Just got myself a 1400 GTR, I like to do all maintenance on my motorbikes. Thank you for your time & efforts on explaining the valve check process very useful for us DIYers.
Excellent video Gary. I have my 08 concours disassembled almost to the point where you have yours here; and then coincidentally and conveniently, I found your two vids on the subject. You included a few tips in the vid that I found really helpful. Thank you for sharing.
Kawasaki designed these bikes to make it impossible to work on them. That's so the dealer can charge you 2 thousand bucks to service your bike. I've got an 08, can do lots of stuff but this crap here is TOTALLY unnecessary. You can put 2 hundred grand on a CONNIE and never change the oil.
Just to be clear if you do a valve adjustment and everything runs good I wouldn't mess with it. My bike runs great no issues at all. The throttle body sync is only needed if your having a rough idle. The valve adjustment shouldn't move the valves so much that it causes the bike to run awful if you are within tollaance from the factory sync. I didn't need to do anything. Sorry for the first short responses I was working.
@@gdprather65 Hi Gary, thanks fir your reply. Not really having idle issues but the manual says to inspect & adjust periodically & wanted to know how to go about it. Cheers, take care & ride safe
Just got myself a 1400 GTR, I like to do all maintenance on my motorbikes. Thank you for your time & efforts on explaining the valve check process very useful for us DIYers.
Not a problem, I hoped the little quick rundown I gave would help others.
Excellent video Gary. I have my 08 concours disassembled almost to the point where you have yours here; and then coincidentally and conveniently, I found your two vids on the subject. You included a few tips in the vid that I found really helpful. Thank you for sharing.
It's not a bad job. Good luck.
I hope all went well with your connie.
Thanks for taking the time to post..
Your welcome.
No problem, it's not much but was hoping someone would find it useful.
Yeah you just totally convinced me to get the FJR instead.
yes, i agree, i was kicking around selling my hayabusa for a c-14, think i’ll pass
Kawasaki designed these bikes to make it impossible to work on them. That's so the dealer can charge you 2 thousand bucks to service your bike. I've got an 08, can do lots of stuff but this crap here is TOTALLY unnecessary. You can put 2 hundred grand on a CONNIE and never change the oil.
@@trent3872 😂
also to download pdf manual ;D
mototh.com/files/kawasaki/1400GTR/Kawasaki-1400GTR-Service-Manual.pdf
Thanks for posting the manual that's great. Thanks again.
Have you done a throttle body sync on your 1400? Looking to do mine. Thanks
I have not.
Did your 1400 not need it doing? Thanks
I did not need it done.
Just to be clear if you do a valve adjustment and everything runs good I wouldn't mess with it. My bike runs great no issues at all. The throttle body sync is only needed if your having a rough idle. The valve adjustment shouldn't move the valves so much that it causes the bike to run awful if you are within tollaance from the factory sync. I didn't need to do anything. Sorry for the first short responses I was working.
@@gdprather65 Hi Gary, thanks fir your reply. Not really having idle issues but the manual says to inspect & adjust periodically & wanted to know how to go about it. Cheers, take care & ride safe