New toy

[Bailey]

Thanks 

[Big Phil]

Hi Bailey, I'm a recent newbe too so a big welcome from Big Phil. You definitely have a great looking bike there and obviously being blue and white the best and fastest colour scheme😂 Concerning the chain guard if you do find an original one you can also fit a Power Bronze hugger and keep it in situ.  That's what I have done on my K2. The instructions with the hugger tell you to remove the chain guard but in fact the supplied bracket fits over the top of the chain guard. You do however need to swap out the M6 bolt supplied with the hugger on the chain guard side (nearest the back of the bike) with a shorter 10/12 mm length one to stop it snagging on the chain guard. Personally I think huggers look cool but most importantly protect the very fragile rear shocks from grit and dirt. Happy Biking🤗

[Bailey]

Thanks Big Phil

I love going into my garage just look at the bike .

Thanks for the info 

[Big Phil]

😂😂😂That's what I do all the time and now my misses says she's become a garage a widow 😂😂😂

[Hooli]

There are other differences between K2 and K3 besides the Paint (at least on German 14s):

K3: The wire harness has been changed due to introduction of hazard lights and lights on when ignition is turned on with key.
The bearings for the steering stem changed from ball bearing to tapered-rolling bearings. Also the rear shocks were modified (unsuccessfully) due to the known preload leaking problem.

Fuel rail material was also changed. Can't remember the materials.

Almost forgot the incredible improvement of adding a 4th hole to the bling-covers to the sides of the throttle bodies

Those bling covers went from metal to plastic if memory serves.

Didn't the plastic side covers go matt for the K2 onwards too? only K2s having the correct glossy ones.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Yep, my k3 has "metallic look" plastic little covers over the throttle bodies.  The side covers over the rear brake master cylinder on rhs and fuses on the lhs are black plastic with a metallic black finish thats actually quite nice.  Mines still original, the manufacturing dates on the  back date to oct and nov 2002.

[Andre]

"metal to plastic" - didn't know that -  I am absolutely shocked.

Yep, I like the glossy black - matches the rest of the black parts.

[Hooli]

I only noticed when I was with my ex Vicky & between us we had three K2s & then she got a K3 as well.