Newbie Joined - my round at the bar

[Stolichnaya]

At 6450 quid for a 2010 you can call it what you like !!!

[O.C.]

I'd call it a bloody good deal   

[Boomer]

  Stoli and Frau Stoli.  
Get the Mrs to name it,..... maybe der fliegende kacke? 
Enjoy the bike and hope to meet at the GTR do in June.

[Debs]

I love my 2010 Magnesium Gray (Brown) baby

We have been on many trips around Europe..

Your wife will love the touring on yours, 

[virginiajim]

Flowers are a nice touch, Debs! 

[Charlie747]

 

In bright sunlight............sometimes seen in the big sky country of the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire fens..........

That brown paintwork looks like a rainbow trout with the coloured flecks sparkling in the sunlight.

The first and only time I saw this effect (the sunshine) was in Wheels car park several years ago.

Correct blue/white is best looking GSX if you can catch one that's stood still.

Please remember that all GTR colours are faster by a factor of Warp 9 than grey or any other shade of grey ............

Also the owners of Gen1 bikes believe their rides are event faster that fast

Fun in the Forest is the first weekend in June ..........would love to see the three of you there.

Location: Littledean
Watering Hole: The Belfry http://www.thebelfryhotel.co.uk/

Now if you've found some rearsets ........................game on 

If yer fancy a meet Wheels (P.Boro) does a good all day breakfast ?

Am sure we could drag some of the local lads out with the thought of a full monty nose bag to meet & greet yer 

[Stolichnaya]

I go to Wheels quite a bit - maybe twice a month.  I know the café does a good brekkie but... I think it may have been taken over as was there last weekend and the guy I know wasn't there...  change of hands...??

I have to admit (and I may get some stick for this.) but my 1st impression of the GTR was that its not really that quick.  it certainly doesn't feel as quick as my GSX14.  My GTR is a standard 26000 mile old one with a Blue Flame end Can..  I just remember thinking on my ride home that that I didn't know what all the fuss was about..  smooth, yes. revvy.. yes but quick.. no.  hope ive not bought a lemon.

Thoughts on Rearsets - these are on ebay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301380685833?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Im also looking at changing screens..  whats the MRA X-Creen like?

Lower rear pegs - I think the price of the lowering bits is horrendous!  seems VERY expensive !!??

this is my dear old 2003 GSX14..  looks a little different now as ive updated lots of things over winter but essentially this is the Gal

[virginiajim]

If your GSX14 is what we (US) call a ZX14 then the GTR is no comparison to the performance that bike can put out.

[Stolichnaya]

unfortunately the US never got the GSX1400 for sale !!!!  I think it was emissions or something but (its full name) the Suzuki GSX1400 was never sold in the states from my knowledge !!  shame as its a great bike..

im a member of the GSX1400.org and I do know of one guy who brought a GSX1400 over to the states in parts..  bit by bit and built it up and the registered it as a home made...   clever guy! 

mine is quite well "sorted" and currently dyno's at 99 lb ft torque and 119bhp - all at the real wheel .
I do personally know of a guy on the Org called Halibag who had a Turbo GSX14 that runs 218 pb ft and 265 bhp !!  that thing goes like the clappers !

[virginiajim]

Only 119?

[Stolichnaya]

watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf_uFs2xUIQ

enough said ...  (drops mike.. walks off..)

[Burchy]

Hmmm.  The guy on the gixer wants to learn how to launch a bike!

[Stolichnaya]

really guys !!!  for a big ole bus that weights ..  well..  is a portly bugger its no slouch...

im only commenting that what I read was that the GTR is a ballistic sofa and very quick..  I don't get this impression.  I know its not a sports bike and all that before I get lots of replies about bought the wrong bike..  (please don't...) I bought the right bike..  im very much aware its a tourer and that's exactly why I bought it..  but bike for bike the GSX14 certainly feels quicker.. 

my comment was more along the lines of do I need to get it checked over as mine isn't that quick (to me)

I suppose I need someone to ride it and they can say yay or nay

[Phill_York]

really guys !!!  for a big ole bus that weights ..  well..  is a portly bugger its no slouch...

but bike for bike the GSX14 certainly feels quicker.. 

Could it be that the fairing on the GTR removes the sense of speed you get on your GSX14?

[Stolichnaya]

maybe.. yep.  that could be it

I didn't really ride it hard but did try a couple of 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear runs to high revs.  does pick up really well though..  and a lovely engine note change at 8k (I think)  its got a Blue Flame Can and does sound nice when pushing on..  but not brash low down..  sort of "hear it when you want to"