Hey,
Thought it would be cool to get some pic's of peoples bike's on a ride all different places round the world,
Here's mine In Riverina-NSW-Aust; you see a place/Mountain in the Back ground called "The-Rock"..
Mine's a ( 5/08 K7 model )..
QLD AU.
2008 model (The REAL Final Edition)
(https://i.ibb.co/6XHHvtY/6-FE66-EC1-4669-46-E4-ADA5-2100251-FC7-E0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wcSSJQy)
Go's VERY well, Full Yoshi system, PAIR blanks, dyno mapped PC111 etc. Looks rough, bought as a crashed bike.
1st pic is the back way to QM Falls I think, others are Mt Mee lookout.
(https://i.ibb.co/9H7vws6/F914-C82-C-A455-4-B0-A-AD7-C-CC339-A717484.png) (https://ibb.co/7tqzg2P)
(https://i.ibb.co/HqbxB6g/5023-B457-D438-45-D1-997-A-2-A24-D68226-C9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Tt7bY6h)
Taken on a well known route for Bikers called "Buttertubs Pass"
https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/places/buttertubs_pass/
Sunset at Knott End Bike Meet..
Excuse the slight modification in Photoshop...
The bike and the venue are real !
Hi,
Here is my K2 with full JSR system, and my wife's 2001 XJR, and my son's 1998 ER5.
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 12:22 PM
QLD AU.
2008 model (The REAL Final Edition)
(https://i.ibb.co/6XHHvtY/6-FE66-EC1-4669-46-E4-ADA5-2100251-FC7-E0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wcSSJQy)
Go's VERY well, Full Yoshi system, PAIR blanks, dyno mapped PC111 etc. Looks rough, bought as a crashed bike.
1st pic is the back way to QM Falls I think, others are Mt Mee lookout.
(https://i.ibb.co/9H7vws6/F914-C82-C-A455-4-B0-A-AD7-C-CC339-A717484.png) (https://ibb.co/7tqzg2P)
(https://i.ibb.co/HqbxB6g/5023-B457-D438-45-D1-997-A-2-A24-D68226-C9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Tt7bY6h)
What's with the margarine container replacing the headlight?
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 08:29 PM
Quote from: Tony Nitrous on Tuesday, 06 September 2022, 12:22 PM
QLD AU.
2008 model (The REAL Final Edition)
Go's VERY well, Full Yoshi system, PAIR blanks, dyno mapped PC111 etc. Looks rough, bought as a crashed bike.
1st pic is the back way to QM Falls I think, others are Mt Mee lookout.
What's with the margarine container replacing the headlight?
As I said, it was crashed when I got it. I'm a fan of the original GSX, the ET's and EX's. I have a couple and a heap of spares. I'm not the first to use the light and cowl on a 14, others have done it including some on here. It's not to everyone's taste, but the bike cost me $1500 using what I have to put back on the road and I'm happy with it. I was going to change it but probably won't bother now.
My ET
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It was always going to get restored or tidied up but once it got put back on the road it just got used. I have other bikes I'm equally passionate about and this one is a good, fun, reliable ride as it is....
(https://i.ibb.co/WkgwVgZ/41992-D8-C-B952-4-C00-B563-44-EF0971331-A.jpg) (https://ibb.co/y6W14Wt)
Cool, it works with the bike, I just hadn't seen those ET lights before.
Mine in a mild state of hooliness :lol:
Un Hooli - extra low seating :rofl2:
Mine which was my fathers. Took my daughter out for her first ride.
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Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Wednesday, 07 September 2022, 08:05 AM
Cool, it works with the bike, I just hadn't seen those ET lights before.
(https://i.ibb.co/ZxNThF0/760335-E3-757-B-4195-B557-519166-E946-EB.jpg) (https://ibb.co/XtVJzKq)
(https://nonprofitlight.com/nc/morehead-city/carteret-county-general-hospital-foundation)
(https://i.ibb.co/ZLrsm1k/70-ED80-A7-5834-400-A-B685-1-DEA6-E4-C2-B84.webp) (https://imgbb.com/)
(https://nonprofitlight.com/ut/ogden/treehouse-childrens-museum)
My 2008 on Skyline Road, Eildon yesterday.
