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Title: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Bradders on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 06:02 AM
Hi all, I'm a relatively new biker, this is my second bike after starting on a triumph Street triple 675. I've always wanted a GSX1400, pleased to say I managed to get the business case approved by the missus and bought one this week. Looking forward to speaking to everyone! Happy riding. :hat:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Sebastionbear on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 07:15 AM
As a very old biker, but also noob to GSX1400 owners org, welcome Bradders!

Cheers, Seb
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Eric GSX1400K3 on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 09:46 AM
Welcome Bradders, we like pictures, please post up photos of your GSX1400. I had the Daytona 675 in tornado red, awesome bike.  I do like the street triple and the 1050 speed triple as well.
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: KiwiCol on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:25 AM
Gidday Bradders, great to have you join us, have fun exploring the forum & your 'new' bike.   :cheers:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: GSXKING on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:21 PM
G'day mate and welcome to the nuthouse  :cheers:
Pictures will be required as evidence to satisfy the luddites  :whatever:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 02:48 PM
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Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Hooli on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 05:56 PM
Morning,

That's two Bradders I know on forums though, I'll have to remember which is which  :lol:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Mick_J on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 06:27 PM
Welcome to the forum Bradders.  :onya:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: T 24 on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 06:31 PM
Welcome Bradders  :cheers:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Blubber on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:34 PM
Hi and welcome  :cheers:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 11:34 PM
 :welcome1:
To all things 1402
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: FlyWheel on Thursday, 22 August 2024, 08:07 AM
Welcome to the forum  :onya:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Bradders on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 06:44 AM
Hi all

Thanks for the warm welcome, i reckon i may be suffering a bit with the fuel starvation issue, so im debating, clean the filter or drill out and go for external mod. Love the bike, its never leaving my garage, my long term plan is to get it spotless and keep it that way

Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 09:51 AM
I'd say try the easy way first, if still a no go, do the bypass mod.
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: grog on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 02:54 PM
Welcome Mate, maybe buy the cheap internal filter, very cheap, think it was Hooli who found them.
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Hooli on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, 06:08 PM
Yeah search ebay for 'busa filters, you can get copies for about £20-25. They fit 14s fine, the only difference is they have two brass inserts in the top where the 'busa fuel level sensor fits. Much better value that £170+ from Suzuki for a genuine 14 one.

While you're in there, wash out the teabag too. Always put a smear of rubber grease on the big O-ring where the filter fits to the metal pipe too, I managed to split a filter once because that O-ring jammed pushing it back together. Oh & tie a bit of stainless wire or a cable tie around the filter to hold the white clip that fits the pressure relief valve as they've been occasionally known to fall off.

I can't take credit for the info. Someone else found it first, maybe on a FB group.

I just did a quick ebay search.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285794895127?_nkw=suzuki+busa+fuel+filter&itmmeta=01J6C0DK357W3T71NFJV94Y5PT&hash=item428ab40517:g:drIAAOSwaS5mC-Bz&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKnzXCREhFjiTIiActGkFvGfqPo2s3A3bRia%2FhjiiVnVluBs9n83rxlfRSbAVt%2FNuS0ZS88zz22R2YOahZnuV8BM%2FDtQijVipM%2FyoQH2yMenyBKeRljZ9O7E%2FrPBPnQz3VZ%2F0QNjKFFMRaaWHOSJsNVxRUdo%2FUjExHr1F774wvYL5I77OJyDe%2Bd7%2FxzvDTqIh4LJhz%2BS8zTyDdd31eEzeiV8scN0Rh19SWEL%2FsqUzpWRd4xstvtzImIH5xTKPhUNcXVbifkCA%2BYDzK4Rkr4SE9cVqrx85YLzdhbs3pqAsiIuWw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM1rG2gLNk
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Globalrider on Friday, 30 August 2024, 12:32 AM
 :hat:
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: Bradders on Sunday, 08 September 2024, 06:57 AM
Cheers, well I eventually too the plunge and did the external fuel filter mod. The first ride out I noticed a more lively feeling engine and better, more smooth running through out the rev range. But, it still stuttered occasionally, so I put in a fuel additive to clean th engine liqui moly, after about half the tank of shell v lower and this went through I stopped getting stuttering. I've topped up with BP ultimate and so far so good ok the last ride yesterday. I'll keep everyone posted but (hopefully) I may have cracked it. I still have a new air filter and spark plugs to fit, but I'm trying to do one thing at a time to get a feel what if any difference each change makes. If it happens anymore I'm tempted to get the Injectors ultrasonic cleaned, has anyone tried this? Was there any improvement ?
Title: Re: Hi from Preston, England
Post by: MickyJB on Saturday, 28 September 2024, 08:32 PM
Welcome Bradders, this was in my shed for a while 955 Daytona  .. it was my sons 😂 my body doesn't bend to ride bikes like this.

Oh and we LOVE photos 👍👍