my mates had his 1400 gtr for two years now,he's been moaning about the weight for some time now,he finds it top heavy.even more so while parking,he took a bmw1200 RTLE out for a test ride on Monday,on Tuesday he paid a deposit on a new one,he will miss the gtr I'm sure,i hope he can keep up :biker3:
Quote from: tapps on March 19, 2014, 05:48:05 PM
my mates had his 1400 gtr for two years now,he's been moaning about the weight for some time now,he finds it top heavy.even more so while parking,he took a bmw1200 RTLE out for a test ride on Monday,on Tuesday he paid a deposit on a new one,he will miss the gtr I'm sure,i hope he can keep up :biker3:
Its a nice bike to ride I'm told, but not my cup of tea, don't like the look......he may catch you up when you slow down :mfr_lol:
The only way I would go is K1600 for touring, cant see the point in going backwards......unless age and health dictates...
RT is a nice bike.... does the new one come with slippers yet?
Needs more power....
Neil
I told my mate ''IF VOLVO MADE BIKE'S'' you'd have one :mfr_lol:
It may not be as fast as a Gtr but I can assure you the new RT is bloody quick ! :police:
well he's ordered it,gotta go back in about 4 weeks time to see how far it is on the production line,there's a demand for them :popcorn:
Well you know what to get your mate for Christmas Pipe and Slippers and some Viagra - lol
Quote from: No73 on March 20, 2014, 10:35:29 PM
Well you know what to get your mate for Christmas Pipe and Slippers and some Viagra - lol
Don't forget the smoking jacket :mfr_lol:
I hear Shackletons now have a range of high seat chairs for them mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!! in dashing floral styles :punk:
hi guys,my mates got a rt an i can tell you now,,,sports bikes got a job to stay with him!!!,,,nimble as,,,
Tapps, unless your mate is a complete numpty, he should have no problem keeping up with you and his other mates. :smiley:
Quote from: 100milesaway on March 22, 2014, 07:48:19 AM
Tapps, unless your mate is a complete numpty, he should have no problem keeping up with you and his other mates. :smiley:
What he said, the only bike I ever wrung the neck out of and got the best of it was my Puch Maxi S years ago, everything else since then I simply don't get the full use from, there always quicker than me, go round corners better than I can do, but I like it.
Alan
Quote from: BigAlan on March 22, 2014, 09:07:53 AM
What he said, the only bike I ever wrung the neck out of and got the best of it was my Puch Maxi S years ago, everything else since then I simply don't get the full use from, there always quicker than me, go round corners better than I can do, but I like it.
Alan
Spot on Alan, all this talk about 'slower, less powerful' bikes is completely irrelevant unless you are able to ride your bike to its full potential, I doubt there's anyone on here who can ride their GTR to 75% of its full potential, let alone 100%. The new RT is approximately 20% less powerful than the current GTR, it has approximately 9% less torque (Nm) available than the GTR but its Kerb weight is almost 6 stones lighter than the GTR, which are all relevant facts when purchasing your own (suitable) machine
When I had one of my ZX9s in the early 90s I regularly rode out with a pal (sadly now deceased) who at the time had an RVF 400, he would regularly leave us all for dead......why ? because he could really ride, in fact he was very talented, another very close friend rode a R6 and he was simply uncatchable, however he was and is a mega talented rider.
So you see its not all as Black and White as it first appears :popcorn:
when I told him he wouldn't keep up he said QUOTE,it's not the bike it's the rider.he has more experience than me.it's rude not to have a bit of banter.each to there own,if it was me I'd have had the 1600 & been done with it.i cant see me getting rid of my gtr,i like the power,look's & the comfort.it's a beast. :taz:
The gtr is only as fast as a 600 , for a bike with a 1400 engine it should be a lot quicker, but the weight holds it back , a zx10 or bmw1000rr now that is fast , if you have a bmw rt or gs in front and he goes first they pick up very quick as the power is all low down , most bikes are much the same up to the ton , :biker3:
If you bought GTR because it's fast then you are a fool and should have bought a ZZR1400. However, it is very fast for a bike that can hold 120mph all day. Try that on your sportbike without a neck brace. It's a sport-tourer and plenty fast enough for me. As for fast riders I know several who are faster than me in all conditions but I have managed over 250,000 miles over 20 years with only 3 minor accidents and no serious injuries, minor as in I rode the bikes home. All those faster than me have broken bones to prove it. I learned that lesson early on after a nasty wreck aged 18.
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Well if your comparing Bikes compare them to Women
GTR - Kylie Minogue
Any BMW - Nora Batty
Yamaha R1 - Katie Price
Ducati Panigale - Audrey Hepburn
lol :tank:
I disagree. The Pan European is Nora Batty
GTR - Kylie Minogue?!!!?!?
Nice as they are, hardly a slight build and cute??!!!!
And the BMW as Nora Batty? Mmmm, Angela Merkel perhaps or Bridget Neilson
I was going down the Classy and gorgeous rather than slightly built and cute, and Nora Batty suits BMW just look at the Boxer Motor lol
Oh, and I thought Nora Batty was quite an attractive woman.
Well she is from Yorkshire....
Unfortunately - West Yorkshire (which is nearly Lancashire. Just saying :whistling:)
And as for the boxers? No73, They are wonderful, but not Sixy....
Quote from: Boomer on March 22, 2014, 11:33:52 AM
If you bought GTR because it's fast then you are a fool and should have bought a ZZR1400. However, it is very fast for a bike that can hold 120mph all day. Try that on your sportbike without a neck brace. It's a sport-tourer and plenty fast enough for me. As for fast riders I know several who are faster than me in all conditions but I have managed over 250,000 miles over 20 years with only 3 minor accidents and no serious injuries, minor as in I rode the bikes home. All those faster than me have broken bones to prove it. I learned that lesson early on after a nasty wreck aged 18.
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Spot on Boomer :clap:
I've had the 2008 zzr1400 and now got the 2013 ZZR1441 SE model :banana: I decided to trade my 2010 GTR1400 for another ZZR :smiley: but it was not because the ZZR is faster :no: in fact.. the GTR is fast enough for our roads :yes: so not everyone who buys a ZZR1400 is for the purpose of speed :no: I decided to go back to the ZZR because it fits me like a glove :smiley: it tours as good as the GTR and handles as good as a supersport :clap: but admittedly... the ZZR dose not suit everybody :nono: for example, if you have long legs or a pie or beer belly you may have trouble reaching the bars :laugh: the ZZR1400 is a hyper sports tourer designed mainly for stability when cruising at high speeds, and although the ZZR is capable of arm wrenching Acceleration and silly top speeds I would imagine if a rider's main goal is speed he's more likely buy a ltr supersport like the zx10r then he would only have 198kg to chuck around not 268kg :yes: if my main goal was to speed around everywhere I would not have bought the 2013 ZZR :no: would have bought the 2013 ZX10r :yes:
just my 2 penneth worth :mfr_lol: