The press! They're after us!

Tonight's gonna be interesting.
About 2 weekends ago, a local mag approached us to do some photoshoot and maybe a piece about the GSR and the current active group. Some interesting events happened on the that day. But that's another story for another day.

Moving forward, about 28 GSRs managed to gather that day for the shoot. Someone came out with the ingenious idea to arrange our bikes in what I nicked as the "Triangle of Terror". Here it is for your enjoyment:

So, tonight, MCA wants to have a chat with us as content for the article.
Glad to see the bike is getting some exposure. A lot of riders see it on the ride but know nuts about, a year on.

The article's coming out in October. Maybe, maybe, I can ask permission from MCA to post a scanned copy of only the article, from a copy I paid for, of course.
No guarantees, though....

(More) Power to the people!!!

Darth Maul had a nice quote (probably his only quote in that whole movie):

At last, we reveal ourselves to the Jedi.
At last, we will have our revenge....

So, I decided on an one-upmanship:

At last, we have received our Power Commander-IIIusb for GSXR 600 K3-K4.
At last, we will have our ponies....



Now was that a mouthful or what?

The Ghost will have to spend a day at the treadmill....

Brake that Braking pads...

Brakes became a major agenda for this bike late last year.
Already nearly 6 months in the local market, close to a year on the European markets, more than 4 aftermarket manufacturers already producing it & no one thought of bringing aftermarket rear brakepads except those stock ones from Suzuki.

Let me explain:
The rear brake system for the Ghost is exactly the same of the newer GXSR 600/750 K7. Meaning its a whole new design and a whole new brake pad model.
Now, oddly enough, the rear brake pads seem to have diminished itself much, much faster than the front. It was like eaten eaten 2/3 of the material while the front is barely 1-2mm worn. And all this while I tend to favor the front brakes.
Funny thing is, even a few GSXR K7 riders I spoke with had the same issue.

Well, imagine the rush to find suitable replacement pads. I was adamant in refusing to use Suzuki pads. At over $60, I'd be better off with a pair of EBC pads at a much lower price.
But, as fate would have it, none of the shops even thought of getting stocks ready.
Until we met Braking.
I was lurking around the local forum and came across an ad from an local agent for Braking parts. Braking, as you may know, does, well, braking parts from Italy. Their reputation puts them above EBC, to my understanding.
So I made a phonecall to them for our replacement pads. Lo & behold, they had stocks. Last 4 pairs, that is. $40 bucks. It turns out the guy had purchased 4 sets (front & rears) for the K7s. But no one wanted the rears.
Guess we helped him clean house.

So now, my rear brakes are officially supported by Braking.

Until the next change...

Wind, wind blow away...

One of the minor complaints about the Ghost (and I can assure you I have very little complaints about the Ghost) is of its rather... naked-ness when touring.
Simply said, high speed touring with it is a bit of challenge. A pain in the neck is a better analogy.
But I say again, the Ghost is not some tourer that's dressed up or touted to be a street racer. Its a streetfighter first, pure & born one. Yet it still can go on touring, though do not expect the same comfort you would on a big tourer like the STX, FJRs and the such.

So, in anticipation of more touring activities, some time last year I headed back to Motorworld and, in a moment of pure impulse, snagged a nice Ermax "double-bubble" windshield in a "light-smoked" tint. The price, I can assure you, is very reasonable compared to buying it from Ermax or authorized dealers in Europe and shipping it over.
Looks something like this one mounted on a showcase GSR600:

Well, I had a mixed reaction about it after some time to sober up.
On the optimistic end of the scale, it does look good. Comparable to the Puig ones (which didn't come out until much later), has the sporty double-bubble look & of course, Ermax screens are used by Rossi (though I must now categorically state I do no like Rossi).
On the other end of the pessimistic scale, it somewhat took away the raw, naked feel of the bike most GSR riders are familiar with.
In the middle, it works as it was intended to, though to certain extent.

Here it is in action on a road trip to Melaka:


Well, sadly, I sold it to GSR buddy as I need to finance another project and it just didn't sit with me well in local roads.

Now, as I write this, I'm considering of getting another one...

Oops! Time to catch up...

Wow!!!
It has been a year since I last posted.
Damnz! Where have I been all that while?

Well, for one, there was an upheaveal in my working life. 4 job changes in the last 5 months. Guess I've been trying to find something I can fit in. Looks like I have now.

My personal life aside, the Ghost is now 1. Yay! As of May 5th. Up to that point, I've added a lot things on her and removed quite a lot of her.

She looks very much different then when we first started out. So I guess these next few days are a good time to catch up.

Oh, and I got some positive feedback and encouragement from readers who actually took the time & effort to read through my ramblings. To them, I thank you with no reservations.