Time To customise

SO, I rode the R1200GS, felt like a damned truck, constantly fighting the thing, damned thing is just too big.

Dont think im ready for the GTR1400

Cant tour the way I want to on a ZX10R unless one of you lot has a sister whos a chiropractor (and is hot, while not too picky)

SO!
Finally Available in OZ
http://www.kawasaki.com.au/genuine-acce ... =999940204
http://www.kawasaki.com.au/genuine-acce ... =K53001243

And this afternoon was spent at SOS Suspension in Penrith speaking with Sean, who has taken the details and ordered a Wilburs Type 641 Monoshock with Remote Hydraulic Height Adjustment, which will be custom built to lower the back end 10mm without compromising the ride, and is also doing the sums on the front forks which Im pulling out next week to get them revalved/resprung

Should have done this ages ago, the Ninja is just too damned good a bike, having said that, ima meet the schmuck that set down the specs for the SHIT shocks they come with one day, ill let you guess where im gonna shove that useless, step adjusted, no compression damping adjustment POS

Sean does good work. Did the suspension on my Gumby. Not cheap but he knows his stuff.

$500 for a seat.....

Worth every cent if you are doing decent kilometres and not just scooting around the cafes

Well, Front forks are off and delivered to SOS, Probably going to revalve and respring them

Wilburs rear should be in by the 10th October, dont suppose anyone knows how to get to the forward mount for the rear shock

Near as I can tell, its going to be a big job to get in there.

And Id be wrong,

RTFM.

2 Bolts and out she comes, looks like the forward one is a caged nut that has the bolt accessible through the frame.

<Pleased Look>

Quoted 1900 for the bits I wanted, piss on that, 1300 shipped from the US

Mid and Lower Fairing from my driveway drop (DEATH TO BAGSTER!!!)
Puig Racing Screen - Dark Smoke
Gel Seats
Heated Grips

Rear Shock should be in the country next week,

Front shocks are in bits being worked on.

My bikes in farking pieces, NOT HAPPY JAN!

Photos to follow, there will be beer.

Seriously Mr Kawasaki?

WTF were you thinking, you market a bike as the thinking guys sports tourer, but you dont fit heated grips.

SO, there i was today thinking shit how am i gonna wire the Kawasaki supplied heated hand grips, im not overly fond of splicing wires.

SO going through the manual, running the supplied loom, and theres 2 frigging plugs sticking out of the main harness ready and waiting!!!!

I find it annoying to find something was designed specifically to milk the accessory page

Seriously Mr Kawasaki?

WTF were you thinking, you market a bike as the thinking guys sports tourer, but you dont fit heated grips.

SO, there i was today thinking shit how am i gonna wire the Kawasaki supplied heated hand grips, im not overly fond of splicing wires.

SO going through the manual, running the supplied loom, and theres 2 frigging plugs sticking out of the main harness ready and waiting!!!!

I find it annoying to find something was designed specifically to milk the accessory page

Better than the moto Guzzi Stelvio.
It has the button fitted, the indicator comes on on the dash and 10mims later you're wondering why your hands are still cold.
Doesn't have heated grips

Praise the lord and Pass the ammunition!

Finallt got the front forks back from Sean, thank you to the jokers at racetech who put 1.1kg springs in the box that says 1.0!

ill be reassembling the bike tonight, might even take a phote before i brain snap and go for the first ride in nearly 3 months.

Well,

The answer to why I spent so much on the shocks front and rear,

BECAUSE IT WAS FARKEN WORTH IT

Final tally for the work

Puig Dark Smoke Screen
Heated Grips
Gel Seats
GCC Tank Protector
Barracuda Rear Blinkers
Left Side Mid Panel
Left Side Lower Panel
Rear Shock - Wilburs Type 641
Front Shocks - Racetech 1.0kg Springs
Racetech G2R Kit
Showa Compression Valves
Dropped 6 mm thru the tree

Ill post up the pics when i get em off my phone, this one wont be getting traded for a long time.