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no risk of you being labelled indecisive or shy and retiring eh Debs :mfr_lol:
I cannot agree with that statement! Lol
Quote from: O.C. on August 26, 2016, 07:47:41 AM
no risk of you being labelled indecisive or shy and retiring eh Debs :mfr_lol:
Ummm.. :whistling:
NO...
:mfr_lol:
Quote from: Debs on August 26, 2016, 02:45:41 AM
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Come on Debs. Out with it. Say what you mean :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Nobody's forcing you to get one! :single fuck:
so many jealous gtr owners nowadays !!!!!!! paying premium prices to try and get the k 1600 toys onto the gtr ..save your money and buy the real thing with all the extras fitted correctly as standard rather than bolting on parts!!!
Quote from: keith on August 26, 2016, 02:48:33 PM
so many jealous gtr owners nowadays !!!!!!! paying premium prices to try and get the k 1600 toys onto the gtr ..save your money and buy the real thing with all the extras fitted correctly as standard rather than bolting on parts!!!
:mfr_lol: Ermm Keith, with the mid range K1600 weighing in a hefty £18,100.00+ and the GTR GT costing £13,699.00 not even I could spend over £4,400.00 on extras
You made me laugh though :mfr_lol:
Quote from: keith on August 26, 2016, 02:48:33 PM
so many jealous gtr owners nowadays !!!!!!! paying premium prices to try and get the k 1600 toys onto the gtr ..save your money and buy the real thing with all the extras fitted correctly as standard rather than bolting on parts!!!
No jealousy here! :no: My superior Gen1 GTR...no lower case letters for such an awesome bike, :mfr_lol: ticks all the right boxes for me, power, speed, comfort, fuel consumption and above all...reliability!! I'm long ago into the 6 figure millage mark with zero issues! Wish the same for you mate!! :yes:
Quote from: keith on August 26, 2016, 02:48:33 PM
so many jealous gtr owners nowadays !!!!!!! paying premium prices to try and get the k 1600 toys onto the gtr ..save your money and buy the real thing with all the extras fitted correctly as standard rather than bolting on parts!!!
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
You should be a comedian Keith.. :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Debs on August 26, 2016, 02:45:41 AM
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:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
After owning a k1200 gt slant motor and associated problems I have to agree also getting a BMW dealer to help from my view I have to agree 100%
I knew it would not take long to get a bite ,quite a few bites in such a short time which has just confirmed my suspicions even more , it is jealously....after being and still am a Kawasaki fan , and on my first bmw , don't know were the bmw price tags are coming from ..i bought one of the first 2015/16 bmw 1600 gt's in the new blue / black combination , has ,the built in sat nav , not the bolt on extra ,cruise control ,not a bolt on extra ,heated seats . heated grips ,hill start ,a great addition, adaptive headlight system ,just to mention a few ... paid £17750.00 a lot of money i know but add up these extras on a gtr and you wont find any difference ,and although i still am a Kawasaki fan they have not matched the 1649 cc six engine ,
Quote from: The Wolf on August 26, 2016, 12:46:34 PM
Nobody's forcing you to get one! :single fuck:
+1 :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on August 26, 2016, 11:24:37 PM
+1 :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :single fuck: :mfr_lol:
It was just something light hearted that touched a nerve.. :whistling: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Debs on August 26, 2016, 11:57:31 PM
It was just something light hearted that touched a nerve.. :whistling: :mfr_lol:
Nope it's just I don't get a chance to use the " :single fuck:" icon very often :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
In my opinion their are three very good k16's . The Wojf, Charlie's and Keith's.
Quote from: Charlie747 on August 27, 2016, 12:10:36 AM
Nope it's just I don't get a chance to use the " :single fuck:" icon very often :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
me neither :single fuck: :fuk2: or that one
Phew that feels better :mfr_lol:
thank you I like it lots !!!!!!!!
