Where did you ride today?

[MickyJB]

A lovely Sunday ride with my local Ulyssess group, Suzi went superbly, the new brake pads make a huge difference in braking.

What were the pads you put in?  EBC HH?  I just put a set of those onto the Blue n she sure stops quicker, well, it feels like it does anyway.

Yes on the front and Ferodo HH on the rear.

[Hooli]

Funny the best brake pads I've got are genuine original ones. A mate gave them to me almost new after swapping them for EBC, so rude not to use them.

I don't like EBC, they rattle & crap in the wet in my experience. Oddly they worked great in the Sprint I had though.

[GSXKING]

Ferodo front and rear from a donor/sponsor 😎 the grip really firmly without any harshness.
I also have aftermarket petal discs from S3 Performance and Hel braided lines in race style i.e. one line to each front calliper.
No complaints wet or dry.

[MickyJB]

Funny the best brake pads I've got are genuine original ones. A mate gave them to me almost new after swapping them for EBC, so rude not to use them.

I don't like EBC, they rattle & crap in the wet in my experience. Oddly they worked great in the Sprint I had though.

Riding in the wet would be rare for me, if it rains during a ride fair enough but I wouldn't bother setting out in the rain.

[grog]

Years ago everyone raved how good EBC were. I bought for both ends.Worst ive come across. Threw both lots in the bin. Rear pads wrecked rotor. Think on bike maybe 200k f&r. New rear rotor, DB pads, calipers ovehauled, as good as it gets. Dont understand how mine were terrible and you blokeslove them😵�💫

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Managed a pretty lazy 220km shakedown run for the 1400 with the wife on her Scrambler. The return leg was a little more spirited after nothing fell off on the way there.

love how good the 1402 looks compared to a bike 20 years younger. Suzuki really got their design right in 2001 for this bike. Just love 'em.

[Andre]

love how good the 1402 looks compared to a bike 20 years younger. Suzuki really got their design right in 2001 for this bike. Just love 'em.

If the assumption that women like pretty things were correct, the wifey would ride the 14!

[Hooli]

Those Scramblers are the only decent looking Duke too. Everything else they've ever made is gopping & normally sounds like it's broken. Must have been an outside designer that did them.

[grog]

Hooli  had to google gopping, never heard it before, learn something everyday👍. Again i disagree but thats life😎

[KiwiCol]

Took the R3GT out as far as Seddonville today, just too many caravans & campers on the road to enjoy the rest of the road to Karamea.

[grog]

Think that Rocket will become favourite, 14s will fade away, just my thoughts, i sometimes think time for a change.

[KiwiCol]

The 14 has waaaay better luggage capacity than the R3GT & goes further on a tank of fuel. (cos it holds more, the rocket is actually more economical for the same speed - NZ highway speed 104k's on the speedo) 
Having said that, I'm tinkering with the idea of some longer distance trips on the R3.  I've done many long rides on the 14's & yes they handle that beautifully, I'd have to be minimalist with clothes, no taking the laptop like I usually do.

I fixed the front brakes on it yesterday & did those daytime running lights on it today, so it's still getting attention, but not much road time TBH.  Raining tomorrow, so neither will be going out, unless it clears, then ok, I'll take the Blue out for a play. 

[lurch]

If the assumption that women like pretty things were correct, the wifey would ride the 14!

Not a chance! She does have her own Suzuki though - a fully kitted out DR650 adv bike. High comp piston, big valve head, pumper carb, suspension upgrades both ends etc.

I may need to stop getting carried away with bike fiddling...

[lurch]

Those Scramblers are the only decent looking Duke too. Everything else they've ever made is gopping & normally sounds like it's broken. Must have been an outside designer that did them.

It's a fun little bike to ride for sure and does make a nice noise with the Akro system on it. The suspension was quite poor out of the box but with that sorted it's a different bike.

There are many Ducati's I find more attractive than this but she likes it and that's all that matters.

[KiwiCol]

Yesterday it was the Blue's turn for a local circuit, it was a warm sunny day at home, so it's a go.  Set off & began to head out of town, noticed some heavy grey clouds about the hills, hope I don't get rained on I was thinking, but the sun was on my back & a warm breeze, so all good.

I get the Greymouth turn off & begin heading south, the grey clouds have moved a bit, might get a few spits. I ride on & cars are approaching with wipers on, there's the odd spot hitting my visor but nothing of consequence. Little bit further & it's raining proper now, quite hard in fact.  I'm getting wet real fast. I keep on, hoping to ride out of it, nope, aint gonna be that way. 

Ahead I can see what looks like heavy mist, wasn't mist, it was an absolute down pour with hail in the mix as well.  I carry on for only about a minute or so in this down pour.  But I'm now properly soaked right through to my underwear and socks, yep the water was running down the inside of my boots. It was running off the helmet down my neck & onto my back.  It was so heavy I could barely see & slowed right down. It also managed to get inside the helmet as well.  It was like a bloody fire hose was on me.
Bugger this, so I took the only side road avail, which thankfully took me away from the wet.  2 minutes later I was back in sun shine!  Rode back home via the Cape route, sun still out when I got back home, although the grey cloud was approaching. Strip everything off & put on some dry clothes.  All my riding gear is spread out around the place to air & dry out.
Just then a mate who's over visiting from Christchurch txt & said he was at the bar, so that was me sorted for the rest of the afternoon. 

The Blue didn't get much of a run, but it did get a wash!  The front brakes are now the best I've ever felt them with 'overhauled' discs and new HH pads.