Re the GSX1400 and a bikini fairing, as a young man in the days of the GS1000S Wes Cooley era, the only style of fairing for me had to be the GS1000S.
I was well aware of all the fitting difficulties with trying to mount the GS1000S fairing on to the GSX1400 (I also think the GS1000S fairing is a bit big and bulky - showing its age basically), so I managed to get hold of a slightly smaller secondhand GSX400S Impulse fairing, which I think are quite hard to find.
Apart from fabricating a general mounting bracket (see photo - which took a lot of patience to keep trial fitting after bending and tweaking etc), I only had to make new offset brackets for the two horns (i.e. essentially as standard but offset by about 15 -20mm further back from the front of the bike because the fairing fouled the horns on full lock), and also offset brackets (see photo) to allow the indicators to align correctly with the curved cut outs on the fairing.
I think the GSX400S Impulse fairing has worked out great in terms of fitment and on balance looks just right for the bike.
Oh nearly forgot, I also took the opportunity to get a 7" steel headlamp bowl to fabricate and install a 55W HID Bi-Xenon headlight into it and for the first time in all my 45 years of motorcycling, I have a great headlight.
Posted this before - But love it as not trying to get the effect - it just happened with the camera coming out from the cold into the warm
What do you think I like it.
It's not for me, I've always thought the Katana was incredibly ugly. But it does look a quality job.
Yeah Nah
Looks a great job, very nice. No good for an old bloke like me though.
Quote from: Yetiman on Tuesday, 25 October 2022, 08:56 PM
What do you think I like it.
Very nice. I do like Kats. I'd probably change the end cans but that's just personal taste. Very small point but a couple I've seen chop the panels under the fairing to fit the oil cooler ends, it stands out as being hacked, that one is much neater.
Most bikes fit a niche, a type, even the GSX14 shares a style or image with the XJR etc, but the Kat never did.
To me the 11 / 1000 Kat was the Busa of its day, a big brute with a style of its own, prices are a bit salty now but I'd love to have another one, maybe one day. Seen a few with the oilcooled Bandit 12, GSXR 11 motors which appeals to me.
One of the few bikes I regret selling.
(https://i.ibb.co/hD4fsdT/9-E80-EA3-C-7-E7-A-43-F3-AA99-3-C42819-F818-F.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Gc8T7Mr)
Snapey had one (ex Irish) you could of got Tony . . .
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 06:18 AM
Snapey had one (ex Irish) you could of got Tony . . .
I'm after an SD if it was an aircooled Kat. Black motor with slightly different internals, alloy pegs not rubber, 6 spoke early GSXR style wheels not early snowflake design. The best of the big Kats.
Alternatively I'd buy just a frame and panels as I have a healthy oilcooled motor and later running gear here.
In reality I already have a long queue of projects, but what the Hell.
Dawesville Estuary Road
Quote from: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 26 October 2022, 06:18 AM
Snapey had one (ex Irish) you could of got Tony . . .
It looked good sitting in the shed, a talking point, but that's about it.
Passed MOT today.
Saint Mary's island, Northumberland ,UK
my k3... Ireland 🇮🇪
A brace of K6's, still waiting for their new shed . . .
Quote from: croaker on Saturday, 19 November 2022, 07:00 AM
my k3... Ireland 🇮🇪
A shade faster than the black ones,I've always liked the silver paint scheme.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 19 November 2022, 09:58 AM
A brace of K6's, still waiting for their new shed . . .
Does your missus ride the black one :stir: :stir: :stir:
Quote from: GSXKING on Saturday, 19 November 2022, 10:55 AM
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 19 November 2022, 09:58 AM
A brace of K6's, still waiting for their new shed . . .
Does your missus ride the black one :stir: :stir: :stir:
No, I've got that big I need 2 GSX1400's to lug me around! or, it's my original bike that Ins wrote off as too expensive to fix - thanks to the Christchurch stealer. I brought it back for a song & tidied up & put on some new Renthals & she's good to go. Was going to use it as a track bike, but that hasn't occurred. I just put the plate, rego sticker & WOF from the blue onto the black & she's a good 'un. They get turn about for runs. Just did the oil & filter changes on both the other week.
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Does your missus ride the black one :stir: :stir: :stir:
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My black one goes quicker than most others, even with the missus on the back.
Reckon my blue n white slowest on here. Doubt ive been over 160 twice this last year.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Sunday, 20 November 2022, 08:32 PM
Does your missus ride the black one :stir: :stir: :stir:
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That's because you're a f....ng legend 😝😝😝😝
My old girl just took me to work today. Had to take a piccy, looked so good with sun shining on it. Prob with pic, dirty lens, looks like rhr tank has dents, it doesnt. Hard to be perfect.
I see she's got a big fan there.
Just testing the new site to upload pics, works better :cheers:
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Also testing
Nope no pic message block left empty it says whatever that means!.
Something I didn't think I'd be posting last year. My 14 passed it's MOT this morning, with a clean sheet. So I went for lunch at a cafe I know for a test run. After lunch I got a little carried away & ended up in Whitby for a pint before heading home. 280 miles done & I've got a few little jobs to do on her, but not much & I really enjoyed myself as I'd forgotten how damn my old bus is.
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:boogie: :boogie: yay!!!! :smitten:
Who's the handsome beast in the kitchen window ?? :P :coffeescreen:
D.D.
Guilty m'lud. Although not as pretty as what's on the outside :happy1:
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 18 March 2023, 06:07 AMSomething I didn't think I'd be posting last year. My 14 passed it's MOT this morning, with a clean sheet. So I went for lunch at a cafe I know for a test run. After lunch I got a little carried away & ended up in Whitby for a pint before heading home. 280 miles done & I've got a few little jobs to do on her, but not much & I really enjoyed myself as I'd forgotten how damn my old bus is.
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:devil: it's like she never left @Hooli
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 19 March 2023, 04:46 PMQuote from: Hooli on Saturday, 18 March 2023, 06:07 AMSomething I didn't think I'd be posting last year. My 14 passed it's MOT this morning, with a clean sheet. So I went for lunch at a cafe I know for a test run. After lunch I got a little carried away & ended up in Whitby for a pint before heading home. 280 miles done & I've got a few little jobs to do on her, but not much & I really enjoyed myself as I'd forgotten how damn my old bus is.
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:devil: it's like she never left @Hooli
It is mate, my garage is complete again. I've had strong words with her about talking to strangers, so she shouldn't run off again either.
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Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 18 March 2023, 06:07 AMSomething I didn't think I'd be posting last year. My 14 passed it's MOT this morning, with a clean sheet. So I went for lunch at a cafe I know for a test run. After lunch I got a little carried away & ended up in Whitby for a pint before heading home. 280 miles done & I've got a few little jobs to do on her, but not much & I really enjoyed myself as I'd forgotten how damn my old bus is.
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@Hooli Indestructible & irreplaceable springs to mind! What a result!
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I like that look a lot 👍👍👍
Mother & Daughter
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Hi all,
Tried to upload a pic, just for testing, several times over the past week, without luck (for me, for you that may be considered luck, actually :-) )
Either drag'n'drop or browse to the file lead to upload stalling at approx 30%. Preview then doesn't work, and the only choice is to get back one page.
Pics are 500 - 600KiB regular jpegs, browser used is Firefox.
Hmmm, dunno on that one. Mike usually says to clear your cache & cookies & re-boot, so maybe that'll help.
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Quote from: SpongeBob on Friday, 24 March 2023, 06:46 PMHi all,
Tried to upload a pic, just for testing, several times over the past week, without luck (for me, for you that may be considered luck, actually :-) )
Either drag'n'drop or browse to the file lead to upload stalling at approx 30%. Preview then doesn't work, and the only choice is to get back one page.
Pics are 500 - 600KiB regular jpegs, browser used is Firefox.
You sure you're looking at the upload box?
I ask s I thought I was to start with, but the first bar you see is the amount of stuff you can upload per post. After you've selected the pic & seen that bar, there's an upload button on the right to actually upload it to the forum. Then put your cursor where you want the pic & click insert.
