hi every one finally worked out how to use this site :boogie: I always wanted a gsx 1400 from the day I saw it on the front page of mcn finally got one in November 2017 can not wait for the good weather now here are some pictures
Welcome m8 I'm a new one as well :onya:
Hi Mark welcome along very nice lean example you have there
Del :onya:
:welcome1:
To all things 1402
Have a good look around and enjoy
:cheers:
Welcome! :cheers: :cheers:
Nice ride Mark. Welcome. :cheers:
Welcome :)
Welcome :cheers:
Welcome mate, looks good
Welcome 🍻🏍
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Welcomw Big Mark! You have a nice bike!
Hi there and welcome to the forum .... thats a very tidy bike :onya:
Gidday Mark, welcome along.
Lovely bike, same as mine (but shinier).
Welcome, bro. Joining this forum was the best move. People here are always willing to help and give great advise.
Welcome :cheers:
Welcome to the forum Mark :onya:
Why are you "Big Mark", are you a fat Bas*&%%$ or hung like a horse? :whistling:
Welcome :hat:
Bienvenue Grand Garcon! :grin:
Nice bike! Best colour too. :stir:
Welcome, if you dont mind me saying, that bike looks a picture.
Welcome Mark .... I :salute: your great taste in motorbikes :onya:
Liking the stubby can and hugger.
thanks to all that welcomed me .look forward to the future big mark not hung like a horse so must be the other option
Quote from: BIG MARK on Monday, 26 February 2018, 04:08 AM
thanks to all that welcomed me .look forward to the future big mark not hung like a horse so must be the other option
better change your nickname then to "Big boned Mark" :stir:
Welcome Mark :onya:
Can't help noticing you have your rear axle inserted from the drive side, is there a reason you do that?
Cheers
Red
Quote from: Red Biker on Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 07:03 PM
Welcome Mark :onya:
Can't help noticing you have your rear axle inserted from the drive side, is there a reason you do that?
Cheers
Red
Well spotted Nigel - indeed the rear axle is in the wrong way around
Still fresh in my mind Dave after putting chain adjusters and caliper mount on the wrong way!!
Does it actually make a difference which way the axle bolt goes through,,on my k6 the nut is on the left side but on my k7 it's on the right side,.?
Not sure it does Daytona, it's a bar with a nut on one end and a stop at the other, as long as chain adjusters are correct can't see what could go wrong!
But as the man in the orthopaedic shoes said "I stand to be corrected"
Quote from: Daytona on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 12:52 AM
Does it actually make a difference which way the axle bolt goes through,,on my k6 the nut is on the left side but on my k7 it's on the right side,.?
As standard, the nut should be on the nearside (sprocket side). Whether it
ACTUALLY makes any difference or not - pass, in theory there is the possibility that with the nut on the wrong side it could undo (all to do with threads and the way the nut does up). Me I'd like to keep it as it left the factory personally.
So on your K7, it sounds like you have the axle in the wrong way around and on your K6, it's correctly fitted, as the nut should be on the sprocket side
@Daytona
Hi Mark.
Nice 14. Matt on here used to own that. He fitted the can. I sold him/fitted the screen. Lived in Hull area for a while. Then he did p/ex in Manchester area.
Ride safe.
BB.
Quote from: Basil Brush on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 01:30 AM
Hi Mark.
Nice 14. Matt on here used to own that. He fitted the can. I sold him/fitted the screen. Lived in Hull area for a while. Then he did p/ex in Manchester area.
Came from Robspeed Grimsby.
Ride safe.
BB.
Quote from: Basil Brush on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 01:34 AM
Quote from: Basil Brush on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 01:30 AM
Hi Mark.
Nice 14. Matt on here used to own that. He fitted the can. I sold him/fitted the screen. Lived in Hull area for a while. Then he did p/ex in Manchester area. Matt Bought from Robspeed Grimsby.
Ride safe.
BB.
