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make spare key. Leave spare key inserted into one pannier. Easy for access to panniers and fuel stops.

leave the stove key in the ignition permanently.

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I was re-arranging the bikes in the garage yesterday , and yeah , that GTR1400 is a totally overweight. Pushing it about reminds me why I need to sell her and buy something light.

never evvveeerrrrr buy anything over 300 kgs. Honest advice from a current owner.

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r&g adventure bars

always kill the bike with the knob/key.

becomes a habit

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without being biased , since I still have my 2012 GTR , and have added a watercooled GS (and a KLX250 for harder offroading) ..... the GTR needs to be seriously revamped.

GTR needs :

(a) better handling (really important this),
(b) better power low down,
(c) less weight (THIS ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT),
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- ridden back to back , the GS is far better a bike than the GTR. I don't know too much about the K16 but if its handling is anything like what the reviewers say it is , the GTR is going into the weeds .

- again , not biased.

- anyone thinking of a new (or old) bike needs to test the current crop of european bikes. They're so far ahead of the japanese machines that its not not funny.

- the japanese makers need to seriously invest some money and make new better bikes.

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for copying the product

indeed.

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I had a video here a while back of me chasing a couple of ferraris. We hit 240 - 250 kmh at certain stretches and at the bends , the bike was visibly weaving her head. With the guardrail a couple of feet away , you will back off without doubt.

No top box. Just solo rider with full panniers.

its not something that is easily demonstrated and apart from throwing suspension adjustments at the bike , you're not going to have much opportunity to "test" your new settings in any event.

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if you're getting 14.5 volts at the battery's posts with the engine running , there's nothing wrong with the charging/generating system.

then that narrows to a battery problem.

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at very high speeds (eg , above 200 kmh) , my GTR will also weave her head side to side when negotiating high speed corners.

Its very disconcerting.

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my water cooled gs is rattly. Works great though.

good luck with the noise.

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upside down , in a plastic bag filled with engine oil. Squeeze bag to force oil into the adjuster whilst turning the knob.

it'll work , eventually.

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the radial airplane engine guy wins.



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can the rider flatfoot his bike ?

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having experimented with ALOT of helmets , have kinda concluded that they're all noisy after a certain speed. And do use earplugs.

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Europeans, no taste

now THAT is something you don't hear every day !



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