just traded in my 2004 zx10r (the vicious ones) for a lovely 2010 gtr1400 caf this dinner time.
only ever owned a handful of bikes and this is my first tourer and ive only been out on it for half an hour but plan to go up to Scotland for the weekend
hopefully this is the place to help me answer a few questions i have about the bike and also how to improve my sex life and also to bring about world peace and also discover the meaning of life.
:tank: had to use this emoticon cos that's what my bike felt like on the very first corner!!!
I just wasn't used to the extra bulk and lack of brake power.
new pads or replace my current wrist exercises with something a bit more effective.....?
Vigorous Masturbation?
Hi there, congrats on the new bike, whereabouts in East Yorkshire are you?
Quote from: Winston Smith on June 10, 2013, 11:37:04 PM
Vigorous Masturbation?
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: he obviously speaks from years of practical experience :eek:
Welcome aljaxon, this is a great forum with loads a help and advice and as you can see agood dollop of piss taking too
You will grow to love the GTR, sure it aint a ZX10 but it will still hold its own with many other 'sports' bikes :yes:
Yes, come on aljaxon, whereabouts in gods county are you?
Welcome.
I have an '06 ZX10R alongside my GTR, and I would say the GTR brakes are as powerful as the 10s. Yes, the GTR is a good 100kg heavier, so it has much more momentum to get stopped, but I have never found it lacking in brakes.
Might be worth looking at the pads, and check they are not glazed, or completely worn out.
Martin.
Quote from: aljaxon on June 10, 2013, 11:29:07 PM
hopefully this is the place to help me answer a few questions i have about the bike and also how to improve my sex life and also to bring about world peace and also discover the meaning of life.
As Winnie suggests, improve your sex life with vigorous masturbation, bring about world peace by making everyone ride a motorbike, and the meaning of life, as i thought everyone knew is of course 42!!
Welcome
west hull in east yorks
the back brake doesn't seem to do anything. my riding style is all wrong and I brake going into corners so maybe after a few miles the pads might have got used to doing their job.
the bikes only got 6310 careful miles.
I didn't like the zx10, I have had a zx6r for 5 yrs and like that. I can hammer it and I am the master. I was wary of the 10 and couldn't be its boss.
same with my women I like to be on top.
maybe its cos im not used to riding with my arms level and my arms actually hurt a bit as the forces during breaking make u use different muscles compared to a sporty bike.
I do need a backrest but a search only produces corbin a usa shop.
any pointers?
cheers
plus I kept getting sucked towards the screen
Hi Aljaxon, you have just found the meaning of life by buying the GTR, The bike knowledge will come from the forum, world peace ??? forget it, you sex life -- dont watch jeremy kyle, you will be put off the fairer sex for life :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Anyway welcome. Did you buy the bike from 5 Ways by any chance ???.
got it from over the bridge in Lincolnshire
RobSpeed?
Not another bloody member from Hull. :popcorn:
Good choice:-)
Very welcome and enjoy this forum:-)
Quote from: Winston Smith on June 11, 2013, 11:33:54 PM
RobSpeed?
no he had an 09 in but wouldn't move on price.
Lincolnshire motorcycles
he even dropped it off free!!!
so there are others from hull on here??
I was gonna buy a gs to satisfy my touring needs but then one evening at Warley cross café beeford I got chatting to the owner of a dark red new model gtr and I was sold
last Thursday I got chatting to the southern twang speaking owner of a dark green 10 or 11 gtr who had just been to Scotland and loved the bike.
is there a members map somewhere?
edit found it
There's a huge member base for us up in Yorkshire, be it west, north, east or south.
Sex has always been overrated.. :popcorn:
Quote from: Debs on June 12, 2013, 11:20:29 AM
Sex has always been overrated.. :popcorn:
Well send some over here if you have any spare.
Alan
Quote from: BigAlan on June 12, 2013, 02:32:53 PM
Well send some over here if you have any spare.
Alan
You naughty boy... :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
sex with me is so good its y rated instead of x rated
and when I whip out the love rod the ladies say y bother?
Quote from: aljaxon on June 12, 2013, 09:25:18 AM
I was gonna buy a gs to satisfy my touring needs but then one evening at Warley cross café beeford I got chatting to the owner of a dark red new model gtr and I was sold
You dont need a GS to go touring! Trust me. :smartass:
Hi and welcome from not far away........
hi ant
my fave roads at the mo are from barton to market rasen and market rasen to Horncastle via wragby and bardney.
but ive yet to ride the gtr in Lincolnshire.
was going to tomorrow but the forecast is heavy showers.
......and flat straight roads !!!!!! try the A1031 and A1104 out skeg way, you'll see how well it can corner.........
Quote from: Ant on June 14, 2013, 11:39:04 PM
......and flat straight roads !!!!!! try the A1031 and A1104 out skeg way, you'll see how well it can corner.........
I agree with flat - but straight???
have you been from bardney to Horncastle? its one of the twistiest roads ive been on.
from Horncastle back north we go on the high street which leads to caistor. that is both twisty and up and down.
next time I go to skeggy I will try that coast road back to grimsby
Welcome old fruit ... where is Hull ? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Rusty on June 15, 2013, 05:58:41 PM
Welcome old fruit ... where is Hull ? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Its after Rod ..... :whistling:
Quote from: Rusty on June 15, 2013, 05:58:41 PM
Welcome old fruit ... where is Hull ? :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Trust me when I say........you really don't want to know! :mfr_lol:
Says the man from Brad-istan :whistling:
Quote from: Winston Smith on June 15, 2013, 11:49:50 PM
Says the man from Brad-istan :whistling:
That's a fair point, I'll give you that one! :mfr_lol:
where is hull?
if we are talking a Bradford football fan asking , we could say "IN THE PREMIERSHIP!!!"
Quote from: aljaxon on June 16, 2013, 12:29:54 AM
where is hull?
if we are talking a Bradford football fan asking , we could say "IN THE PREMIERSHIP!!!"
:sleep1: :sleep1: :sleep1: - Sorry, some mentioned foot... :sleep1: :sleep1:
its enough to send me to sleep and i'm a season ticket holder!!! (oops missed out ticket don't post while drunk!!!)
and so is my wife
and so is my son
and his gf
sooner be out on my bikes . .
:agree: :mfr_lol:
welcome im in brid and im the one you talked to at Warley cross with the green gtr 11 plate who had been to Scotland glad to see you took my advice and purchased the gtr believe me you will love it by the way ive just had my seat done and it is shit hot heres the pics