Test again. If that works, @hooli should be thanked for reminding me I'm a moron and I should read more carefully what is written in front of my eyes :-)
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@Spongebob lots of interesting mods going on there with your bike, care to list? tyre tread pattern looks a bit sporty for a kick off ;)
Quote from: SpongeBob on Saturday, 25 March 2023, 02:25 AMTest again. If that works, @hooli should be thanked for reminding me I'm a moron and I should read more carefully what is written in front of my eyes :-)
I'm always happy to call people a moron :lol:
Good looking bike SpongeBob.
Really like those wheels :onya:
Here ya go...
Finally the rain has stopped here at Dibley Towers. :boogie2:
D.D.
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Quote from: SpongeBob on Saturday, 25 March 2023, 02:25 AMT
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Looks good Sponge Bob
Just a few pics of my 1400 engined EFE20220602_164621.jpg20220602_164650.jpg20220602_164745.jpg
Quote from: Milts on Saturday, 25 March 2023, 06:58 AM@Spongebob lots of interesting mods going on there with your bike, care to list? tyre tread pattern looks a bit sporty for a kick off ;)
@Milts Thanks!
List may be long... basically nothing special on the engine - except the usual suspects, such as PAIR removed, TRE, wide open air filter, unrestricted downpipes, dyno-ed PCIII according to those mods, and 'shorter' sprockets ratio -- but quite some effort on suspension, brakes,.. and weight where possible without severely altering, or compromising, the bike. I live in a mountain area, and I'm looking at good handling, and not necessarily high top speed.
So, chassis-wise, in no particular order:
Possibly everything un-necessary removed :-)
Dymag forged wheels
Brembo full floating, thicker front discs ("hypersport")
HEL radial calipers (and hoses, obviously)
Brembo RCS radial master cylinders -- with special on-cylinder aluminium reservoirs for seamless visual integration
Coerce 'race' rearsets un-foldable, a bit higher, with reverse gear shift
Quickshifter
Coerce front sprocket cover and clutch slave holder -- okay, this one may be bling (but it is consistent with rearsets)
Gimbel single seat -- actually it is a bit heavy (it's German made... :-) )
Renthal bars, as low as possible without modifying clamps, etc.
TiN coated fork stanchions and Maxton forks internals with separate compression and rebound damping, and stiffer (linear) springs
Hyperpro fully adjustable rear shocks (and linear springs)
... and yes, Michelin PowerCup Evo/2 tyres to help me with lean angle in the local twisties ;-)
@Spongebob
Thanks very nice :worshippy: l can imagine you leave a few riders thinking WTF! :embarrassed: through the twisties
Well done Blubber, at last it lives. The GSX1100ES sleeper. :onya: :clapping:
But tell me, why have you got the oil cooler (2nd pic) on such a lean? It doesn't match up with the yolks, looks lop sided. :confused1:
Quote from: Milts on Monday, 27 March 2023, 06:36 AM@Spongebob
Thanks very nice :worshippy: l can imagine you leave a few riders thinking WTF! :embarrassed: through the twisties
@Milts
That's the funniest part of it :) I like to watch how they look at me when I'm arriving, especially if the bike is clean, with shiny engine covers, chromed parts, etc., then how the same come to have a chat with me about 25Km and 45 corners later... :grin:
I live near twistes also, all the expensive stuff comes to battle the curves. Ive posted this before, nobody beats my Mate on his DR650, sticky tyres, local knowledge. Those Panigale riders boots wouldve cost more than his bike. Ive heard them talking at local garage, a bloody trail bike passed me. I love it.
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 27 March 2023, 02:39 PMWell done Blubber, at last it lives. The GSX1100ES sleeper. :onya: :clapping:
But tell me, why have you got the oil cooler (2nd pic) on such a lean? It doesn't match up with the yolks, looks lop sided. :confused1:
For some reason the mind is fooled.
Mostly due to the fact that this is a curved cooler made by Kanerdog / Matthew Bennet and it is level real live :whatever:
Looks great, love the paint theme (rood wit blauw). I think the illusion is from the 'bars being to the right, bike leaning to the left.
Nice sleeper
Think I've got the photo insert bit figured out.
My 1400 after I resprayed it..
though, I have now gone back to the 6 pot front brake calipers and have replaced the front and rear brake rotors with Metal Gear rotors
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Very nice paint 👍 similar to GS of old 🥸
Very nice BD
Why did you revert back to the standard 6 pots ?
