Hi every body.im the proud owner of a 2012 ruby red 14 seems a bit rare as far as i can tell.had her a week now and rode it home from bristol175 miles in 5 degrees on bodmin moor. and im.......... LOVIN IT.
i had a 2008 3 years ago and sold it for a pan st1300 then a gl1800 goldwing.i decided the 14 does it all well.the wing was great a t touring my zx9r is a sunday morning hoot. but the 14 does both. I nearly went r1200rt bmw so glad i didnt.nice to be back on the big kwak.
so thanks for allowing me on been lurking for a week thought it was best to show my face and say hello. :clap:
Welcome aboard Friar, and welcome back to the GTR. :D
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Congratulations on buying the red GTR I was looking at potentially getting. :mfr_lol:
Am I right in thinking it was the private sale one?
Hi Wolf, yes it was a private sale from a very nice chap in bristol.he was taking riding a break for a while,he owned the bike from 700 miles and only put it up to 3900 in a couple of years.whilst your here im interested in maybe getting the ecu reflash for improved torque, a stateside company has been able to increase low range torque by as much as 15-20ftlbs between 2500-5000 rpm, i wondered if anyone in the uk has had similar results as i don't fancy posting my ecu to the US.Bikes plenty fast enough after that but its fueling is a little amiss low down. cheers.
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:185: Friar,
If you fancy a ride up to Earl Shilton, Leicestershire you can get the ECU remapped at http://hilltopmotorcycles.co.uk
Give Geoff a call to book it in. He has done many of the GTR's on here. :yes:
Hi Debs
thanks for the tip.I will give him a call.probably wait till spring to get it done as its 580 round trip for me and i dont fancy that in rain and low temperatures.unless he can re flash it by sending the ecu in the post???
cheers
:185: A very nice colour too......
Quote from: friar tuck on November 11, 2014, 09:49:35 PM
Hi Debs
thanks for the tip.I will give him a call.probably wait till spring to get it done as its 580 round trip for me and i dont fancy that in rain and low temperatures.unless he can re flash it by sending the ecu in the post???
cheers
Yes you can send it to him.. He will set it up with data from previous GTR's he has done. :yes:
Welcome back !
Like the red one veerrryyy much ...
Good luck !
Welcome to the forum. And welcome back to a GTR.
Just out of interest what sort of improvements does a remap with Hilltop make. I guess the principle thing for me would be low down torque etc. Does it have an impact on fuel economy and does it need to be declared to my insurer? I live about half and hour away so would be interested in getting them to do it.
Quote from: Charlie747 on November 11, 2014, 09:36:12 PM
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welcum chap spray it black :mfr_lol:
There is a chap near Bristol (sorry I can't remember his name offhand but if you are interested I could find it for you) a lot closer to you who does ECU re-flashes, he has done zzr's so must have the software for a GTR.
If you chose to visit Hilltop then a few on the zzr14 forum have visited and have been pleased with the work/improvements
Welcome!
:) welcome :)