Ever get the feeling some C**t has swapped out your front wheel???

[viper]

well its one of two senarios ,

if you actually have a TPS inside the tyre , then the last time the tyre got changed they fucked up and had to put in a rubber valve, 14k miles is about right for the limit of wear on the bikes 2nd tyre ( my front  original did just over 7k) and I guess with such a close fit fender you never noticed the wear

if no TPS then yes some sly fucker has had it away with your entire wheel , what a story ,!

[alibx11]

Yes Neill, just checked, the weights look to be the same make, so indicates fitted at same time, which was before I bought it.

Unless as Viper says it's possible there is a tps attached to this valve, my tax disk really did just drop off and there is some reason my front tyre has worn so quick, then it could be my wheel ok.

Can't say I remember the black valve though... LOL

FFS I'm getting annoyed now....

Won't know till I get the wheel of to see.

Thanks for the replies guys...

[viper]

id be outside right now popping that bead , the curiosity is killing me, who needs tv!

just one other thought, you say the tyres were changed just before you bought it, well 11k miles is an unusual milestone for front tyre change, im my opinion, as I said my batlax did 7k and that seems to be the benchmark.

[Ant]

The new TPS sensors are sealed units and part of the valve, hence why I was looking for and older sort when mine when tits up..long story.

Id say its been knacked and replaced with either a car one or a new sort but not programmed in.

If you change them you can't put angled valves on anymore.

[alibx11]

LOL... I've already tried and can't get the bead broken, will have to go to a tyre shop, so will ring round a few tomorrow.

Don't know if I'll get much sleep tonight wondering about it.

[Boomer]

Bridgestone BT021s are shite and you are lucky to get 7k out of it. Please trust us all and fit PR3 or 4. They so much better for the bike.

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[Burchy]

I'm sure you will find the original TPS in there.  As the battery runs down you get the "low battery" warning and when it eventually goes completely you end up with just dashes on the readout.  If it is the older sort, you can replace the batteru with a bit of soldering.

[viper]

ive used the 2 g clamp method in the past to break the bead

[SirToU]

12-14k for a front tyre is possible......

[virginiajim]

Not if you ride it like it was stolen..

[SirToU]

Not if you ride it like it was stolen..

Nor if you ride on Bridgestone's or Pirelli's!   But each to their own!  :-p

[alibx11]

Well it was annoying me, so kept working at it and just got the bead broke, guess what, no TPS.

That's a mystery, cause there definately was a silver TPS in wheel and I was getting a reading in the dash so go figure.

Now I know what happened to my tax disk as well then.

Some thieving scumbag.  It's the oddest theft I know of.

Only place I can think of is the Ferry, they would have had plenty of time to do whatever they wanted, the biketrak was disarmed, they wouldn't want the theft discovered so replaced a dodgy part, ie a wheel with a shit tyre and no TPS.

Still defies belief though....

[Burchy]

Well, I'm amazed    Stupid thing is that the old TPS won't work in any other bike without the ECU being told to accept it through the dealer's KDS3 kit , and that will cost

[Lonewolf]

As the TPS is unique to a particular bike's ECU, is it possible to establish through a Kawasaki dealer, from their database which is presumably linked to the database of Kawasaki UK (for warranty purposes etc) whether a person has had a TPS with your bikes ECU code reprogrammed?

Possibly not, but I was just thinking out loud, it would be awesome if you could identify, who, where and when and get your wheel back!

[O.C.]

If your wheel was swapped on the ferry then presumably it would have had to be done by someone owning a suitable donor bike, which would be another Kawasaki. Its a task that wouldn't actually take too long to complete if you have the right tools.

Maybe an earlier model GTR (with no TPS) has been used...I would be inclined to check with the ferry company to see if any other bike riding passenger requested access to the car deck to fix a possible problem with his/her bike. I was once allowed onto the car deck to blow up the rear tyre on my then ZX9 which had a puncture, but as far as I'm aware restrictions regarding access to the car deck are now quite stringent.

It may well be that the ferry company has some kind of insurance in place for vehicles in transit