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Kawasaki GTR 1400

  • 17-10-2015 3:14am
    #1
    duskyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭


    Getting a bit bored of my GS and fancy a change.......the GTR 1400s have always caught my eye. Any whacker jockeys here and feedback really appreciated. Do a mix of town riding and long journeys. I know they are a heavy bike but the GS is no wilting violet in the weight dept either so I'm all ears.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    duskyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭duskyjoe


    Well fugh me, tumble weed on this one. Guess I'll stick with the old GS :)


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,784 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    duskyjoe wrote: »
    Well fugh me, tumble weed on this one. Guess I'll stick with the old GS :)

    I know 3 people who have/ have had them.

    1 is used a lot for Marshaling sports events etc and he loves it.
    1 is a recreational bike and again, he loves it.
    1 is a speed freak and he just changed to a Triumph Explorer 1200. ....He loved it, but said it was OTT for the road and has found the Triumph a more useful tool.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #4
    Cienciano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,306 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    I was close to getting one after a GS. How long have you had the GS? I had a couple over about 10 years, very useful bike, but after a certain lenght of time with a big dual sport they can get boring. Only similar thing that I would have went for was a new multistrada.


  • #5
    duskyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭duskyjoe


    Have the GS 3 years.....it's a 07 minus all the electronic gimmickry .....low km and it's been a reliable bus especially in traffic. The GTR is an itch I want to scratch and I'm grateful for tt's note. My biker pals and I'm 50 all tell me to upgrade to a newer GS as the GTR will kill me but I've ridden fast bikes years ago and it's not as if I'm going to lock and load with it as a senior citizen who values life. My thought is now I keep the GS and buy and older GTR or an FJR, just for a bit of choice......insurance company tell me it'll be a very small premium for a second bike as long as both bikes are locked in a garage.


  • #6
    Mesrine65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭Mesrine65


    duskyjoe wrote: »
    I'm 50 all tell me to upgrade to a newer GS as the GTR will kill me but I've ridden fast bikes years ago and it's not as if I'm going to lock and load with it as a senior citizen who values life.
    50...senior citizen :eek:

    Jog on duskyjoe, I'm 50 & only in the prime of me life ;):D :P


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  • #7
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,784 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Mesrine65 wrote: »
    50...senior citizen :eek:

    Jog on duskyjoe, I'm 50 & only in the prime of me life ;):D :P

    They'd probably kill me for saying so, but the two current riders above are of that vintage.........and no holding them back !

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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