Ditto the above, mine is an '04 and it has both. Though can't say I ever use them much, if at all!

depends which way up you hold it!

Hi,
If it is in any way the same process as importing a car you will a 'Certificate of Conformity', which you should be able to obtain from Yamaha themselves. They should be your first port of call. I had to get one when I imported a car to France from the UK, but it cost £100 just for a poxy sheet of A4 with the cars details on it, that I had to supply them from the VIN plate and the log book! However the car was (is) nearly 20 years old so was not on their (VW) database, given you have a gen2, max age 6yrs old, it maybe an easier process to get the certificate, and hopefully cheaper too.
Good luck
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Another vote for the tuning forks, I have them on mine and I prefer them to a mate's wordy ones.
Where did you get the lower fairing panels from I knew you could get them for the gen2 but didn't know gen1 ones were available????
 
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Wow, lovely looking GS and I bet it sounds the dogs with those cans 
Cheers for the review too, plenty of points to consider methinks, inc note to self  - carry both parts of driving license with you!!

Cable, it would be good to know your opinion of the triumph 12 esp if you have tried the GS and can make a comparison, I ask mainly due to now getting sore neck and knees on the Gen 1 and find myself having to sit very upright and stretching legs a lot more than I ever used to.
 
Also on  a totally different note to AyJay I had the opportunity to take the new ZZR1400  out but didn't have the paper bit of my license handy    so would be interested to  ear your views on that too.
 
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Had same problem on a mate's CB500, I used the Wemoto one's and so far no problem.....

100 percent agree with Bludclot esp in the rain like it was today when I went out for a run to clear the cobwebs

Mine, like a great many others does the same the same thing, it is the EXUP servo doing its re-aligning thing, just as Mike said,  and its never been a problem. Thought about watching the Grand National but as it wasn't raining here took the bike for a 90 nile run to local DIY shop much more fun in my opinion!

I reelly must lurn how to spel proply, or maybe just the difference between words that sound the same! DOH!!

Another vote for using the clutch and I have had my gen1 from new, but it hardly ever 'finds' a false neutral. Suzuki are known for slick boxes so yoiu may have been spoilt I have tried a GS1200 and that had a lovely change but not sure I could get used to the huge vibes below 3500 rpm.
Cheers
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I believe there is always some play in the back, 1 or 2 mm, I found on mine that I just needed to retorque the swingarm pivot but on the ground not on the stand.