New baby

[Mabb]

Finally picked her up yesterday. Had a wee hoke on her last night and she goes well!

 

[endofreak]

Gorgeous machine, enjoy!!

 

[fabiostar]

oooh you dirty man. HTR

 

[genman]

Nice in the daylight...wee hoke...judging by the tyres it was fun ...ENJOY

 

[Mabb]

Nice in the daylight...wee hoke...judging by the tyres it was fun ...ENJOY

Yip tyres well scrubbed in...only the faintest of chicken strip, that'll be sorted this weekend lol

 

[Gareth]

Get the 186mph limiter removed

Enjoy it mate

 

[DriftnSlide]

Oooh luvly, Nice choice, HTR lad.

 

[Hel]

Ohhh nice nice nice! Love that paint scheme too. Health to mono wheel

 

[mike150]

Take a tooth off the front, a run out is much more interesting then

 

[Mabb]

Take a tooth off the front, a run out is much more interesting then

Yea Mike it might be the only mod I'll do but tell u wot she goes rightly and I'm only going easy...totally different beast than the Big Bang

 

[mike150]

Yea Mike it might be the only mod I'll do but tell u wot she goes rightly and I'm only going easy...totally different beast than the Big Bang

Mine has plenty of mods but that's the best value for money mod of all.

 

[Mabb]

Couldn't

Ohhh nice nice nice! Love that paint scheme too. Health to mono wheel[/QUOTE

Ohhh nice nice nice! Love that paint scheme too. Health to mono wheel

Couldn't resist a couple of wee ones when I was out the other nite..so sweet on the balance point but no more until after the first service lol

 

[genman]

front tyre saving already.
Once the service was done on mine it felt great just using 3rd gear for flowing bends...engine has a lovely spread of power after 4500rpm and its nice and linear til about 10000...beyond that i whimp out unless its a straight.
Far faster than most people expect....my RSV4 is relatively sluggish at the top end and in some ways i do miss the GSXR induction note.
You've got the last of the dying breed of gadget / rider aid free bikes (power mode doesn't count as its never needed anyway ).
Give the brakes time to bed in...they work fine just takes a bit of getting used to the spongy feel and the rear locks up easily.
One thing for sure...its far easier to service than the R1 would have been...lets hope it serves you well on longer trips.....can't see it being overly thirsty vs the R1 either....30 miles on the reserve is possible at moderate revs.

 

[Mabb]

I think the brakes are great, very progressive not too bitey on first pull but the lever comes back to the bar way too much..even with the lever on setting one. I usually use two fingers to brake but the lever comes back to my knuckles so I've to use all four now. I'll have to get GS's to sort that at the first service.

Other than that I'm well happy!!

 

[genman]

I think the brakes are great, very progressive not too bitey on first pull but the lever comes back to the bar way too much..even with the lever on setting one. I usually use two fingers to brake but the lever comes back to my knuckles so I've to use all four now. I'll have to get GS's to sort that at the first service.

Other than that I'm well happy!!

II doubt GS can do much....Suzuki never really got the shape of the lever right and it always feels like its bending....i stuck a set of Chinese short Pazzo style levers on mine and they worked a treat for 2 finger brakes....also helped with the clutch reach especially after wrecking my wrist at the end of last year.

 

[geraldo-46]

They're a great bike and i love mine but the brakes really do let them down
I've changed pads lines brake fluid and the brakes are still muck. I've ordered a brembo RCS 19 master cylinder hopefully that will sort it

Disconnect the power mode switch under the left bar you'll keep hitting it and knocking her into c mode lol

 

[Mabb]

Sweet let me know if the cylinder sorts the brakes..and yip ur right I already done that one..had only left GS's and by the time I got onto the dual carriageway I had hit the switch..I was thinking to myself this power is very smooth till I realised I was in power mode C loll

 

[genman]

Try plumbers thread tape on all the bLeeds nipples.
Works a treat when getting those last bubbles out.
I've also has little success of bleeding the calipers whilst still mounted...always had to tilt and shake them to dislodge the last pockets of air.
A 19mm rcs master is a common change on the RSV4 which uses the same calipers...pricey but effective

 

[slag]

Man that is awesome!

RCS19 MC has probably been the best mod on my K5, although I binned the Tokico calipers at the same time in favour of Brembo M4 stoppers, so I'm unsure which change made the difference.

 

[Mabb]

Man that is awesome!

RCS19 MC has probably been the best mod on my K5, although I binned the Tokico calipers at the same time in favour of Brembo M4 stoppers, so I'm unsure which change made the difference.

Cheers bud, if this rain would clear up I'd get out and get her run in!

Tbh I'm happy enough with the braking performance based on the first run I've had my issue was with the lever travel. It was coming back very close to the bar even on setting one, however, I had a wee look at it there and turns out the adjuster wasn't seated properly and it seems to be better now

This is my first Gixer and so far I'm well pleased actually I'm fecking buzzing lol

 

[genman]

This is my first Gixer and so far I'm well pleased actually I'm fecking buzzing lol

glad your enjoying it