Quote from: PRD on August 27, 2016, 08:18:35 AM
In my opinion their are three very good k16's . The Wojf, Charlie's and Keith's.
Quote from: keith on August 27, 2016, 12:11:58 PM
thank you I like it lots !!!!!!!!
Put it away Keith.. Why do you men always have to get things out to prove how big they are?
:whistling: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Debs on August 27, 2016, 12:26:04 PM
Put it away Keith.. Why do you men always have to get things out to prove how big they are?
:whistling: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
I'm not bigging up size here!
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But whatever the size it get ridden for how it was designed.............. :whistling: :embarrassed:
Wish I still had one from my youth.........be worth more than a second hand K16!! :wink:
you maybe right and worth considerably more than a new gtr 1400 !!!!!
The fact is its worth about £4,000.00 -£,4500.00.
Which is not comparable to either used K1600 or GTR
Quote from: snowy on August 27, 2016, 07:46:59 PM
I'm not bigging up size here!
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But whatever the size it get ridden for how it was designed.............. :whistling: :embarrassed:
Wish I still had one from my youth.........be worth more than a second hand K16!! :wink:
Has this bike been down Poole Quay? If it has it's the one I loved.. Cute little thing that won Bike Of The Night last year.. :banana:
Quote from: Debs on August 27, 2016, 09:38:14 PM
Has this bike been down Poole Quay? If it has it's the one I loved.. Cute little thing that won Bike Of The Night last year.. :banana:
No idea! Random pic off the net bringing back fond memories of mis-spent youth!
It is an absolute beauty tho' :yes:
Proves size isn't everything......it ain't what you got, it's the way that you use it! :wink:
Quote from: keith on August 26, 2016, 08:53:26 PM
,and although i still am a Kawasaki fan they have not matched the 1649 cc six engine ,
Z1300 from the late 70's/early 80's. Straight 6 shaft drive :punk: :scooter:
Quote from: davetherave on August 28, 2016, 11:31:55 PM
Z1300 from the late 70's/early 80's. Straight 6 shaft drive :punk: :scooter:
Had one, 1984 Z1300/6 with Digital Fuel Injection fitted with a Krauser fairing and panniers.
Would sit at 140mph for a whole 1hour,.... and then ya had to fill up again. (Average 22mpg!)
Smooth motor and superb gearbox.
Heavy old pig in the twisties and very prone to carpark drops.
I loved mine as it was the first Boomer sized bike.
Even made the Vetter GL1200 look small :D
My GTR1400 is the first new bike I have bought since the big Z.
BAVARIAN =FARMERS
MOTOR. =TRACTORS
WORKS. OCCASIONALLY
Ditch pumps
Lmfao 😄 😄 😄
All in good taste lads an lasses 😆
Quote from: PRD on August 27, 2016, 08:18:35 AM
In my opinion their are three very good k16's . The Wojf, Charlie's and Keith's.
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Looks nice with sun on it like that.
Lovely colour, I wish Kawasaki U.K would import that colour ...it was a color available in the States (see what I did there) :clap:
Quote from: O.C. on August 31, 2016, 09:14:37 AM
Lovely colour, I wish Kawasaki U.K would import that colour ...it was a color available in the States (see what I did there) :clap:
Yer just making Jim feel at home yer old softy :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on August 31, 2016, 11:27:01 AM
Yer just making Jim feel at home yer old softy :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol:
BMW must be doing something right ... I went to visit an injured colleague a couple of weeks ago up in Stevenage .. A decent run from the south coast so thought I'd "test ride" a K and book one out :yes: :yes: ... wrong !! .. didn't have any demonstrators and couldn't get hold of any AND none for sale in their "used" bit that I could borrow. The chap said they move quickly .. I bet they do ! :eek:
Quote from: Rusty on September 21, 2016, 08:17:59 PM
The chap said they move quickly .. I bet they do ! :eek:
More like they are in the workshop in bits :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :whistling:
Too much hassle they sell them but they keep coming back with too many probs.
