Hi gents picking up a new 1400 on the first of march so anything i should do as a must have mod .any help would be great cheers rick
Welcome. Enjoy your great new bike.
Hi Lloyd,
Welcome, you will enjoy it here, people with more technical knowledge than me will doubtless be along soon with advice on what might need to be addressed at the outset. For me, it was all about seat, bars and screen being changed for more long-distance comfort, utterly stonking engine! A lot will depend on how you fit the bike physically, so I guess what needs to be done in that regard will become obvious as you rack up the miles. Lots of advice on old threads.
Cheers,
Must be one of the last GTRs still in showrooms. I'd suggest looking at crash bars. R&G are nice, not cheap but look good. Quite unobtrusive
Welcome along Lloyd, you wont be disappointed with the GTR
First mod to consider would be a radiator guard IMHO :yes:
Quote from: O.C. on February 13, 2018, 01:24:09 PM
Welcome along Lloyd, you wont be disappointed with the GTR
First mod to consider would be a radiator guard IMHO :yes:
+1 on the radiator cover,i would also fit a rear hugger.
Thanks for the reply gents going for the r g crash bars does anyone do rear bars ,rad gaurd yes i have read on a usa site that on very bumpy roads the panniers can come off ,anyone know anything about it ,cruise control is it worth it ,also is it worth changing the end can do u have to remap for it ,i have been reading the old posts ,anyone local to wolverhampton
Quote from: Lloyd on February 13, 2018, 06:15:10 PM
Thanks for the reply gents going for the r g crash bars does anyone do rear bars ,rad gaurd yes i have read on a usa site that on very bumpy roads the panniers can come off ,anyone know anything about it ,cruise control is it worth it ,also is it worth changing the end can do u have to remap for it ,i have been reading the old posts ,anyone local to wolverhampton
canyon cages are able to provide rear crash bars, search on here will help you.
I dont know about panniers falling off apart from the pannier securing catch recall which only applied to 2008/9 model year bikes, if you take the GTR off road then you may disprove this fact
Cruise control is something that IMO should be standard on the GTR again search on here and you will find help/answers
I had an Akrapovic end can on my GTR it was much lighter, better looking and sounded great, other pipes such as Beowulf are also popular
Re mapping isnt necessary
Quote from: Lloyd on February 13, 2018, 06:15:10 PM
Thanks for the reply gents going for the r g crash bars does anyone do rear bars ,rad gaurd yes i have read on a usa site that on very bumpy roads the panniers can come off ,anyone know anything about it ,cruise control is it worth it ,also is it worth changing the end can do u have to remap for it ,i have been reading the old posts ,anyone local to wolverhampton
Hi Lloyd and welcome to the group 👍.
I only live in Stourbridge so not too far away so can meet up easily enough in the near future 👍👍
Headlamp protectors, extenda fenda, rad guard, pannier protection film, PR4s, scorpion end can, Although i had a Two Brothers end can ( bought from OC ) on my 3rd GTR which looked and sounded gorgeous.
Angel gts
Very welcome here & congrats !
My first mod was a laminar lip cause it can be windy on this one :punk:
Looking for a new can (e checked) and a better seat esp for the passengers comfort
Is there no one in the uk that does the rear crash bars guys
i bet you could have some made for a reasonable price.see link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-GTR1400-CONCOURS-ENGINE-CRASH-BARS-FRONT-REAR-FRAME-CRASH-MUSHROOMS-/261604263967
Quote from: Lloyd on February 17, 2018, 04:49:28 PM
Is there no one in the uk that does the rear crash bars guys
Ant a member on here made full sets front and rear .
My rear ones came from across the pond Mc enterprises
Part no #1400-310
A link Below if it works :mfr_lol:
http://www.mcenterprisesusa.com/products/search/dsp_searchForm.cfm
:185: :185: Lloyd. :clap:
Few questions again gents ,are all headlight protectors the same for all years ,best tank pads ,and butterflies do they need doing on tbe new bikes ,looking for a really smooth pick up off the throttle, have a zx12r and the pick up is crap for town riding
Best and cheapest for throttle response, check cable adjustment and try and remove all freeplay without affecting the idle speed. The recommended freeplay seems a bit excessive and can give poor low speed response.