Continuing - So what did you do to your bike today...?

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Took the Suz out for a ride this morning, after playing with the K1300 for a bit.  Amazing difference between the two,  I used to think the  1402 was a big heavy bike, but nothing compared to the K1300GT. 

Some nice twisty bits, a run down the freeway and stop at the shops. Ran beautifully, need to sort that sump plug leak ( thanks for the top @Hooli).  Filled up with fuel, $1.42 for std 91RON,  interestingly the quantum hpfp is a lot noisier than the std one, especially when the fuel level gets low.

[grog]

Eric, 14 weight never worried me, took mate 102 Hardly for a ride, prob weighs same but felt double. Actually worried me, no good at slow place. Vibration and lack of braking not good either. Its a so called stage 3 out of 4 performance pack, lots of bucks. Stage 1 wouldve been like my mower.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Eric, 14 weight never worried me, took mate 102 Hardly for a ride, prob weighs same but felt double. Actually worried me, no good at slow place. Vibration and lack of braking not good either. Its a so called stage 3 out of 4 performance pack, lots of bucks. Stage 1 wouldve been like my mower.

it's not that the weight ever bothered me, but compared to my Daytona675, the 1402 felt big and heavy. But compared to the beemer, the 1402 feels like my 675.

[Hooli]

The only time I find a 14 is heavy is pushing it up the ramp into my garage or mid S-bend when I'm trying to flick it from one side to another at speed. It'll do it, just needs muscling a lot more than say my Hornet.

[grog]

Talking to a bloke few weeks back. Steep driveway, stupid hardly stalled , common occurence, thats why you see them blipping throttle at lights.His fell on him, sidestand right thru leg, helicopter to lift, hes suffering. One thing ive noticed, 14 very rarely stalls, so many others do. Diavel i had, stalled in a blink.

[Hooli]

Yeah my Sprint is damn easy to stall too, especially when it's half warmed up.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Talking to a bloke few weeks back. Steep driveway, stupid hardly stalled , common occurence, thats why you see them blipping throttle at lights.His fell on him, sidestand right thru leg, helicopter to lift, hes suffering. One thing ive noticed, 14 very rarely stalls, so many others do. Diavel i had, stalled in a blink.

Ouch. That is why I always wear proper M/C boots when riding, and don't own a hardley movington

[grog]

Eric, boots wouldnt have helped, straight thru knee, did some damage.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Ooh, not good

[DP1400]

Well.....not today, but yesterday - took her for a quick blast along the A28 to Canterbury and back. Dry roads, sunshine and 15 degrees, it had to be done! Not ridden my `14 for several weeks and that 20min blast certainly made me smile. What a bike!! Didn`t miss a beat even after a longish lay-up. First ride of `22. Fantastic. Bring it on......

[Kiwifruit]

Because I won't ride in shorts, tank top and thongs I havn't been out in 22. I just can't put the gear on. Been low 30s for a few days now. Lots out riding using sunblock for protection. 

[Hooli]

Someone I know bought herself her first big bike but not having passed her test yet coundnt ride it. So we took it out to check it's ok, obviously as it's got knobblies I turned up a byway. My first time ever on mud with a bike...

It's got an issue where the fast idle seems to cut in at random or it stalls at idle unless it's got hot. It'll stall having ridden normally for an hour, but behaves after ten mins at low speed in a car park. I'm going to start by checking the temp sensors to solve it

It's a fun little thumper and stupidly easy to ride.

[Mick_J]

Because I won't ride in shorts, tank top and thongs I havn't been out in 22. I just can't put the gear on. Been low 30s for a few days now. Lots out riding using sunblock for protection. 

Come on Col, I wish you blokes down under keep mentioning you wear thongs, over here they are

[grog]

I thought Kiwis wore jandals?

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Someone I know bought herself her first big bike but not having passed her test yet coundnt ride it. So we took it out to check it's ok, obviously as it's got knobblies I turned up a byway. My first time ever on mud with a bike...

It's got an issue where the fast idle seems to cut in at random or it stalls at idle unless it's got hot. It'll stall having ridden normally for an hour, but behaves after ten mins at low speed in a car park. I'm going to start by checking the temp sensors to solve it

It's a fun little thumper and stupidly easy to ride.

Since owning my first BMW, I read that some models suffer from hot start issues.its apparently related to the battery and the shunt that's fitted to it. Battery overheats and puts out erratic currents, this messes up the ecu and fuelling.  The PO has fitted an Odyssey battery that solves the issue.