Nervous new owner

[mecki]

Mine shows both - miles and km.

[Deon]

Mine shows both - miles and km.

In SA only Km/h.
Anyway, I am now done commenting on this topic. I just thought that I would give him something to consider.

Deon

[O.C.]

Where did you get the sound suppressor OC? might have to invest in that too.... how does it stay in as there doesn't appear to be any inside flange to screw it to.... also does it stop all the farting and popping on the overrun, relating to the bike anyway.

Thanks.
AL.

TBH I can't remember where it came from, it can be fitted by removing the end cap on the can there's 6 allen screws and then it clamps inside

Check this site, although I'm sure there are distributors in the U.K.......... maybe Chainspeed, but am not sure

http://www.twobros.com/cgi-bin/shopper?search=action&keywords=sparksoundarrest-road&searchstart=0&template=Templates/TBRSearchResult-soundsuppression.html

[alibx11]

Thanks, Deon for the help, understand perfectly what you meant and was only able to check the vehicle out properly tonight.


Bike did come with a KMH only speedo face.... found these in with the service record etc but never took much notice of them..If I had known that GTR's came with black face clocks I would have taken more notice, problem was I was looking at a ZZR14 2 days before and it had white clocks, so they didn't look out of place on the GTR..


But looks like someone has done a replacement with the Lockwood dial conversion (  http://www.lockwoodinternational.co.uk/kawasaki-gtr-1400-kmh-to-mph-conversion-dial-part-no-c375-more-details-i5481.html ) to get the white MPH background.


Have no idea how it shows miles on the odo though as I had a look under the dash and didn't see any convertor or anything that shouldn't be there.

Either way I looked at the old MOT certs and service records and they all seem to tally up to the shown ODO reading, after you convert the KM reading to Miles, so doesn't appear to have had a clock change.

I'm quite happy with the bike regardless, is a nice looking machine and I do prefer the white clocks anyway so will not be looking to change them, some time I'm over in England again I'll go see about getting a Fly removal and dyno tune done, if I think I need more speed.

Found the baffle things on youtube OC so now know how their done, and can order them through ebay so will get the P1X version, which is the quieter one available... Thanks for that..

Only thing I have to do now is find the money to pay for all these extra's I'm putting on it.... Hugger, risers, exhaust baffle, fenda entenda, etc....   

Looking forward to getting a dry day to get it out..

[Bumpkin]

You'll probably find the ODO conversion is a "secret" process, either through button sequence or PC connection, and means that you are displaying genuine data.

Nice looking bike and delighted you're a happy bloke, I'm still in that grin widening phase of ownership myself 

[Deon]

I know I said that I would not comment on this thread again but your pics and explanation makes perfect sense now. They only changed the faces and not the complete dash. Performance will therefore not be affected at all.
One is able to change from Km/h to Mph using the buttons on the dash, so therefore no other conversions were done with laptop or PC.
Leave your can as it is and give it horns !!!!

Deon

[O.C.]

I think I like the white dials, they would be good with soft blue lighting, or is that a bit too much like a seedy club 

[coman37]

I think I like the white dials, they would be good with soft blue lighting, or is that a bit too much like a seedy club 

too much like a seedy club 

Sounds more like a sandwich !!!

Coman

[alibx11]

  Well I'm glad we're all on the same page now...

OC you've put another thing in my head now.. looking into changing the colour of the clock back lighting... better get all the other jobs done first though...

Looks ok with the red backlighting but might be worth experimenting..

Think I've caused enough confusion here in the introduction thread so I'll start posting in the other sections now.

Roll on the extras and mod stage now..

Looking forward to getting this bike set up to my liking, thanks all.
AL.

[SirToU]

Hmmm i disagree with the dealer about no long ownerships.

Boomer is on 4-5 years, I'm coming up for 3 on this bike, but i've also had 2 others.

To me this bike has everything, and as much as I would like to try something different, I can't find anything that matches it for power, load capacity, styling, trinkets.

She handles, tours, scratches, commutes and also has the ability to put 2 fingers up to 1000 sports bikes (but perhaps some of that is down to the stupidity of the rider. :-). ).

I think you have mde the right choice..... Welome to a club that everyone else can only dream of.  :-)

Neil

[The Ascot flyer]

Hello to everyone - I'm new here - probably getting a GTR1400 very soon after many years not biking - had my first ride on a new one yesterday. Loved the look and feel. There is a definite 'high build quality' look about it. Slightly lower seat than the R1200RT I test rode last week (or is that just the slightly more forward riding position?). First impressions actually riding the bike;

1. immediately was able to de-focus from the new bike experience and concentrate on the road - that is a good sign I think
2. handles well - confident feel on corners - my dealer assured me the 34 reading on the front tire was correct - I reckon it should have been a bit firmer as there was not enough feedback from the front
3. too much rear brake travel - I hope this can be adjusted
4. to really motor (accelerate) she needs to be above 4000 - I don't think this is a big issue for a relaxed tourer like me - but she is a refined monster above 4000 and sounds like a turbine
5. screen might need to be a bit taller for me (6'2" and 32 inside leg)?
6. perhaps adjust the handlebars a bit?

Loved it - and the new price of 10,499 is a bargain for bike like this!

Advice gratefully received!

[Lonewolf]

Hi & welcome along to the forum.
The dealer is well off the mark when they say 34 is correct for the front tyre! The correct tyre pressure front and rear, sole rider or plus pillion is 42psi. Thats inflate to 42 and the bike will probably run at 44-45 psi. Sounds high but trust me.
The rear brake lever travel can be adjusted very simply, it could be the pads are badly worn, check before you buy.
Most of us buy after market screens Calsci C-Baileys etc.
Risers are available for the bars.

[Rusty]

Hello MPS .. and of course ...
You will love the Gtr ... everyone here does ! 

[O.C.]

Welcome to the forum MPS, you will love the GTR as it really is an outstanding machine worthy of the "flagship" title given to it by Kawasaki UK.

Where  are you located ?.....if you fill in your location within you profile it will encourage others on here to invite you for a ride out 

Once again welcome aboard

[Boomer]

5 years 3 months, 14 days and 50,300 miles.
Still loving it but not riding it anywhere near as much as when I was commuting 60 Miles each way every day.
I bought it to keep. I feel sorry for the "replace it every 3 years" brigade as they will never really get attached to their machine.
"Vivian" is a family member, along with her stablemate, my 170,000 mile GTR1000 "Otto".
Here's to the next 5 years and more!