Hi,
I don't own a GTR yet, but am looking at a 2014 one tomorrow along with a BMW RT1200.
In the meantime I'd be very grateful for your thoughts on a couple of GTR points,
1. I've read a couple of tests where the writer thought that the engine needs winding up to make decent power. Is this the case for real owners?
2. What is the comfort and wind protection like, particularly for pillions?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Kev
Caerphilly, Wales
You know my opinion already! LOL
Needs widing up?
REALLY?
Ant
1/ Sounds like an out and out sports bike tester who was sent out to test a large sport tourer. The engine will pull from very low RPM, but like a lot of four pot engines, it WILL come alive when it hits the right RPM
2/ How long is a piece of string. There are many threads on here about different screens,handlebar risers,peg lowering. It is not perfect in this respect, but not many bikes are. Pillion wise, my wife has no complaints, and pillions do not tower above the rider and get exposed to wind blast.
Thanks guys
And Ant, :listencarefully: :punk:
What doebag said :yes:
I've had bikes that pull better and easier, and I've had bikes a whole lot worse....I've had 3 GTRs :clap:
On a stock bike, the secondary throttle bodies (computer controlled) only open up at 4K rpm, the cams come alive at 6K rpm, and ram air takes effect only at extra-legal highway speeds. So at lower speeds the bike feels comparatively tame. Nevertheless many find the stock set-up more than adequate.
However, additional power can be easily tapped. Perhaps the biggest bang for the buck is reflashing the ECU (Guhl motors, et al -- opens the secondaries much sooner, big improvement at lower RPMs) and combining that with an aftermarket slip-on exhaust. More ambitious (and expensive) modifications include taking the secondaries out completely, splicing in piggy back EFI modules (Power Commander V), and replacing the entire exhaust system with ZX14 headers and dual exhausts.
Quote from: Kman on June 20, 2015, 12:15:02 AM
On a stock bike, the secondary throttle bodies (computer controlled) only open up at 4K rpm, the cams come alive at 6K rpm, and ram air takes effect only at extra-legal highway speeds. So at lower speeds the bike feels comparatively tame. Nevertheless many find the stock set-up more than adequate.
However, additional power can be easily tapped. Perhaps the biggest bang for the buck is reflashing the ECU (Guhl motors, et al -- opens the secondaries much sooner, big improvement at lower RPMs) and combining that with an aftermarket slip-on exhaust. More ambitious (and expensive) modifications include taking the secondaries out completely, splicing in piggy back EFI modules (Power Commander V), and replacing the entire exhaust system with ZX14 headers and dual exhausts.
Yup that would just about cover it :goodpost:
Nice entrance to the forum Kman, and a warm welcome from the U.K :yes:
Quote from: O.C. on June 20, 2015, 08:25:09 AM
Yup that would just about cover it :goodpost:
Nice entrance to the forum Kman, and a warm welcome from the U.K :yes:
:agree: & :185:
it goes as fast as you want it to.
Quote from: exBanditOwner on June 20, 2015, 12:31:07 PM
it goes as fast as you want it to.
Never a truer word was said :punk:
Quote from: O.C. on June 20, 2015, 08:25:09 AM
Yup that would just about cover it :goodpost:
Nice entrance to the forum Kman, and a warm welcome from the U.K :yes:
Thank you!
Winding up indeed, but if so, only about a quarter turn should do it. At least on mine that's all it takes.
And he bought the RT after all!
:asshole:
Quote from: cribby on June 23, 2015, 06:33:16 PM
And he bought the RT after all!
:asshole:
The newer RT's are supposed to be very good.....not as good though as the K1600! :popcorn: