GSX1400

Has anyone owned, or ridden a GSX1400.
If so, what did you think of it ?? I'm curious.

I like the torque figures stated. They seem to pull like a truck.

mtbeerwah wrote:Has anyone owned, or ridden a GSX1400.
If so,  what did you think of it ?? I'm curious.

I like the torque figures stated. They seem to pull like a truck.

Thought long and hard about one of these and then, because I wanted the three quarter fairing and the uni-trak suspension, bought a Bandit.  Still would like one in the shed though -- 120 N-m of torque at 5,000 rpm; over 110 N-m is maintained from 3,000 rpm right through to 6,000 rpm! For comparison the 1200 Bandit makes about 90 N-m and the 1250 pumps out around 108 N-m at 3700 rpm. The GSX 1400 seems to go and handle at higher speeds as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3dsuwOs7s

Yeah, I've watched many clips on them, and read all the specs.
Just curious who had actually ridden one.
They've got fully adjustable Suspension too.

I like the truck like torque, but have read it runs out real quick, not having cams to pull it, but I wouldn't buy one over rev and thrash, just short shift and use the torque curve accordingly.

Its one huge lump of a bike .

gus wrote:Its one huge lump of a bike .

Yeah they are, but their not that much heavier than a Bandit .
I think it's about 227kg dry weight, or near enough to it, and a Gen2 Bandit is 22# something...close to the same dry weight. The 1400 detstroys a Bandit in torque.

I know two people who own them.  They both use them as you've described.  One ended up lugging a sidecar, the other just gets used as a regular ride.  Torquemiesters for sure.  Probably better bikes than Bandits, which shape up in my mind as their "kid brother".