Hello from Yorkshire

[Stever]

Hi,
Been lurking a while!
I have a black 2006 GSX1400FE, bought a couple of years ago. Together with a 2003 XJR1300. Air cooled/ twin shocks do it for me.
Returning to bikes after selling my tuned Z1 10 years ago! ( What a mistake that was!)
Happily, apart from the looks department, both bikes are Miles better to ride than even my heavily modified Z1 was.
Anyway both are keepers, so I may have a few questions!!
Starting with how do you post pictures?

[Notty]

 

[GSXKING]

  to the nuthouse
I'll look forward to seeing your photos 👍

[Kiwifruit]

Welcome Stever. You were extremely luck to find the much sought after black one. 

[GSXKING]

Yes best to learn on a slow (Black ie non-colour) bike then upgrade it with a Blue & White ie Fast bike paint job once you can handle the pace       

[grog]

Welcome Mate.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

W  e   l  c  o  m  e       M  a  t  e

(I said that slowly as you are just starting out and on a non-fast black GSX1400)

[KiwiCol]

Hi Stever, welcome to the forum.    Nowt wrong with a Black K6 (have a look at my profile pic) , don't listen to the naysayers.  How to post a pic?  have a look at this thread, it should sort ya out there.    https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=7530.0 

[Mick_J]

Welcome to the forum Steve.  As for pictures, once you have opened a new reply there is a drag and drop window just below the text box.  Don't use quick reply or you wont see it.

[seth]

 
To all things 1402
 

[Stever]

Thanks guys,
The blue and white ones must be really fast, cos mine doesn't feel slow   

[Phill P]

I had a 99 xjr 1300 and now a 2002 gsx, blue white so obviously fastest ever. How do you find the xjr and gsx compare, I had a 12 year gap between

[Stever]

Hi Phil,
Can't really compare handling, as I really need new tyres on the Yam. Suzuki is faster, more torque. Suzuki also more economical. Both are on standard brakes, with braided lines, both seem to stop really well.
Yamaha is getting subtly modified. Suzuki is stock apart from Renthal bars. I may well strip it to get the frame powder coated at some point.
Basic plan is to have one on the road, while the other is in bits!

[Hooli]

Ay up, if you're Yorkshire then we'll probably cross paths at Squires, Strawberry Fields or Seaways etc etc at some point.

[Stever]

Hi Hooli,
Have to arrange to meet up in Spring, any others round here?