Hi from Brisvegas

[DZ]

Hi All,

And hello to everyone from Brissie North Side.

Been riding Suzis for a long time, loved my GSF 1200 (carburettor and no ABS) and got really lucky to welcome my first GSX 1400 in Dec...

I have browsed the forum and loved how this community sticks together, so glad to join and share my little project with you:

• GSX 1400, 2008
• 1 prev owner
• ~3,500km (yes, correct)
• Garaged and not started in about 6-7 years

A good friend of mine passed her on as he can't ride it, with the condition to build her up and ride again.

I am up to the task and get her back to life. So far I have just given her a quick wash and few hours of hand polish of the metal parts to establish where we are.

Open to suggestions how to tackle this project, and I plan starting a Thread with the progress later. Unfortunately, I won't really have time until end of Summer before starting this, but keen to hear your thoughts of how you would approach this.

(Attached a close up prior wash and a full shot after wash / polish; note, this was a first in 6-7 years and while spending hours to get the surface rust off, it's nowhere a full detail!)

Cheers,
Dan

[Blubber]

Hi and Welcome.

[Sweaty]

Welcome aboard Dan & good luck with the project. It's scrubbed up pretty well already.
Great bunch of people here and a wealth of knowledge & info 

[Notty]

Welcome - Croeso 

[Mick_J]

Welcome to the forum Dan  by the looks of things it shouldn't take too much work to get it back up to spec, I would change the tyres, flush out the hydraulics and change the oil and filter before giving it a proper ride out.

[Andre]

Welcome

[seth]

 
To all things 1402
All the help you'll need is here .
Good luck 

[Hooli]

Shouldn't take owt to get that going.

Plugs out, spin it on the starter till the oil light goes out. Plugs in & start it.

Then change oil, filter, tyres, brake n clutch fluid and fork oil. Followed by enjoying it.

I knew a 14 that hadn't run in about 8-9 years. A fresh battery & some fuel was all it took to fire straight up.

[Kiwifruit]

Welcome Dan. Good intro. The bikes looking pretty good already. Lucky for you its one of the high performance, high spec and highiy sought after black ones

The other guys have you on the right path, tyres, oil, fluids etc. Don't forget to change the valve stems and l would probably look at the filters inside the tank too. While you have the tank in bits there is a mod you can do with a cable tie on the pump. Something to do with a little clip that can pop off.
Good luck with the project, enjoy your bike.

[T 24]

Welcome Dan!

[KiwiCol]

Hi Dan & welcome to the forum.  That bike looks lovely already, now the prep to get it back running & working tip top.

It'll all be small regular maintenance stuff (fork oil, all hydraulic fluids, engine oil & filter, check air filter, definitely tyres & maybe new plugs - std ones), to do, plus a new battery & get rid of any remaining fuel & give her a gut full of 98 or 100 to help clean the innards.  I'd be inclined to put a new chain on as well, sprockets would be fine with that low mileage though.

[Boa]

Welcome to all things 14 buddy

[DZ]

Thanks All,

Good tips, definitely draining all fluids first and crank her carefully.

Got Hayne's as well, they suggest brake, clutch and fuel lines to be changed every 5 years, so that would be overdue too. Thinking to put HEL's in for brakes and clutch and seems I have to go and cut fuel lines myself.

Any suggestions where to get the usual consumables (filters etc) in AU for her?


Cheers,
Dan

[grog]

Welcome mate. RMZ102 oil filter from Repco. Gulf Western Synnex3000 from them also, good oil IMO.

[Sweaty]

I will second the GW Syn-X 3000 Dan. I switched to that from Penrite on Grogs advice and it's been fine. On special at Supercheap auto now FYI.

Gulf Western Syn-X 3000 Engine Oil - 10W-40 5 Litre
by Gulf Western
$36.99  Now $27.69