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Title: hello in advance
Post by: 321Go on October 19, 2020, 01:53:12 PM

Hi all. Test riding a 17 plate with 8k on the clock in a few days. Hopefully i will feedback as a new GTR owner. Any advice, pointers prior to the ride would be great. Cheers!

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Lonewolf on October 19, 2020, 02:02:24 PM

Hi and welcome. Test the rear shock before the ride and see if it is seized. The big black knob normally gets so stiff it can't be screwed!

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: O.C. on October 19, 2020, 03:29:26 PM

Quote from: Lonewolf on October 19, 2020, 02:02:24 PM
Hi and welcome. Test the rear shock before the ride and see if it is seized. The big black knob normally gets so stiff it can't be screwed!

What LW said...... I think :mfr_lol:

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Burchy on October 19, 2020, 03:49:57 PM

Check both infill panels for cracks around the screws, especially the one adjacent to the heated grips controller

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Rusty on October 19, 2020, 04:17:02 PM

:185: 8K ? Not even run in :smiley: Enjoy it. :yes:

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Nitty Gritty on October 19, 2020, 05:26:18 PM

Hold on tight :yes:

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: 321Go on October 19, 2020, 05:57:02 PM

Thx all. Looks like i might need to stock up on transponder batteries. Is the transponder issue common?

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Nitty Gritty on October 19, 2020, 06:36:23 PM

Always worth carrying a spare battery. Sometimes the low battery warning can come up when you've walked away from the bike with it in you pocket and then came back to the bike without going completely out of the transponders range. I've changed a few batteries in the past for this reason and the batteries have proved to be good.

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: 321Go on October 19, 2020, 06:40:33 PM

Quote from: Nitty Gritty on October 19, 2020, 06:36:23 PM
Always worth carrying a spare battery. Sometimes the low battery warning can come up when you've walked away from the bike with it in you pocket and then came back to the bike without going completely out of the transponders range. I've changed a few batteries in the past for this reason and the batteries have proved to be good.

Thx, got a link to the batteries it needs? Lithium jobbies?

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: 321Go on October 24, 2020, 12:43:46 PM

So, the deal was done. Had transponder low battery warning on the test ride. Dealer put in a new one, now all good. What. A. Bike.

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: GLA55Y on October 24, 2020, 12:48:13 PM

You won't be disappointed.
Awesome machine.

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: Boomer on October 28, 2020, 10:58:09 PM

:185: :185: 321,
May you have many happy miles together :banana:

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: pross on October 29, 2020, 10:53:55 AM

Quote from: 321Go on October 19, 2020, 05:57:02 PM
Thx all. Looks like i might need to stock up on transponder batteries. Is the transponder issue common?

I change the transponder battery yearly they are only pennies I bought a job lot of fleabay :yes:

Title: Re: hello in advance
Post by: 321Go on May 25, 2021, 06:31:41 PM

So 2000 miles in, and i'm a happy man. New boots going on.

Kawasaki 1400 GTR

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