Ah bugger and other words denoting annoyance

[VladTepes]

4 letter word. Begins with F. Not "frog" Repeat x 3.

Hurt pride - dropped bike in driveway    .... I'm ok but it's gonna need new gear linkage, and throttle stuff attended to...

slippery bastard driveway and apparently non-non-stick boots.



Not an ideal way to start the day.

Q: Where to buy a replacement gear linkage?
Also these things are really thin but that may be a deliberate design so they are the first to break and not something more significant?

[Hooli]

You plonker.

[VladTepes]

Thanks that's just what I needed to hear.  Not.

But then again what are mates for eh?!   

[Yetiman]

Maybe here mate,
https://www.mickhone.com.au/partFinder/fiche/suzuki/2007/gsx1400/gear-shifting#next

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Sorry to hear that mate (snigger snigger).  Good excuse to buy a second bike for parts, oh  and new boots too.

[VladTepes]

but these are the most comfortable boots I've ever owned....

[VladTepes]

Maybe here mate,
https://www.mickhone.com.au/partFinder/fiche/suzuki/2007/gsx1400/gear-shifting#next

Thanks mate - great catalog and reference.  Doubles price with postage though but gotta do what gotta do eh.

[Yetiman]

Yeah Mate there mite be a few items you'll need (Grips they come with throttle tube complete etc;) for the future so brings the postage down over all..

[Nic]

How does the linkage get bent like that when all the carnage is on the right hand side? Forgive me if I have no idea but can't you just take it off and straighten it?

[KiwiCol]

Ouch!   That'll hurt the wallet as well as the pride.

[Tony Nitrous]

If the gear linkage bar isn't easily available...

... and if it can't be straightened....

... it's something that any fabrication shop / engineer would knock up in minutes.

You can't normally use threaded bar as the ends need opposite threads so they extend od contract when you do adjustments.

[Tony Nitrous]

River City Motorcycles at Boondall we're listing GSX14 bits a while back. Aren't they near you ?

[grog]

Vlad, theres an add on Gumtree. 14 parts in SA.

[Kiwifruit]

Sorry to hear but so easily done.
Wish the bike a speedy recovery 

[VladTepes]

Yeah Mate there mite be a few items you'll need (Grips they come with throttle tube complete etc;) for the future so brings the postage down over all..

talking about?

Can you elaborate on that please? As in what parts you are talking about (ideally from the mickhone link in this thread earlier)
The throttle is indeed problematic - haven taken a hit on the bars  its like it has one of those throttle locks in place. Low revs. then jerky then high revs and stays wherever its left. Not safe at all.

If the gear linkage bar isn't easily available...

... and if it can't be straightened....

... it's something that any fabrication shop / engineer would knock up in minutes.

You can't normally use threaded bar as the ends need opposite threads so they extend od contract when you do adjustments.

Thanks mate

Vlad, theres an add on Gumtree. 14 parts in SA.

ta

River City Motorcycles at Boondall we're listing GSX14 bits a while back. Aren't they near you ?

never heard of em and yeah that's the next suburb across.