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hi i get about 48 ish to the gallon . had a ride to hawes /devils bridge .kendal/ullswater/honister pass and back through hartside .missed the petrol station at penrith and thought there would be another one before alston (there wasnt) the fuel warning was flashing before i climbed up to hartside cafe so with fingers (and toes crossed) carried on to alston where i filled up (£26) i had done 215 miles.  so the tank must have been quite empty did not remember how many litres it was . totaly forgot about eco mode i have not used as  yet . carried on home to normanby without stressing over fuel. next time i will fill up when its quarter full unless i know where the fuel stations are it was 6.30 in the evening and we had done 290 mls overall it was a good day out apart from the slight panic over fuel.(running i got over 50 mpg)
                                                       regards John

yes i did have got fed up trying to get luggage to fit so i sold it it and got a gtr i had only done 1900 miles on it .

went to ripon and they have to order everything in which was a pain cos i wanted to see the fittings first to see if was ok . so after a 130 mile round trip i looked at the one off my zzr which fastened in the top yoke . i took out the hex nut on the gtr yoke and glued the rubber/nut in the recess and refitted the yoke nut . BINGO the steel rod with the sat nav ball on the end screwed straight in  . sorted . the orignal one was made by bob telfer (telferizer.com). good bloke and very helpfull.

hi just to let you know the pegs off a 650 versys fit i was talking to a couple of gtr owners at hawes and they had them fitted.but said they cost 70 quid (ouch)

hi . i get the same thing when doing over 60 with the screen up  it tends to suck you towards it . i now lower it and let the wind blast hit instead. i am going to france in 3 weeks so need to sort something out soon . what is best wedges or bar risers any help or info please . thanks john

hi anyone got any to sell . i have some for a zzr if anybody wants some .

yes i had the throw over ones on my fazer even with loads of tape on the plastics they wore through touring france (1400 miles) so i wasnt going to risk it with the zzr as it was even wider . it was going to cost over £500 to fit a monolock panniers so i changed the bike

hi rusty . yes love the bike but i was told you could get panniers &top box  i had top box fitted then found out kawasaki dont do both . so was very p----d off with the salesman at millenium m/cycles . so i thought sod it i get a gtr . just come back from near alton towers today bike went well but even with bar risers 80/90 on motorways not that comfortable (wind blast) you are sat higher with the bar risers but anything under 60 and your wrists ache like hell  without them . i am 5ft 11 so if you were shorter it might be better i dont know .anyway i am rambling so i say bye . cheers john

 hi  my name is john just purchased a gtr gt and it has a flat plate fitted for a sat nav . i have a garmin nuvi 50 does anyone know where i can get a ball fitting for it to fit the plate . i have looked at loads on ebay but dont know what will fit . would be  gratefull for any suggestions
         signed confused. com (ha ha )

hi guys i have just swopped my 62 plate zzr1400 for a gtr . yes they are fast and handle the twisties  but loading them with panniers &top box is not recommended by kawasaki as i found out . the dealer who sold me it said you can so i had a top box fitted by them . later i went to get panniers and was told by a local dealer that kawasaki dont do a set with atop box guess what . a whole new set up from givi would have to be fitted . apart from that the bike is brilliant but you need bar risers under 50 ish your wrists kill you then you need a double bubble screen cos you are in the w(excuse my grammar) anyway enjoy your zzr          cheers john       
                            by the way the dealer was alan at millenium motorcycles, which is also motor cycle centre orrell and preston superbikes
                                   

hi there from a new gtr gt owner from ooop north ha ha . normanby near middlesbrough realey  swopping my zzr next week for it . hope the weather gets better to run it in (well i can hope). well heres to meeting others for a ride out sometime .           
                                                    cheers john