Greetings from New Zealand
I just got myself a K7 GSX1400 that is just run in at 51,000km's
Been riding daily for just about my entire life off rd as a youngster and on road up to date just about to turn 53 years ancient
I just sold my near new Triumph Tiger sport .Beautiful bike but it left me with nothing to do
This new to me 1400 needs a bit of love and a bloody good scrub and a bit of old age wiping away new tires going on tomorrow and I have been cleaning all the running gear and chassis today
This will be a daily ride come rain hail or shine as it is I bought it 200km's away from home and rode it home through a torrential storm with slips and heavy surface flooding but I couldn't get the stupid grin off my face what a great motor
Can't say the same for the bald front tire
Cheers
G'day Grumpy. Good to have you join us, great to have another Kiwi..... l think thats 4 of us now. You will enjoy riding it with new tyres. Look forward to some piccys :cheers:
Te Awamutu .... the Road Policing HQ for the Waikato :facepalm: :facepalm:
Gidday Grumpy, great to have you aboard. There's lots to like about a GSX1400, think you're just finding that out. :cheers:
Thanks for the welcome
Hopefully we will soon be moving to Matamata the cops seem to be a bit more tolerant there
I spent most of today cleaning tar off things removing rust from the mirror stalks ,removing the little blue and white bikini fairing/ screen , cleaning the chain swing arm , rewiring the heated grips removing the radar distraction detector
Tomorrow I begin really scrubbing the bits that I missed and compiling a shopping list of new parts needed
Plugs
Air filter
Oil filter
Oil
Some touch up paint for assorted stone chips
Research some paint for the fork lowers as time has been cruel to the lower legs
Fit Gps cradle
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed tinkering and fixing bits after a diet of new bikes for the last 10 years
Welcome - Croeso :) some pics would be good :)
:welcome1:
To all things 1402
You've come to the right place .
Enjoy :cheers:
Welcome to the forum Grumpy, :onya: I had a Tiger Sport for three years, a good bike but a bit characterless (for a triple), I preferred my Speed triple so the sport had to go.
cheers grumpy, (Horowhenua NZ here) Just on a year ownership here and haven't looked back.
Went right thru mine adjusting Susp etc ,but knew the buggered tyres were affecting feel of it. Found the front wheel axle finger tight !!!! New tyres made it like I thought it should be.
I'm almost 72 yrs, but this baby is keeping me riding.
(the gsxr1000 was getting just too hard for this old bod).
Enjoy ! Roo.
Just about enough of us now to organize a NZ 14 owners meet up trip........
and we are allowed :boogie:
Grumpy, these 14's are touchy about chain and throttle cable adjustment. Chain tightens a lot when you do the axle nut up.
Hi Grumpy welcome to the forum mate - enjoy your stay mate :onya: :onya: :onya:
Welcome Mate
Good to have another kiwi here, the poor buggers are in a minority :)
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Minority....yes, but free to travel about :happy1:
Hear Hear KF!
Welcome old man!
Welcome Mate it's great when a youngster joins the forum 😂 Honestly at 53 you will be one of the youngest on here!
Oi we're not all bloody pensioners! (yet)
According to that last survey we are close, might not be over the hill but got a f,ing good view from where we are the 14s seem to attract that demographic for good reason , reliable, relaxing to ride and doesn't cripple you going to get the milk and paper :cheers:
Horse
Not to forget it is a doddle to work on no plastic acreage to remove to change airfilter/plugs
taking the fairing off my ZX14R used to take nearly an hour with out breaking the little lugs
Don't get me started on valve clearances on the same nearly need to remove the motor from the frame due to the monocoque design
Welcome to all things 1402 Grumpy. Not all of us are seniors, im still on the safe side of 50
Quote from: Grumpy old man on Wednesday, 20 January 2021, 04:35 AM
Not to forget it is a doddle to work on no plastic acreage to remove to change airfilter/plugs
taking the fairing off my ZX14R used to take nearly an hour with out breaking the little lugs
Don't get me started on valve clearances on the same nearly need to remove the motor from the frame due to the monocoque design
We're lucky in the last respect, we very rarely have to adjust the valve clearances. Hooli has done huge miles & I don't think he's had to change them, he's checked, but always been ok, as are 99.9% of them.
I've only done 161k miles, but ya right they've never even changed let alone needed adjustment in that time.
Welcome Grumpy - enjoy your `14! :cheers: