Hi folks
here are some pictures of my 2003 K3, bought used with 62000 km on the tacho.
Original color was blue, and now it is, well, a mix of the colours I like more.
Modifications I've done are a lot, but budget was reasonable.
Driving her is a pleasure.
Hope you like the monster
Cheers from Italy and thank you all for the kind support here on the forum for my questions.
Reading quite all the posts was really fun and I've learned a lot, and will go ahead reading and posting.
Really nice bike Mate. I do like the black calipers.
Here are some links to the accessories I've installed
1) Calipers: sent and received back restored and with paint from Powerhouse
www.powerhouse.uk
2) Disks: Braking SK2
https://www.wrs.it/it/freni-dischi-freno/189713-wk020l-wk020r--dischi-anteriori-braking-sk2-suzuki-gsx-1400-2002-2007.html
3) Brake and Clutch levers: Evolution
https://www.evolutionitaly.com/leve-freno-frizione-racing/leve-freno-frizione-per-suzuki-gsx-1400-normali-medie
4) Exhaust: Delkievic
https://delkevic.co.uk/Suzuki/GSX1400%20/2003/suzuki-gsx1400-01-04-full-4-2-exhaust-system-350mm-stainless-round-bsau-silencer.html?search=
5) Rear Shocks: Hagon
https://www.hagon-shocks.co.uk/catalog/partdetail.aspx?partno=33048CFB
6) LED Back light: eBay
https://www.ebay.it/itm/361716517499?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
7) Tank, fender, Tail: CuparMotorcycles eBay
https://www.ebay.it/str/cuparmotorcycles
8) LED Front light: eBay
https://www.ebay.it/itm/164201749476?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
Tids and bits: eBay
Great bike Athel.
You live in a wonderfull city. Hope we can get back to visiting my favourite European country again soon.
A truly mixed bag of fruit :doh: Nice bike though, I've seen you posting for a while, didn't realise we hadn't seen your bike yet. Is it inappropriate to ask the purchase price in Italy ? :whatever: :whatever:
Quote from: Athelstanexxx on Monday, 05 July 2021, 07:26 PM
Here are some links to the accessories I've installed
8) LED Front light: eBay
https://www.ebay.it/itm/164201749476?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
Vey nice bike!
Did the headlight fit straight into the original bowl without any problems? Looks very nice
Cheers
Pete
Bought in blue color last November 2020 and paid 2900 eur.
Quote from: Athelstanexxx on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:30 AM
Bought in blue color last November 2020 and paid 2900 eur.
That's about $4500 AUD.
Always interesting to compare sales in the different countries. Easy to find out what people are asking but what they are paying counts. A very good 😊 buy.
Quote from: Athelstanexxx on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:30 AM
Bought in blue color last November 2020 and paid 2900 eur.
Ciao Athel, lovely country . Go to Mugello every year (well not the last two ! Virus ) always stay Tre Madonna Tuscanny......love the 1400's. xx
A note here about the LED headlight.
While connection was very easy, I had to change the enclosure and purchase one especially made for LEDs, here
https://www.ledperf.com/phare-rond-et-chrome-pour-optique-full-led-de-suzuki-gsx-1400-p-35620.html
Cheers everyone
Let me add here another interesting tool I've recently added to the beast.
It is a 12V Led battery level monitor I installed on the right side of the bike, and it works as follows
- on the road: constant green if all is ok. Flashing red + green means alternator failure (e.g. overcharging!). Dropping to yellow means your system is heavily loaded (heated gloves, etc).
- When parked or stored, you see flashing green, yellow or red for battery 'idle' status, and this is nice when bike is parked since it's like you have an alarm
- Power Consumption : 10mA nominal on the road, 0.5mA when parked - essentially nothing
https://gammatronixltd.com/epages/bae94c71-c5b6-4572-89a1-e89006e78fbe.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/bae94c71-c5b6-4572-89a1-e89006e78fbe/Products/BIKE-E-12V
Quote from: Athelstanexxx on Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 06:03 PM
Let me add here another interesting tool I've recently added to the beast.
It is a 12V Led battery level monitor I installed on the right side of the bike, and it works as follows
- on the road: constant green if all is ok. Flashing red + green means alternator failure (e.g. overcharging!). Dropping to yellow means your system is heavily loaded (heated gloves, etc).
- When parked or stored, you see flashing green, yellow or red for battery 'idle' status, and this is nice when bike is parked since it's like you have an alarm
- Power Consumption : 10mA nominal on the road, 0.5mA when parked - essentially nothing
https://gammatronixltd.com/epages/bae94c71-c5b6-4572-89a1-e89006e78fbe.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/bae94c71-c5b6-4572-89a1-e89006e78fbe/Products/BIKE-E-12V
@Athelstanexxx looks like a handy little gadget, where did you mount it & do you have any pictures of it fitted to the bike?