Quote from: PRD on September 21, 2016, 09:33:30 PM
Too much hassle they sell them but they keep coming back with too many probs.
Such as?
Too many to list here.
I don't think Asif has enough space on the server.
Quote from: virginiajim on September 22, 2016, 11:15:19 AM
I don't think Asif has enough space on the server.
:agree: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Quote from: snowy on August 27, 2016, 07:46:59 PM
I'm not bigging up size here!
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But whatever the size it get ridden for how it was designed.............. :whistling: :embarrassed:
Wish I still had one from my youth.........be worth more than a second hand K16!! :wink:
1976 fizzy what a beauty :yes: bought the exact same model in 1976 for the grand sum of £299.00 if I remember correctly.. and wrote it off the same week :sad: trying to burn off my mate on his suzuki AP50 :hammer: got a replacement from insurance had it for a year then p/x it for the RD250 :smiley: a fizzy like that in that condition would fetch about £5,000 now.. why didn't I keep mine :cry:
P.S stop taking the piss out of b.m.w :hammer: now I've got one.. won't have a single bad word said about them :wink: :grin: I'm on your side KEITH :laugh:
The BMW lovers are in the minority!!
Quote from: PRD on September 28, 2016, 10:28:45 PM
The BMW lovers are in the minority!!
You've had 3 in the past Pete :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Charlie747 on September 29, 2016, 08:33:46 AM
You've had 3 in the past Pete :mfr_lol:
"in the past" He's since wised up :mfr_lol:
Quote from: O.C. on September 29, 2016, 08:52:48 AM
"in the past" He's since wised up :mfr_lol:
Now don't you go starting our Peter off on one of his built down to a price lectures :popcorn:
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
It's true in the old days the quality was so much......... Blah blah.
Just realised I have had 4 of them so am qualified to talk
Quote from: PRD on September 28, 2016, 10:28:45 PM
The BMW lovers are in the minority!!
Agreed :yes: but that's down to price :yes: you only get what you pay for :whistling:
You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all the people all of the time
Quote from: 2kwacks on September 29, 2016, 04:30:02 PM
Agreed :yes: but that's down to price :yes: you only get what you pay for :whistling:
wise words Dave, also true that "you shouldn't knock it till you've tried it "
I did try it and didn't like it................oh, I'm talking about the Dark Side :mfr_lol:
I ride anything that hopefully will put a smile on me face and contentment in the heart! :whistling:
If it really suits me, I like to own it, that's why no K1600 in the garage, mighty fine machine but soul-less!
Cant agree with original thread content,
As far as I'm concerned:-
B=Beer!
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M=Motorcycles
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Both me bikes on a run out with me son!
And W = WOMEN!
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That's what makes each day worth it, at whatever cost, as long as i'm smiling! :wink:
Quote from: O.C. on August 26, 2016, 04:38:49 PM
:mfr_lol: Ermm Keith, with the mid range K1600 weighing in a hefty £18,100.00+ and the GTR GT costing £13,699.00 not even I could spend over £4,400.00 on extras
You made me laugh though :mfr_lol:
[/quote not even I could spend over £4,400.00 on extras :grin: Hey Rog.. buy a b.m.w and you will have no problem spending over £4,400 on extras that's for sure :laugh:
didn't cost me £1800 . I paid £17300...work out the cost of rider and passenger heated seats ,which are comfortable. work out the cost to have a built in cruise control that works perfectly and not a box stuck on the handlebars that looks like an add on from Halfords work out the cost for the hill assist great bit of kit , work out the price for the electronic suspension adjustment ,work out the price for the built in audio system, then work out the price for the three different power settings ,work out the price for the keyless ignition and remote control locking ,I am sure I have missed somethings ,but cost that on top the retail price of a gtr and it would probably be a lot more than the bm
Quote from: keith on November 12, 2016, 08:09:37 PM
didn't cost me £1800 . I paid £17300...work out the cost of rider and passenger heated seats ,which are comfortable. work out the cost to have a built in cruise control that works perfectly and not a box stuck on the handlebars that looks like an add on from Halfords work out the cost for the hill assist great bit of kit , work out the price for the electronic suspension adjustment ,work out the price for the built in audio system, then work out the price for the three different power settings ,work out the price for the keyless ignition and remote control locking ,I am sure I have missed somethings ,but cost that on top the retail price of a gtr and it would probably be a lot more than the bm
Keith mate.. Sorry to piss on your parade but your flogging a dead horse praising the b.m.w on here :smiley: have you forgot this is a gtr1400 forum :whistling:
yes dave I know that , but it always gets a reaction (bite) sorry I forgot to mention the 160 bhp silky smooth 6 cylinder engine !!!funny you don't get the bmw forum slagging the gtr ???
Quote from: keith on November 12, 2016, 08:26:17 PM
yes dave I know that , but it always gets a reaction (bite) sorry I forgot to mention the 160 bhp silky smooth 6 cylinder engine !!!funny you don't get the bmw forum slagging the gtr ???
160 b.h.p is that all :grin: my 2015 sport performance ohlins ZZR1400 had 218 bhp on full suck.. ram air working and never used half that power.. happy with 125 b.h.p on my r1200 gs now :smiley: think it's a age thing or I've more sense now :grin:
yes dave I know that as well so did my 2015 zzr 1400 ,only sold it as it was starting to get aches and pains ,saying that if I could find the room I would still have another one as a second bike ,there is a 2012 gen 2 on e bay at present 10000 miles up for £6500 ono,,,,
yeah yeah yeah, Keith and I would expect nothing less than for you to praise the BMW and all its 'features'
I've owned a lot of Kawasakis over the years and none have ever let me down.......well my H1b blew a oil pump banjo once, oh and my S3a blew a main fuse once, but they were both 1970s bikes. ANd 40 or so years old !
I have owned two BMWs, a 2010 R1200 GSA, which just wasn't for me, I ended up with it because I wasn't able to p/x the K1300GTEE, fully loaded bike that I owned (and bought new) to anywhere other than a BMW dealership. The K1300 had ESA, cruise control, heated seats, heated grips, etc etc etc., it had a great engine beyond which it was riddled with faults, the final straw was when it cut out in the middle of the road at a very well known biker meeting and fell over :hammer: both the dealer and BMW U.K denied all knowledge of any problems,.........I was astonished, as a recall to fix this electrical problem was actioned later. :yes:
It's a shame that the BMW franchise treat me like :shit: and they won't get another chance, once bitten twice shy.
As 2Kwacks says you are on the GTR1400 forum therefore most attempts to promote th BMW product will fall on deaf ears
I have no doubt that the K1600 is a mighty fine bike but wouldn't suit my biking needs. I'm pleased that you are enjoying yours though :yes:
You can't compare the K1600 power to the output of a :censored: ZZR. Totally different beasts.
Keith made some very relevant points about the costings for accessories which are all standard on the K16 but would cost you a bloody fortune to put on the GTR.
If Kawasaki put all those gadgets on their GTR FOC it would be 'possibly' be the ultimate tourer at the price the bike costs.
Quote from: O.C. on November 12, 2016, 09:04:27 PM
yeah yeah yeah, Keith and I would expect nothing less than for you to praise the BMW and all its 'features'
I've owned a lot of Kawasakis over the years and none have ever let me down.......well my H1b blew a oil pump banjo once, oh and my S3a blew a main fuse once, but they were both 1970s bikes. ANd 40 or so years old !
I have owned two BMWs, a 2010 R1200 GSA, which just wasn't for me, I ended up with it because I wasn't able to p/x the K1300GTEE, fully loaded bike that I owned (and bought new) to anywhere other than a BMW dealership. The K1300 had ESA, cruise control, heated seats, heated grips, etc etc etc., it had a great engine beyond which it was riddled with faults, the final straw was when it cut out in the middle of the road at a very well known biker meeting and fell over :hammer: both the dealer and BMW U.K denied all knowledge of any problems,.........I was astonished, as a recall to fix this electrical problem was actioned later. :yes:
sorry this is just light hearted banter for me , I am not trying to promote the k16 ,all I am doing is answering the comments that are made about how overpriced the k 1600 is ,then some gtr owners start to put these add ons to there bikes ..I have had numerous Kawasaki's and have never had one even failing to start or had a bulb out .I am not calling the Kawasaki brand ,just justifying the cost to the gtr if they had the same refinements . if I had the room there would also be a Kawasaki in my garage
It's a shame that the BMW franchise treat me like :shit: and they won't get another chance, once bitten twice shy.
As 2Kwacks says you are on the GTR1400 forum therefore most attempts to promote th BMW product will fall on deaf ears
I have no doubt that the K1600 is a mighty fine bike but wouldn't suit my biking needs. I'm pleased that you are enjoying yours though :yes:
I always get the feeling that BMW owners are trying to justify their choice of bike.Wonder why?
giz a break man ! !not trying to justify any pricing ,it all stems from gtr owners saying the k 16 is over priced ,I am just stating the fact you have to pay a price for what you get and if you put the same refinements on to the gtr it would cost more than the k 16. that's without having the extra two cylinders !!!anyway not playing any more garn te bed ...
Quote from: keith on November 12, 2016, 10:01:22 PM
giz a break man ! !not trying to justify any pricing ,it all stems from gtr owners saying the k 16 is over priced ,I am just stating the fact you have to pay a price for what you get and if you put the same refinements on to the gtr it would cost more than the k 16. that's without having the extra two cylinders !!!anyway not playing any more garn te bed ...
I just think you buy and ride the bike YOU like and you don't have to justify anything to anyone. Even if it cost a million quid then that's your choice, simples. If everything was the same then it would be as boring as hell lol.
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I forgot how bloody good and what a :laugh: we have on this forum.. :banana:
I'm just glad I never bought the b.m.w 1600gt.. mainly because that seem's to get the most stick :wink:
also so :shocked: that the much older O.A.P also known as geoff :grin: with the old white model versys 1000 :whistling: hasn't thrown his 2 penneth worth in :smiley: come geoff have your say!!
Quote from: 2kwacks on November 12, 2016, 10:43:21 PM
I forgot how bloody good and what a :laugh: we have on this forum.. :banana:
I'm just glad I never bought the b.m.w 1600gt.. mainly because that seem's to get the most stick :wink:
also so :shocked: that the much older O.A.P also known as geoff :grin: with the old white model versys 1000 :whistling: hasn't thrown his 2 penneth worth in :smiley: come geoff have your say!!
He's a 'lurker' and not a contributor these days Dave :surrender:
Quote from: O.C. on November 13, 2016, 09:19:50 AM
He's a 'lurker' and not a contributor these days Dave :surrender:
it's a shame really.. always thought he was doing magnificent for age.. :grin: As he hung his gloves up?
Quote from: 2kwacks on November 14, 2016, 09:38:39 AM
it's a shame really.. always thought he was doing magnificent for age.. :grin: As he hung his gloves up?
No...he just doesn't contribute to this forum,
He has a 2015 Versys 1000 and is also active on that forum....I thought you already knew that ?
Quote from: O.C. on November 14, 2016, 12:44:30 PM
No...he just doesn't contribute to this forum,
He has a 2015 Versys 1000 and is also active on that forum....I thought you already knew that ?
yes knew he had a 2015 versys did message him via the versys forum a few weeks ago.. just wondered why he has not replied to any of the posts.. may meet him at the bridge one sunday when weather pics up.