06-08-20, 11:21 AM
My local dealer said that all the faults I'd listed were improved by the addition of the GT model but I couldn't care less by then so I didn't research that but by the sounds of it they didn't.
How much would ECU remapping cost? I reckon too much to justify putting right what Yamaha should be doing themselves, couple that with the cost of an exhaust and around £300 for a comfy seat you might as well buy a Versys or something.
On the subject of the fuel guage,it would show full for around 100 miles then it'd drop to half and 20 miles later would be flashing reserve at you for probably at least 80 miles so not the most accurate.
I started on a 2015 SX which was pretty good after I put a Sargent seat on it, I upgraded to a 2016 model with the better headlights and roomy panniers. After a brief spell on a BMW R1200rs which I don't want to talk about I returned to a 2017 SX performance edition with panniers,I kept the Sargent seat and put it on each model I got but curiously it had less effect on the comfort of the later bikes. Also each bike had a fault on 4th gear when you shut off the revs don't drop, didn't feel dangerous,just annoying. The dealers said they hadn't had anyone else complain about it so it was probably just the way I ride which I replied was a load of bollocks. I've since read that it is a major fault with the throttle sensors which should have been recalled by Kawasaki but wasn't so I'll think twice before ever buying another Kawasaki.
How much would ECU remapping cost? I reckon too much to justify putting right what Yamaha should be doing themselves, couple that with the cost of an exhaust and around £300 for a comfy seat you might as well buy a Versys or something.
On the subject of the fuel guage,it would show full for around 100 miles then it'd drop to half and 20 miles later would be flashing reserve at you for probably at least 80 miles so not the most accurate.
I started on a 2015 SX which was pretty good after I put a Sargent seat on it, I upgraded to a 2016 model with the better headlights and roomy panniers. After a brief spell on a BMW R1200rs which I don't want to talk about I returned to a 2017 SX performance edition with panniers,I kept the Sargent seat and put it on each model I got but curiously it had less effect on the comfort of the later bikes. Also each bike had a fault on 4th gear when you shut off the revs don't drop, didn't feel dangerous,just annoying. The dealers said they hadn't had anyone else complain about it so it was probably just the way I ride which I replied was a load of bollocks. I've since read that it is a major fault with the throttle sensors which should have been recalled by Kawasaki but wasn't so I'll think twice before ever buying another Kawasaki.