Cheers
Pete
That's the same thing that gsxbarmy uses & showed us a while back. Pretty sure he even said how to mount it.
Yes I learnt from him. Mine is installed on the right side of the bike, on the ugly black triangular panel just below the silver GSX1400 text.
Will take pictures and show here as soon as possible.
Here's the tiny thing
It's simply connected to red and black of the battery.
Quote from: Johno on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 07:48 AM
Quote from: Athelstanexxx on Tuesday, 06 July 2021, 06:30 AM
Bought in blue color last November 2020 and paid 2900 eur.
That's about $4500 AUD.
Always interesting to compare sales in the different countries. Easy to find out what people are asking but what they are paying counts. A very good 😊 buy.
About a week of your wages in Oz
@Johno
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That's about $4500 AUD.
Always interesting to compare sales in the different countries. Easy to find out what people are asking but what they are paying counts. A very good 😊 buy.
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About a week of your wages in Oz
@Johno[/quote]
Maybe, but still a good price to pick one up. I paid 5K for mine 4 years ago
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, 04:48 PM
That's the same thing that gsxbarmy uses & showed us a while back. Pretty sure he even said how to mount it.
Spot on
@KiwiCol it simply connects across the battery. Strangely gammatronix don't do a mount for it, I made one out of Kydex appropriate to how I've fitted it on my previous GSX1400 and Tiger1200 and currently on my BMW (if you've never heard of it, look it up. - its sold on eBay - You buy it as a flat sheet and heat it up and when warm it can be modelled to whatever shape you wish. Cuts dead easy when its cold. A 1mm sheet is generally good for making the bracket.
Im not understanding why this better than digital voltmeter which i have. Gives me all i need for not much money. What you pay for 14 is also interesting. I bought mine online, had never seen it, bloke promised perfect, he was right. Delivered to my door. He agreed on phone, if i wasnt happy, hed just pick it up and return. I was amazed with condition and service. That was 10 years ago. Best money ive ever spent.
Quote from: grog on Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 06:31 PM
Im not understanding why this better than digital voltmeter which i have. Gives me all i need for not much money. What you pay for 14 is also interesting. I bought mine online, had never seen it, bloke promised perfect, he was right. Delivered to my door. He agreed on phone, if i wasnt happy, hed just pick it up and return. I was amazed with condition and service. That was 10 years ago. Best money ive ever spent.
Depends what you want
@grog there are arguments for both gammatronix and a digital voltmeter, I wouldn't say one is any better than the other. I suppose the main difference is that with the ignition off, the gammatronix unit will flash either red / yellow or green to show battery condition (handy also as a pseudo alarm flashing light) and will show red / yellow or green with the engine running to show charging state - no difference from showing actual charge rate on the digital unit.
I suppose the other difference is if you have the digital unit, you need to be able to understand what it is telling you (many don't), the gammatronix unit is more for dummies, green is good, yellow is uh-oh, red is oh damn :happy1:
Dave, agree the flashing light deterrent a good idea. 👍Local electronic shop sells similar for a few bucks, it just flashes when bike sitting. Will invest in one. Hows the injuries coming along? Hope that paw paw ointment helped.
Quote from: grog on Thursday, 29 July 2021, 05:35 PM
Dave, agree the flashing light deterrent a good idea. 👍Local electronic shop sells similar for a few bucks, it just flashes when bike sitting. Will invest in one. Hows the injuries coming along? Hope that paw paw ointment helped.
Doing well thanks
@grog indeed paw paw did help, hadn't heard of it before but good stuff! Leg is pretty well good now, think there will be a small scar but all the dressings are off and its now just got to finally heal - but no longer a bother. Got the bike back last Friday from being repaired, just finished giving it the once over and they did a good job! Just need the stormy weather here in the UK right now to subside and I can get out and put a few miles under my belt.
Still nervous about cars/bikes etc tailgating me / getting close when riding the bike or driving the car, but I daresay that will go in time.
Thanks for asking, appreciated :onya:
Glad all is well 'Barmy. That pawpaw stuff is great, when I had a boat we'd use it against wind burn on faces and necks if out all day fishing, then sunscreen on top for uv protection. Works a treat.
A note about the Gammatronix device.
Company says for orders outside UK, eBay is the source to go
Here's the link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-12v-Battery-Voltage-monitor-alternator-Charge-warning-lamp-LED-/201810446914?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
Quick comparison: when I bought it and nowadays
Awesome job mate :cheers:
I've got a slightly used one that could do with some TLC :stir: