Kawasaki 1400 GTR

1400 GTR - All Models => Introductions => Topic started by: beemanjohn on May 20, 2013, 08:40:15 PM

Title: newbie
Post by: beemanjohn on May 20, 2013, 08:40:15 PM
hi there from a new gtr gt owner from ooop north ha ha . normanby near middlesbrough realey  swopping my zzr next week for it . hope the weather gets better to run it in (well i can hope). well heres to meeting others for a ride out sometime .           
                                                    cheers john
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: beegee on May 20, 2013, 08:54:43 PM
Congrats and very welcome here :punk:
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: Gtrtim2 on May 20, 2013, 09:31:31 PM
Any idea how much I should be paying for a ...say 08 low mileage machine... In good nick obviously..
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: O.C. on May 22, 2013, 04:49:15 AM
MCO (motorcycles Orrell) have a beauty in stock which belonged to 100milesaway if its still available you couldn't do better, I don't know how much it is though
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: Silverback on May 22, 2013, 04:52:50 AM
Aaaahhhh, just when I thought the GTR riders from dahn sarf,  were making a comeback along comes another one from oop norf!!!!

Welcome, you'll love the bike.
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: Rusty on May 22, 2013, 09:28:02 AM
Hello John and "WELCOME" ... this is a great fun place to be with plenty of banter ... why are you getting rid of the ZZR ?.. there are a few on here who are doing/thinking of swopping but the other way around .. if that makes sense ! :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: beemanjohn on May 25, 2013, 07:41:11 PM
hi rusty . yes love the bike but i was told you could get panniers &top box  i had top box fitted then found out kawasaki dont do both . so was very p----d off with the salesman at millenium m/cycles . so i thought sod it i get a gtr . just come back from near alton towers today bike went well but even with bar risers 80/90 on motorways not that comfortable (wind blast) you are sat higher with the bar risers but anything under 60 and your wrists ache like hell  without them . i am 5ft 11 so if you were shorter it might be better i dont know .anyway i am rambling so i say bye . cheers john
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: 2kwacks on May 25, 2013, 07:51:38 PM
and just as I was starting to win :sad: suppose there will be a lot of "told you so" now, just wait till my mate :grin: meckie see's this :sweatdrop: he won't let it drop now :nono: suppose the "wolf" will need to put his two-penneth worth in as well :hammer:  but understand were your coming from :yes: if you tour 2 up and need the panniers the GTR is the better choice. did you know you can get the "first time" oxford chuck over panniers that will fit the ZZR :yes: that way you can stay in the adrenaline club :mfr_lol:
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: beemanjohn on May 29, 2013, 05:53:32 PM
yes i had the throw over ones on my fazer even with loads of tape on the plastics they wore through touring france (1400 miles) so i wasnt going to risk it with the zzr as it was even wider . it was going to cost over £500 to fit a monolock panniers so i changed the bike
Title: Re: newbie
Post by: Lonewolf on June 07, 2013, 07:11:49 PM
Welcome tut forum.  :clap: