Hi folks! Greetings from Norway!
I've had my new gixxer 1k for two months now, and have ridden it for 7500 km's/4700 miles.
All in all it's a lovely bike with a lot of grunt, and very good handling...Exactly what one can expect from a new literbike.
On the other hand, I've had some issues with it, and I wonder if any of you here on the forum have made similar experiences:
The paint job on the bike is very poor, in that I already after 4 weeks use had worn through the paint were the knees touch the fairing/plastic right under the tank. The tank itself is full of "faded stripes", and also the tail has faded scratches. (I have a tank pad, the stripes are on the side of the tank)
The brakes are "yanking" almost pulsing at low speeds. They are also making a kind of deep sound, almost as if a train is braking. It might be the disk that isn't perfectly "straight" or aligned (don't mind my poor english...) or that the caliper/disc isn't floating correctly.
I've been in contact with at least 4 other guys with the same bike, and the paintjob is a reoccuring issue...
I've been in contact with the dealer, who will help me after the complaint I sent the importer is read/validated.
These issues, however are not what I expectet after purchasing a new literbike that in Norway has a retailprice of 38600 $....
experiences anyone?
I've had my new gixxer 1k for two months now, and have ridden it for 7500 km's/4700 miles.
All in all it's a lovely bike with a lot of grunt, and very good handling...Exactly what one can expect from a new literbike.
On the other hand, I've had some issues with it, and I wonder if any of you here on the forum have made similar experiences:
The paint job on the bike is very poor, in that I already after 4 weeks use had worn through the paint were the knees touch the fairing/plastic right under the tank. The tank itself is full of "faded stripes", and also the tail has faded scratches. (I have a tank pad, the stripes are on the side of the tank)
The brakes are "yanking" almost pulsing at low speeds. They are also making a kind of deep sound, almost as if a train is braking. It might be the disk that isn't perfectly "straight" or aligned (don't mind my poor english...) or that the caliper/disc isn't floating correctly.
I've been in contact with at least 4 other guys with the same bike, and the paintjob is a reoccuring issue...
I've been in contact with the dealer, who will help me after the complaint I sent the importer is read/validated.
These issues, however are not what I expectet after purchasing a new literbike that in Norway has a retailprice of 38600 $....
experiences anyone?