Sorry for multiple posts - that will teach me not to have a couple of beers when typing... :doh:
Thanks for info chaps,the bike came back this way after tyres been fitted,however I shall turn the axle round before I ride the k7: probably around August when weathers picked up ,cheers, ,
Quote from: Daytona on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 01:55 AM
Thanks for info chaps,the bike came back this way after tyres been fitted,however I shall turn the axle round before I ride the k7: probably around August when weathers picked up ,cheers, ,
AUGUST????? :shocked:
hi fellow 1400 thanks for the info about the axel the photos are from when I brought the bike and it has now been put in the right way .is matt still on the forum would like any info about the bike if he dose not mind thanks
It makes little difference which way round the axel goes to be honest. I suppose it depends on whether you're left or right handed for ease of wheel fitment. I cant see any mechanical reason other than that's the way it's fitted in the service manual. Without looking at a closeup, the chain adjuster line might be facing up with the thicker edge of the block towards the adjuster bolts, but that will only marginally affect the range of adjustment you have on the chain. Not sure if this would be an issue with a brand new chain? You shouldn't rely on the adjustment lines anyway, they are only a rough guide and you could easily rotate the block round 180 degrees.
I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong though.
Quote from: BIG MARK on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 04:21 AM
hi fellow 1400 thanks for the info about the axel the photos are from when I brought the bike and it has now been put in the right way .is matt still on the forum would like any info about the bike if he dose not mind thanks
Mark. I have not seen Matt on here for a while. He went off on a tangent and got a Charlie Bowman Ewan McGregor style BMW thingy. If You PM me. I know a mate who sees him. I know a little of its history. As it was once lurking in my man cave. So fire away...
Quote from: lloydjames on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 04:48 AM
It makes little difference which way round the axel goes to be honest. I suppose it depends on whether you're left or right handed for ease of wheel fitment. I cant see any mechanical reason other than that's the way it's fitted in the service manual. Without looking at a closeup, the chain adjuster line might be facing up with the thicker edge of the block towards the adjuster bolts, but that will only marginally affect the range of adjustment you have on the chain. Not sure if this would be an issue with a brand new chain? You shouldn't rely on the adjustment lines anyway, they are only a rough guide and you could easily rotate the block round 180 degrees.
I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong though.
Be my guest and proof Barmy's theory wrong or right. :stir:
For me I just do it the way it is right (or wrong). Maybe if I'd live down under and/or ride on the wrong side of the road or were a lefty I'd care. :cheers: (yup, had a couple liters of beer...hicks)
Quote from: Andre on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 09:50 AM
Quote from: lloydjames on Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 04:48 AM
It makes little difference which way round the axel goes to be honest. I suppose it depends on whether you're left or right handed for ease of wheel fitment. I cant see any mechanical reason other than that's the way it's fitted in the service manual. Without looking at a closeup, the chain adjuster line might be facing up with the thicker edge of the block towards the adjuster bolts, but that will only marginally affect the range of adjustment you have on the chain. Not sure if this would be an issue with a brand new chain? You shouldn't rely on the adjustment lines anyway, they are only a rough guide and you could easily rotate the block round 180 degrees.
I'm sure someone will correct me if i'm wrong though.
Be my guest and proof Barmy's theory wrong or right. :stir:
For me I just do it the way it is right (or wrong). Maybe if I'd live down under and/or ride on the wrong side of the road or were a lefty I'd care. :cheers: (yup, had a couple liters of beer...hicks)
Well the axle doesn't spin with the wheel so it shouldn't undo........ The only thing I can think of that's threaded in a specific direction as to not undo through rotational forces is the front sprocket nut. And that, coincidentally is a right handed thread. If the drive sprocket was on the right hand side, it would be a left handed thread. If my wheel bearings had seized to the point the axle is spinning, I think i'd have bigger things to worry about anyway :whistling:
I can't imagine fitting the wheel with the axle going left to right is an easy task either. The brake caliper mount is annoyingly fiddly even though you can support it on the axle. Think you might need 3 hands :lol:
A doddle to do the rear wheel once you've done it a few times! Showpvel u dear the rear wheel to lift it makes it oh so much easier and you only need 2 hands...... :whistling:
Hmm I reckon with those spacers, trying to get the rotor in the pads, etc it's a bastard of a job. I didn't enjoy it at all.
Oh and my rear axle was in the 'wrong way round' since the day I bought.
Number of times rear wheel fell off = zero.