NEW GTR

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Got my GTR yesterday. Brand new but it,s a -08 model in nautilus silver.
Starte the trip down to dealer on friday after work.Went almost half of the way down on friday,rest on saturday morning.Drow all the way back home on saturday, 597 miles or 960 km. I spendt 1440 km or 895 miles on motorbikes alltogether on saturday. My ass has lost it's shape ;D
Used little under 12 hours on the trip back home.Not so bad,with all the holliday traffic on the road these days. And since the bike aren't finished breaking in,I could not just pass the lorries and cars screaming with full trottle.  The sun was shining all the way,never had a trip with weater like this the hole day.In Norway this is.

The Bike really stod out as a mile eater.Smooth and relaxing.
I'm really imressed. Stable and strong. Power every where,and it suits my length good
The only minus is, between 2000 and 3000 rpm with steady trottle,I felt the engine started to
go a little uneven. Little hard to explain. It goes a way when I shuts of the trottle or opening the trottle more
Are going get some more km or miles on the bike before I do someting about it.
Feel like the fuel management aren't spot on.
But this is fixable.

It came with the original screen,the low one.Raised it nearly full up and no wind on my upper body,just
a even steady blast at the helmet. No buffing or head sheaking.
Will get a taller original screen later,the dealer didn't get my extra stuff in time.
But they are going to send it later.And the milage aren't to bad. 453,2 km or 281,66 miles on one tank.
It's 0,47 liter/km or 48 mpg I think. i reckon it will get a little better later when i know how to ride the bike. :)

After the first km/miles i don't feel the need for more power. But a new muffler are must for me,man it's
huge!!! :o

Gonna keep you updated on the bike and how it works in a day to day use.
And all the farkles and mods that will come.I know my self,just can't leave something totaly original ;D

[Bondu]

Hi & welcome

Epic round trip for the bike, worth it though  ;D

[Lonewolf]

Congratulations on the new GTR.  ;D
How did you manage to get 281 miles out of a tank of fuel?

[fatharry]

Biiiig first ride....well done on the new bike

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Thanks:)Very surprised my self over the milage. But I did ride very calmly and smooth.
After the last tank filling,there where no riding on motorways just B roads.
And there was much less traffic.Easyer to get a smooth ride then.Just find a rhythm and keep the trottle steady.Think the milage will change when the bike are getting used harder.

Yes,worth every penny spendt and miles driven ;D
Are planning on going up to Nordkapp,the north cape,I think you are calling it.
Later this year.Thats is a trip i have been thinking of doing for several years,but there
have always been something that has managed to ruin it for me.
Hopefully this year I will get going

One question. Are there batteries in the tire pressure sensors in the wheels?
If there are,how often must they be replaced?

[Kwikasfuki]

Congrats on the new bike.

Where do you live and where did you pick it up from? I think LW had a similar trip to pick his up

The TPS batteries aren't replaceable. Not officially anyhow but can be done with a little pain

[fatharry]

Every 5 years is the official answer from Kawasaki.....each new TPS unit is £195.00 over here....think I'll learn to swap the battery out myself

[Lonewolf]

Yep, mine was a 600 mile round trip to collect the GTR taking in the delightfull M25.  ;D

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

I live in Rørvik (roervik) in Vikna out by the coast i the middle of Norway.
The dealer are in Sarpsborg in the south east of Norway near the swedish boarder.
1 hour drive down from Oslo on the east side of Oslofjorden.
There are dealers closer to home.But i got so much more money for the bike I
tradet in,that it was worth the trip.


Do not get a reading for tire pressure on the disply,just tree lines.
And since the bike is tree years it thought mayby the batteries in the TPS where dead.
Have read in the handbook and in the service manual but i can't find I'm doing
someting wrong.Forgot to check this before i left the dealer.
Have warranty so it will be covered,but if it's something easy to fix
i do it my self.
Anybody have any ideas what can be wrong?

[Kwikasfuki]

Either the battery has gone or the tps hasn't been synced to the ecu. Either way, it needs to go to a dealer to get resolved

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Aren't the TPS syncronised to the ECU from the factory?
Does the dealer have to do this when its new?
Maybe they have to "wake up" the TPS.
If the tps have to be changed i wait till my tires needs replacment.

[Kwikasfuki]

I remember ages ago that I read if you fill them to 50 psi it can activate them. Don't know how true it is, or if you need to drive at that psi for them to be activated.

[Ziderman]

Thank F**k your not British...I was just thinking about the awe full spelling & about to have a pop...
But when realized your not English, thought , that's good English...
Hello

[TRIGGERHAPPY]

Hello Ziderman :)Are my english that bad? I hope it will get better after reading and posting on
the GTR forum. ;)

Are going to try out your suggestions,Norman Bates.

Did a evening ride on my local roads . Small and twisty roads,where I used to have fun
with the GSXR1000. And I'm even more impressed of the bike now. I just can't understand where
they have hidden the weight of the bike,It handles almost like a sports bike.

All ready time to change the oil and oil filter,645 miles now and more to come ;D

[fatharry]

I'm with Ziderman on this ....... Bloody good English TRIGGERHAPPY,

Its not easy to tell who's foreign and who's not..... English is my second language (albeit I now live and work in the UK, so it's fairly polished)