Hi All
I am awaiting delivery of my 2016 GTR 1400, really cant wait but i have 6 days until delivery, i have also just bought a new FJR1300AE which i collected last week, decided to buy both bikes as i read all of the reviews and it seems that the 2 bikes are so different but offer contrasting styles of riding. I have always been a Kawasaki fan, my last bike was a 2015 ZZR1400 anniversary replica model, really wanted something a little tamer and also more comfy.
would really appreciate any hints/tips and info on any meets around my neck of the woods
thanks again.
Welcome. Obviously the GTR will be the better bike!! Perhaps you can join us at our annual meet in June. It will be interesting to see how you rate both bikes.
Welcome. I'm just over the border in Sunny Devon
:185: Where in Dorset?
Are you getting it from Pete @ Bournemouth Kawasaki?
Welcome, you could have bought one of those super duper K1600 thingamabobs that PRD loves so much. :popcorn:
Really? :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Debs on March 09, 2016, 10:16:08 PM
:185: Where in Dorset?
Are you getting it from Pete @ Bournemouth Kawasaki?
Hi
IThe GTR is coming from Preston as Pete offered me £1000 less on trade in for my ZZR, hence the wait for delivery, so i ended up saving £1500 in total compared to buying locally, Bournemouth carried out a service and a few bits for me though on my ZZR.
Quote from: The Wolf on March 09, 2016, 11:33:24 PM
Welcome, you could have bought one of those super duper K1600 thingamabobs that PRD loves so much. :popcorn:
awww no,
although i love german cars, ive only ever been partial to Jap bikes, that said ive never ridden a GTR or even sat on one, i decided after owning a couple of ZZR's, watching and reading every review out there that the GTR was the bike for me.
Quote from: PRD on March 09, 2016, 10:01:05 PM
Welcome. Obviously the GTR will be the better bike!! Perhaps you can join us at our annual meet in June. It will be interesting to see how you rate both bikes.
Sounds great, look forward it it and yes we will see which bike is better, the GTR is already my fav.
Quote from: The Wolf on March 09, 2016, 11:33:24 PM
Welcome, you could have bought one of those super duper K1600 thingamabobs that PRD loves so much. :popcorn:
You know me so well!
Quote from: PRD on March 10, 2016, 08:17:25 AM
You know me so well!
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: The Wolf on March 09, 2016, 11:33:24 PM
Welcome, you could have bought one of those super duper K1600 thingamabobs that PRD loves so much. :popcorn:
:oops: I did :mfr_lol:
But keep my GTR
:185: enjoy the site for info and banter. Can you may the June meet at Littledean ?
Hi Charlie
yes would be good, sounds like fun, ive looked at the location, ill come, thanks for the welcome!
Very welcome here !
Enjoy your bike :punk: :banana:
A BIG welcome from North Yorkshire, you will love the GTR and it will be interesting to hear of the comparison between it and the FJR thingy :mfr_lol:
The latest model GTR really is an improvement over previous models however they have all been very good
Be great to see you at the gathering in June :clap:
Thanks for the welcome, cant wait for the GTR, its being delivered 15.3.2016, yes would love to attend the June gathering, ill call the hotel now and check availability.
Sell them both and get a GS :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Welcome to the forum ... another Southerner.. thats what I like to see :cool:
I am sure you will love them both ... plenty of fun and advice on here .... if you are not fluent in Northern don't worry you will soon be :yes:
Quote from: Rusty on March 10, 2016, 03:22:59 PM
Sell them both and get a GS :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Welcome to the forum ... another Southerner.. thats what I like to see :cool:
I am sure you will love them both ... plenty of fun and advice on here .... if you are not fluent in Northern don't worry you will soon be :yes:
you are incorageable. ..as ever...brilliant. .... :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: O.C. on March 10, 2016, 01:56:54 PM
A BIG welcome from North Yorkshire, you will love the GTR and it will be interesting to hear of the comparison between it and the FJR thingy :mfr_lol:
The latest model GTR really is an improvement over previous models however they have all been very good
Be great to see you at the gathering in June :clap:
Has the latest GtR really improved and in what way?
for me it has definitely improved, the suspension feels more compliant, as yet I haven't made many adjustments to the standard settings but will be doing so from now on.
The bike is much more comfortable with the redesigned seat.
The screen is taller and wider at the top, plus it has the vent which does seem to improve rider comfort
The brakes feel great and that's after coming off a Super Tenere which has very good brakes
My bike is still very new so I'mnot able to assess the bike further ...yet.
Oh ond I love the two tone colour scheme :yes:
Interesting. Now where is my piggy bank!
Quote from: PRD on March 10, 2016, 06:43:12 PM
Has the latest GtR really improved and in what way?
Kwackers has continuously worked on the bike, improving here and there. Not enough to say gen3 but as some have said gen2.4.. You know, it's quite serious business to determine the proper colour for the upcoming year. Meetings must be held, Saki (I do love Saki) has to be requisitioned, Geisha's requested... And then and only then do they see what paint they have left over from prior years to see what mixture works or not. We may think this trivial of course, but to them it's quite serious.
:mfr_lol: very good Jim, hence the RAF Blue option for current model year in the U.K eh Jim, I guess this must have been a few tins left over from 1939-1945 :mfr_lol:
I think we used a similar colour back in 2010..