Hello from the Gold Coast Australia

[Dougie]

I just got my bike a few weeks back, 08 Special edition all original as far as I know. 34,000 klms. Original logbook and all papers, original keys, and so on. I normally like to do some custom tweaks to bikes, I would like to put on some wider bars with risers, Kurakyn grips, change the mirrors, and also a tail tidy. But I also love the original look of it also, so for now, I will ride and think about changes.

[Hooli]

Please don't ruin it with a tail tidy, they look bloody awful without the complete mudguard.

[Kiwifruit]

Good looking bike there Dougie. Welcome

[Notty]

Welcome - Croeso 

[Dougie]

The other alternative, which I have done before, is to cut the mudguard down.

[seth]

 
To all things 1402 

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Welcome mate, nice 08.

[GSXKING]

G'day Dougie & welcome to the nuthouse 👍
Whatever you do to your bike is your choice 🧐
IMHO the joy of ownership is more important than any aesthetic changes you choose 😳

[KiwiCol]

Gidday Dougie & welcome aboard.  There's an alternative to cutting the mudguard down - swap it for a cut down one with someone who wants an entire version.  Haven't seen it lately but the requests do come up.

[Dougie]

Gidday Dougie & welcome aboard.  There's an alternative to cutting the mudguard down - swap it for a cut down one with someone who wants an entire version.  Haven't seen it lately but the requests do come up.

Good idea, there is then the downtime of not having a mudguard during the postage process. Unless someone would want to post me their mudguard first.

[grog]

Welcome Mate, nice to add a Queenslander. Lovely bike. Your choice on guard, i cut mine off, much better i reckon. Hope you have end baffle out of tri oval, they sound nice.

[Dougie]

Welcome Mate, nice to add a Queenslander. Lovely bike. Your choice on guard, i cut mine off, much better i reckon. Hope you have end baffle out of tri oval, they sound nice.

It probably doesn't have the end baffle out, as this bike is so original. Thanks for the tip.

[Mick_J]

Welcome to the forum Dougie.  Whatever you do don't cut your mudguard down, complete ones are getting very rare and you can't uncut it, as posted buy a spare cut one and save yours for later.

[Dougie]

My biggest problem is me, I always like to do my own tweaks and then I look at the bike and looks so beautiful like it just came off the showroom floor. Maybe I should just get the forks and engine casing cleaned up and go from there.

[GSXKING]

My biggest problem is me, I always like to do my own tweaks and then I look at the bike and looks so beautiful like it just came off the showroom floor. Maybe I should just get the forks and engine casing cleaned up and go from there.