Hi everyone
Have just traded my Blackbird for a 2010 GTR 1400 with 1600 miles on clock. Should be picking it up tuesday
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welcome to the madhouse forum :smiley: excellent choice of bike, but should have got the best colour "magnesium" :grin: we are all a nice bunch on here, very helpfull if you need any info. don't forget to post some pics and where your from, hope to see you on the 2013 meet in devon with your new steed, check it out here.. http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,1830.0.html
Welcome to the forum Teacher,
Recently joined myself, great bike and It's a great active form too.
Hope you enjoy the bike when you get it.
AL.
:185: Teacher, I've no doubt thatyou will find this forum friendly and informative, in fact one of the very best
Its always good to see new members joining, so don't be frightened to ask any question you like.
Only 1600 miles on your 'new' GTR...WOW that's low mileage...Enjoy....You will :yes:
Quote from: olde coney on October 21, 2012, 08:26:28 AM
:185: Teacher, I've no doubt thatyou will find this forum friendly and informative, in fact one of the very best
Its always good to see new members joining, so don't be frightened to ask any question you like.
Only 1600 miles on your 'new' GTR...WOW that's low mileage...Enjoy....You will :yes:
:agree: Plenty of very useful info plus a load of bollox on occasion but all in a humorous tone. If you want to know anything about your new P&J just ask. No such thing as a silly question, only a silly answer. :banana:
Thanks for the comments - here's the bike outside Tillston motorcycles in Stockton
Good looking bike Teacher, sure you will enjoy it. :biker3:
Great choice Mr T ... We all love the Forum here ... Full of fun and some decent advice too !
Enjoy your new bike when you pick it up ..
mighty fine looking bike there :smiley: colour not to bad either :wink: you won't be sorry you invested in the gtr.. good choice :clap:
Thanks again . I do like the titanium 2kwacks.
Are there any major issues with the GTR? I've been reading some stuff about drive shafts and rear shock problems?
This is my second kawaski, had a Z750 back in 04 but changed to Honda ( VFR) then the Blackbird.
I think the GTR looks superb and hopefully will be doing some touring next year. Being a teacher gives me some long holiday periods :grin:
Forgot to say --- I intend getting bike Monday now . Arounnd 5 if I can get away from work and zip through in time :smiley:
Quote from: Teacher on October 21, 2012, 10:53:19 PM
Thanks again . I do like the titanium 2kwacks.
Are there any major issues with the GTR? I've been reading some stuff about drive shafts and rear shock problems?
This is my second kawaski, had a Z750 back in 04 but changed to Honda ( VFR) then the Blackbird.
I think the GTR looks superb and hopefully will be doing some touring next year. Being a teacher gives me some long holiday periods :grin:
drive shafts ?, well dont worry about it, just ensure your drive shaft oil gets changed regular, some dealers forget to do it so id get it done as soon as and then stay on top, personally i have mine done every time the main oil is changed. you can get a replacement DS off an ebay breaker for 200 beer tokens. Rear shock, a few on here have had the adjuster sieze , more than once which has resulted in a new shocker, the remedy is to turn the adjuster on a reguar basis and spray oil or 3 in 1 oil into the knob, unbolt the adjuster and let it hand upside down overnight for the oil to seep in, id do this asap, if your prev owner never touched the adjuster it could already be very stiff.
great colour choice , this was us today up Winnats pass
(http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/407623_4826700664255_41501092_n.jpg)
@Viper,
What screen do you have on your bike ?
Deon
very nice Teacher, I hope you get away from work in time to collect your new bike today
Blue is a good colour :yes:
Quote from: Deon on October 22, 2012, 05:57:49 AM
@Viper,
What screen do you have on your bike ?
That's a CalSci SuperHuge (Wide X-Large).
Pics towards the bottom of the page here
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Concoursprod.html (http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/Concoursprod.html)
Welcome aboard Teacher,..... oh gawd, anuvver bladdy Norverner! :mfr_lol:
Well I picked bike up tonight :grin:
Awful weather though and the handover could have been better-sales bloke couldn't really explain the traction control etc or LCD warnings/indicators. Any way I had orange light on all the way home for traction control :shocked:
This went off when I put bike in garage ??? I think it must have been turned off ?
Also a F1 warning light flashed at me which is a bit worrying- the whole dash seemed to light up like a belisha beacon and it said F1 error, I think, cos it all happened rather quickly and I was pushing buttons
I'm going to read the manual
Viper , what exactly do I unbolt ?
Must say teach, drive shafts is a new one on me... never heard of them giving any bother on this bike.
Changing drive shaft oil is a regular maintenance procedure and easier and cheaper than engine oil change.
Not sure about all the lights showing as mine doesn't have traction control and F1 light shouldn't be showing.
Download the service manual and get a read at it.
Cheers.
Al.
Quote from: Teacher on October 22, 2012, 07:16:26 PM
Viper , what exactly do I unbolt ?
Just been out in the garage so just had a quick look at what's involved ...
Take your nearside ( left hand ) rear footrest hanger off , and you'll see there are two bolts to undo... the preload adjuster will then hang on the pipe... squirt some WD40 or ACF50 down into it, and leave it to soak in, then re-assemble
Not done this yet but its a cracking idea :cool:
The F1 error occasionally flashes up, don't worry its generally nothing to worry about, I think it's happened to most of us at some stage
Fill her up with some advance/high octane fuel every so often and in my experience the message shouldn't re-appear
In the owners manual it does recommend minimum (RON) 95.. and don't ever use E10 fuel
BTW did you get an owners manual with the bike
This link might be useful at some stage :wink:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6598691/GTR1400-share/GTR1400-workshop-manual.pdf
Thank you everyone for your replies.
Yes I've got a manual and i now understand that the ABS has two modes, so now I know what the littlle LCD circles and brake pads mean !
Also I now know that the sale chap must have turned the traction control off :rolleyes: and know how to turn it on and off myself now :smiley:
Now i am sitting in anticipation of some good weather at the weekend and next week, being a school teacher I have next week off and hope to get across to lake district and Scotland :grin: Can't wait
Thanks again.
Anyone else had the F1 light come on? It did just flash and went off straight away
Quote from: Teacher on October 22, 2012, 07:14:16 PM
Well I picked bike up tonight :grin:
Awful weather though and the handover could have been better-sales bloke couldn't really explain the traction control etc or LCD warnings/indicators. Any way I had orange light on all the way home for traction control :shocked:
This went off when I put bike in garage ??? I think it must have been turned off ?
Also a F1 warning light flashed at me which is a bit worrying- the whole dash seemed to light up like a belisha :no: beacon and it said F1 error, I think, cos it all happened rather quickly and I was pushing buttons
I'm going to read the manual
traction on control is by "default" so if the traction control light was on when you where riding home, you may have turned it off when you and the salesmen where fiddling around with the controls. if you press and hold the traction control switch when the engine is running it will turn the traction control off and the yellow light will stay on which warns you the traction control is switched off :wink:
Mr Teacher.. don't worry about the F1 light if it's gone off it means there's no fault :smiley: mine came on soon after picking it up from the dealers from new, but has not come on since. I do mostly use 98 octane because I think both my gtr and zx6r deserve it :smiley:
Quote from: Deon on October 22, 2012, 05:57:49 AM
@Viper,
What screen do you have on your bike ?
Deon
its a calsci XL
Teacher, a very belated :185: . I dont know, I go away for a few days and another Northerner signs up. :mfr_lol:
The F1 light has shown a presence on my bike too, albeit very briefly, it appears to be 'normal', I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.