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two shopfitters are doing a refurb on a shop in a busy street ,every 5 mins people keep stopping them working as they are walking bye asking oh what are they going to sell here then.one of the fitters gets anoyed and says to a little old lady who asks next, arseholes love they are going to sell arseholes. the old lady replies looks like they will do a roaring trade then,theres only two left and she then walks on

pr 2s on my last gtr 57 plate changed the bike to sports bike like handling faster cornering no squaring off  pr3 will be going on my 10 plate when there kput 8/10 for proad 2s

i got told by my local dealer the later discs had the centre black support area strenghtened

When buying brake pads the other week, I noticed that the 2008/9 brake pads are a different, more expensive part than those fitted to the 2010 bike. Quite a difference, £70 a caliper for 08/09 and £50 a caliper for 2010.

I wonder if Kawasaki simply fitted cheaper, more abrasive pads in 2010 as us 2010 owners all seem to see pads wearing out in 12k miles. I have had two sets worn down completely, both at that mileage. vfrtom, you are the first I have heard with prematurely worn brake discs though.

Brake discs are the same part number on all years, hence my suggestion that 2010 pads are more abrasive. Maybe Kwak fitted sintered metallic pads to get the same braking force from a cheaper pad.

Martin.

would not surprise me if the pads were more harsh on later bikes the early discs on some 2007 bikes had what they said were hot spots where the disk had more friction in places than other parts of the disk  causing pulsing and same efect as warped disc maybe a corser pad would stop this happening and the disk would wear even. i remember years ago i think it was ferodo put a coating on the start of new car disc pads to try and clear imperfections on discs which took so much metal off in the first so many miles. still got my old gtr discs in shed that pulsed when braking and to the eye they look fine.

zip mine in my jacket inside pocket then when im out i never use that pocket for anything else i now find it more anoying riding a bike with a key remembering where or which pocket i have put it in im 45 by the time i get to 60 wont even be able to find the bike never mind the key

as Kwikasfuki said earlier bearings are shite quality 2 year ago when i had a 57 plate gtr i swopped the tyres got the front wheel out and the outside coating on the front wheel bearing was flaking off if this had got inside the bearing it would of preamature failure i could not believe its condition

my warped discs started like  a pulsing effect when braking and felt normal at other times like the others on here have said could be the wheel balance  is out also some gtrs are prone to front wheel bearing failure

tadcaster winston

5ways  and j and s

best i got offered was £8300 but its like new panniers are still in the plastic bags never been on and the milage is 3900 miles that was alright but when you look how much a new one is it looks bad and a 2008 is in the shop retailing at £7495 with 20000 miles on clock

temptation nearly got the better of me today nearly sold the gtr and bought a new zzr1400 rode the gtr 1/2 a mile looked at it and thought how much they had offered me and then thought 30 years ago i would of been sent for shock treatment for brain disorder hence put her back in garage and kept her warm again few that was close

 after carefull searching they maybe alot different there are alot of radiators and they start with 39601 its the code after this

a bit off subject but i know there is a few zx10r owners on here. some zx10rs 08 09 and 2010s are been recalled for new rectifiers mines one of them they are failing to charge prop or failing all together causing bike not to start or stopping all together

http://www.kawasakimotorcyclespares.co.uk/spares/epc2.asp?PageiD=20098&modelID=8041&m=KAWASAKI+GTR1400+A8F+++2008+Radiator&uID=0

http://www.derbiscooterspares.co.uk/spares/epc2.asp?ModelID=11408&pageID=24417
this what i looked at

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-ZZR-1400-2009-Radiator-/290628835106?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item43aad41722
just checked numbers of zzr1400 08 rad and gtr1400 rad and they appear to be the same this is the only zzr1400 rad ive found hope this helps