I saw a GSX1400 sold at Team Moto Virginia (Brisbane)

[VladTepes]

Not sure what year it was - maybe a late model one. Was blue and white with some red on tank too IIRC.

Looked pretty much original - wheelbarrow exhausts, rubber brake lines and all.

No idea what price they sold it for.

In any event, I hope the new owner finds their way here

[VladTepes]

Yep, it's an 08.

https://www.teammoto.com.au/used-bikes/for-sale/suzuki/gsx1400/2008/608969

Rego 913FQ

[Tony Nitrous]

K7 "model" even if it was sold in 2008 I think.

Isn't a "wheelbarrow" twin pipes like an older model.

Nice bike either way.

What's the cable / red thing going down the frame and under the right hand side?

[gsxbarmy]

What's the cable / red thing going down the frame and under the right hand side?

Not sure - looking at the next picture in the series, one can see it going up behind the battery box. I'm wondering if it's some form of battery immobiliser as the routing makes no sense otherwise.

[KiwiCol]

Might be the power wire for an electric turbo?  Or a very small fire hose?

There are some switches/ sensors down low at the front, perhaps the originals got busted off & a handy person has fixed it?   As ya say, there's nothing much there that requires a power supply.  It's an odd place to have it anyway.

[KiwiCol]

I saved a copy of a couple of those pics & enlarged them. The silver / red bits would appear to be a protective coating on that part of the 'cable'.  The line is cable tied to the frame running up behind the headers & disappears behind the oil cooler. Further looking shows there is something non standard on the handlebars with a 'pipe /cable' of approx. the same size coming off it & would appear to be part of the same thing. 
Control for a Scot oiler maybe?  Never seen one so don't know what they look like.
It's an odd way to route something instead of going under the tank. 

Found more pics, there's an aftermarket gauge of some sort on the bars in front of the rev counter.  Doubt it'd be boost, so Vaccum gauge or the like? It's heading back towards the airbox & would explain the routing, but why would you want to know that?

[grog]

beautiful bike. it has a cannon on rhs rear so maybe has an electric cannon on front, blows harleys out of his way.

[VladTepes]

 :I think that on the triple is a gear indicator but not a gipro.

[Bielie45]

K7 not K8 some weirdo's out there 🤣

[VladTepes]

K7 not K8 some weirdo's out there 🤣

Yeah 08 as in registered then but would be a K7 model, yes.

[seth]

There are 09 bikes in here in the uk I've seen 1 but it was only a k7 that was sold and registered in 2009 .

[KiwiCol]

We've got a 2010 one for sale down this way at the moment


https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/tourers/auction-1677708529.htm?rsqid=f4f5f0505c1d435cad0a79b07cf905db

Asking $9000 NZD which is around 4½grand (Pounds)

[Tony Nitrous]

I've never seen a GSX1400 model later than 08.  I've seen ones registered later but they were just old stock 06, 07, 08 bikes that had sat around unsold.

I've compliance plated new cars that are 2 years old, but if I do one next week it'll have a 8/18 compliance plate and an 8/18 registration date but it's still a MY16 build and model.

My King is the other way, built, sold and registered in 07 but it's still an 08 model.

[grog]

my bike 07 K7. FE were last model? were FE sold world wide?

[Kiwifruit]

I have had to do rust repairs on Rovers the 200 model before they were even sold new......lots of them had rust repairs done.

My 1400 was registered in 2010. Must have a look at the build date..