2003 Gsxr1000
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You Need one!
They are as great as the Busa, but just different enough to where you could have both and not get bored with either one.
I am Restoring a 2ND GEN 21 Year Old Gsxr1000...how's that for making you feel old...and I bought the 1st Gen New!
lol...good times
lol...good times
I bought the 1st gen 1000 new as well....
And I bought the 1st gen GSXR 750 new in '85....(actually 2 of them)............now that makes me feel old (for a young guy).
You really can't go wrong with any of them.
The 05-06 was a monster right out of the box, and still a favorite of many today, and for that, you will usually see higher prices.
It is still fast by any stretch too...until you meet a '17-'24, which with a few mods will eat any Busa's lunch, they are no joke, and crush every generation prior.
I would've liked to dirt bike bar one of them, and do the same mods to it that I did to my friend's '18 Gsxr1k, only my old '03 was Much cheaper, and I traded a Concours for it.
The Gsxr1000's are 01-02, 03-04, 05-06, 07-08, 09-14, 15-16, 17-24 and I think 2025 is now official, but it is still the same bike.
Some parts swap through the years too, straight up, or with little modification.
Shiny parts starting to show up
Great stuff!
No, just multiple positions up and back, and some adjust down as well.
Quality rearsets also feel smoother when shifting and braking.
AntiGravity ATX-12 lithium battery
360 CCA vs the oem lead acid's 180 CCA.
It also weighs just over 5.25 lbs less, which is a nice drop in weight, and from a good spot on the bike to lose it, high up and just behind center.
It also fits well in the battery box, and is not too tall.
The lead acids that I've priced have been in the $150+ range, and the AntiGravity was $197.
So double the CCA and over 5 lbs lighter for less than $50...I'll take it.
360 CCA vs the oem lead acid's 180 CCA.
It also weighs just over 5.25 lbs less, which is a nice drop in weight, and from a good spot on the bike to lose it, high up and just behind center.
It also fits well in the battery box, and is not too tall.
The lead acids that I've priced have been in the $150+ range, and the AntiGravity was $197.
So double the CCA and over 5 lbs lighter for less than $50...I'll take it.
2:10.10? Is that a scale? I’m guessing here, 2:10 pounds? What’s the extra 10 mean? How long do you expect it to last?
The battery in the Ducati I had was mounted sideways under the left fairing. Didn’t weigh anything!
The battery in the Ducati I had was mounted sideways under the left fairing. Didn’t weigh anything!
There are no stupid questions.
Technically yes, you do Need a lithium battery compatable regular/rectifier...and I have one on the way from Rick's Electrics.
Take 10 identical bikes, all with lead/acid battery reg/recs, and 9 of them will use a lithium battery with zero issues.
The 10th, it will blow a fuse, burn wires, or fry an ecu.
No rythme or reason...other than you should have a reg/rec compatable with a lithium battery.
I wasn't taking any chances.
Oem reg/recs die randomly on a regular basis, or fail at the worst time.
Two summers ago the reg/rec failed in my friend's Buell while he was riding.
There was smoke from under the seat, and the bike started cutting in and out.
He stopped and called me.
He lifted the seat to find a very hot and sizzling battery that had swollen just shy of exploding...as it was overcharging.
It was so big it was hard ro remove it too.
Given I have a 21 year old bike, and a reg/rec that was packed with dirt(now clean), I thought better safe than sorry, and was going to replace it anyway.
Rick's Electric had a lead/acid reg rec and a lithium one for about $130, and a higher end lithium that is mosfet with supposedly better cooling, for $165, and that is the one I bought.
I'll post pictures when it shows up.
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2:10.10? Is that a scale? I’m guessing here, 2:10 pounds? What’s the extra 10 mean? How long do you expect it to last?
The battery in the Ducati I had was mounted sideways under the left fairing. Didn’t weigh anything!
Ducati pics please!
Challenge accepted...
2:10.10? Is that a scale? I’m guessing here, 2:10 pounds? What’s the extra 10 mean? How long do you expect it to last?
The battery in the Ducati I had was mounted sideways under the left fairing. Didn’t weigh anything!
2 pounds, 10 ounces, and 10 grams
Sorry, my phone froze(this site does that alot) and I have to post what I have, and then edit the post to add to it.
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