I followed. Even then it was a pain with all the bits that you have to take off. 


The space to work in there is very tight

I think it's the tools you'll need. From memory it's very very tight working in there

Unfortunately it did get invaded but hopefully they've all gone and the site has been cleaned up. 
I'm going to send an email to everyone which should hopefully get the site going again (prob arrive Xmas time)

A month on Michelin 6 GT tyres and wow! Grip is insane in dry conditions (not tried wet yet). Don't know how Michelin keep doing it.

Nuremberg is just south of where you are 

Going to revive this old thread. 

My centre stand wouldn't snap back. The spring was rusty so replaced that but no difference. I've sprayed WD-40 between the mounts so now when I take the bike off the centre stand, it still doesn't snap back, unless I give it a little help and then it snaps back. 

Looks like WD-40 isn't the ideal solution anyway, so looks like I need to take it off, give it a good clean and apply some lithium grease. Does anyone know if the exhaust has to come off as well? Not a big deal if it has to, but I'd rather not have to do any more work than necessary.

And black hammerite to get it back to black I assume? 

I feel a guide or YouTube video coming on ...

Actually managed nearly 3hrs in the saddle on Saturday. I took breaks every hour to ease my back which helped but I was comfier than I expected. Am hoping that the current bout will subside soon so I can ride more often. Did a wide loop around Chelmsford sticking to backroads.

Three hours ain't bad. I did about the same, only meant to go out for an hour.

What's helped me is yoga. Lots and lots of yoga

I saw the new Versys at the dealership last week and was tempted. 
But I've still got the itch of the ZZR first, so will have to scratch that next. 

As for the forum, it's not going anywhere. It's been going since June 2009 so 16 years old

Write great write up and pics. Looks fantastic

I'll have a look at the donations link. 

I forgot how therapeutic working on the bike is. 
Flew through it's MOT.
If we didn't have a hose pipe ban I'd give it a proper clean as well. 


Tomorrow I'm going to take it for a first ride out in God knows how many years.

I'm a retired man with a dwindling pension pot these days).

I can't afford to retire!

There's just too much info on here for me to let go.
Funnily enough, I started doing yoga because I was at my wits end. That has helped massively, which is why I'm able to get on the bike.
Well almost.
Today front tyre done, oil change, final drive oil change (this was painful because the plug where you put oil in had seized).
Tomorrow rear tyre, and if possible, MOT.

I'm planning on sending out an email to  members letting them know we're back. Thought I'd wait a while just to make sure no more spam

I kid you not, my GTR was encased with crap all around it. I did four tip runs last week just to get rid of stuff that I'd hoarded. 

Managed to sit on the GTR and give it a hug 
I'm giving it some TLC in the next few weeks before taking it out. 

Unfortunately I dropped it so it's got a few scratches that I need to deal with. That's when I found out my joints weren't up to the task.

Are you not riding at all presently due to your back?

Welcome back Asif 😁

Thanks George.

I managed to catch up with Steve as well. I'm sure he'll explain what's going on in due time as well. 

Old age sucks.

Apologies, all explained here:

https://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,7996.msg99566.html#new

Firstly, let me apologise for not being proactive  on the forum so much. I didn't realise so much spam had built up. 

I think I've cleared most of it up. I might have inadvertently removed more than necessary, but nothing major. 

I'll work on preventing spam in the coming week.

The reason that I haven't been on the forum is because I've not ridden my GTR for a long, long time. It's been gathering dust in the garage. I've got to that age where health issues (mainly around my joints) have meant that riding the GTR was a no no. I was aiming to get it out a few years ago but then went backwards in my recovery.

The reason I logged into the forum was because my joint issues are much much better and I've got the itch to get back on the bike. I needed to refresh my memory on servicing etc and where better to do that but on the forum. 

Given that the GTR is no longer manufactured, I guess this forum will have a dwindling user base. But it does have lots of good info which is why I've kept it going, albeit at a loss. Hopefully some people still find the info here useful, like me today 😊

Genuinely hoping to be more active on the forum. I'm aiming to get my bike ready in the next few weeks so will defo be here reading up on stuff that I used to know off by heart.

Once again, sorry for the spam.