I heard so much about the 4 pots being better, that I just went out and bought a set and serviced them and found that they were very good.
The original 6 pots were badly in need of a full service, but the 4 pots I got were cheaper than buying the piston kit and seals etc
But then decided I would go to the expense of buying all new piston and seal kit for the 6 pots and repainted them etc. Mainly because I liked the look of the 6 pots better. While I had no complaints with the 4 pots, they just looked small on a big bike.
The fully serviced 6 pots performed better that the 4 pots that I also fully serviced. So I've stayed with the 6 pots
I still have the 4 pots and the new pads I bought for them. Keeping them just for spares..
The chat here about 4-pots being better has always made me chuckle, especially as on forums for bikes that used the 4-pots as standard (like the Triumph Sprint) they always swapped to the 6-pots as they are better...
Of course they are better when you fit freshly serviced calipers in exchange for seized up manky ones.
Good info BD. Ive seen all the 4 pot talk, just done up my 6 pots, good enough for me.
Same Hooli, I'm well happy with my standard brakes. Only complaint is the slow speed ticking which I've been lazy about fixing. Someone here suggested a little silicone on the edge of the pad to stop them moving in the caliper. The lightest of lever pressure shuts the noise up.
Aye kiwifruit, that's one reason I didn't like EBC pads, they seem a touch undersize & tick louder.
I did once on another forum see someone had machined the wear off that bit of the caliper & fitted a small plate to bring it back to the correct size. I know if the wear gets too uneven from the pads ticking they can stick slightly on the ridges & I think that's how bad his were.
Anyone know where I can get a set of 8 pot calipers to fit my 14.
Quote from: Irish in Oz on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 09:27 PMAnyone know where I can get a set of 8 pot calipers to fit my 14.
2 x 4pots would do it :rofl2:
2008 Special Edition model, Australia.
Not a single mark blemish scratch on it with 38,000 kilometres on the odometer
Beautiful !!! This one's a keeper with the XJR1300 .. my son can inherit them.
Great find Micky was it a stealership purchase ? Or previous owner ? :cheers:
Thats a beauty alright, well done Mick.
Quote from: GSXKING on Sunday, 31 March 2024, 12:23 PMGreat find Micky was it a stealership purchase ? Or previous owner ? :cheers:
Previous owner, 👍
A Pic In Tootool.
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Very nice!
Where did you get that headlight fairing?
I'm looking for something like that...
Bought it from Aliexpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001793382201.html
Then when I decided to respray my bike, I just stripped all the paint off and resprayed it to suit the paint scheme I wanted.
I've still got to get around to painting up all the spares I have with a different paint scheme, as I have a complete set of spare body parts.
Some of my more recent bikes. Owned two Yamaha Warriors I liked them so much but my spine didn't think the same so sadly they were both sold. The BMW was a lovely long distance bike but lacked panniers etc and the cost to buy them was not worth it so I bought the Kawasaki GTR1400, this ticked all the boxes but I kept worrying about the service costs to check tappets / shims so sold it to a mate .. I was going to just stick with my XJR1300 which I love and is close to immaculate for 2002 model, but I saw a Honda Valkyrie and fell in love with the smooth Honda 6cyl and immaculate condition. But it was another love affair that involved time removing plastic covers for servicing and the bike wasn't as comfortable as I hoped even with a Corbin seat, so I put it up for sale and before selling it I came across the GSX1400 which I always loved the look of the big naked muscle bikes .. so that was purchased and a week later I sold the Honda ...
Other bikes I've owned are a Kawasaki S2 350 Triple, a XS 650 Yamaha and a Honda 750FA
Cheers
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Just realised I had already posted about previous bikes owned ... what a Dill :rofl2:
Don't worry, most of the members here are so old they've gone senile & won't remember :stir: :whistling:
:rofl3: You just described me :doh:
Well I didn't like to say :whistling:
So Hooli - which is it? At 73 am I old or senile, I can't remember!
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Quote from: Globalrider on Wednesday, 01 May 2024, 01:05 AMSo Hooli - which is it? At 73 am I old or senile, I can't remember!
:facepalm:
Half past two Henry
Does it get better with the passage of time or is time the deciding factor Hooli? :whistling:
I think I knew them when they were a lad.