Gixxer 1000K5 Broken!!!!

[nzkalt61]

I bought Flames Gixxer 1000 from Wellington the Friday before Paeroa street races. Went to Paeroa races. Awesome weekend, great ride, love the bike, all good so far.

Wednesday after Paeroa went for a short ride between milkings, while riding up a windy hill the front wheel came up, buttoned off. As the front wheel droped the engine died!!!:doh: Broken down on the side of the road. Rang the local Whangarei Suzuki dealer who promptly came and picked me up, good service, I thought.

But after nearly three weeks they decided they weren't equiped to find the problem and sent the Gixxer off to Holeshot Suzuki who said it looked to be in the ignition emobilizor and/or the E.C.U. which will probably mean getting parts from Japan, which will take ANOTHER 11 days!!!!

My pride and joy has been off the road for 21 days and counting (wife noticing withdrawall symptoms:oi-grr: )

This is my 9th Suzuki and 3rd Gixxer. I normally consider Gixxers to be one of the most robust bikes on the market, but this is very frustrating!!

Hope Suzuki get me back on the road soon.

Will keep you posted.

[WINJA]

suzuki are usually very good with warrantys and looking after customers.
hope you got that bike extra cheap

[bladez]

thats just sad suzuki are normaly very good in the engine department hope ya get back on the bike soon:headbang:

[Quasievil]

Suzuki K5 have crap electrics, ask Torque he has had his K5 back twice with electrical problems parts have been replaced with parts that have failed.............. fucken useless for a so called leader of the brands.......bollocks buy a Kwaka much better built:Pokey:

[imdying]

Probably find the people that make the Suzuki ecu make the Kwaka ones. Things break, nice to know the warranty kicked in to full effect.

[Zed]

I feel for ya man, the only thing worse than the bike breaking down is binning it! I hope you get it sorted out quick smart and get that smile back onya face!! :shit:

Doesn't put me off the K5 though, least they didn't have to do a recall on the front wheel like the Kwaka ZX-10 a few yrs back, doh. :shutup:

[DMNTD]

Yeah that's total shit eh Kev and no it's not the first K5 with this prob either I understand. Said Whangarei dealer....well they give me mint deals,a mint new bike but they haven't got the right computer to sort this situations out :slap:
Reckoned they'd spent 20g's on it too :blink: Not good for a so-called Suzuki dealership eh
Oh well....ya should get in sometime soon now that it's in the right shop and THEN maybe we can do some of our roads eh mate :chase:

[Lou Girardin]

I guess I'll just have to keep waiting for those dreaded Spewzooki electrics to fail. I'm on my 4th one now, It'll have to happen soon.

[nzkalt61]

Just found out from Holeshot that it is the ECU and there is NONE in the country. So I will have to wait ANOTHER two weeks,aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

[Buster]

Just found out from Holeshot that it is the ECU and there is NONE in the country. So I will have to wait ANOTHER two weeks,aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Ooooh shit! I feel for ya buddy, I feel for ya. Should have tried for a loaner bike eh?

[stify]

NONE in the country. So I will have to wait ANOTHER two weeks,aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

shit another row boat coming with parts, we get parts from jap land under our vor (vehicle off road)order system in 3-5 days max, an 2 days max from ausi(mind u is car stuff), wots up with the bike distributors in nz, just don't give a rats i think, good luck

[DEATH_INC.]

Bugger mate, that sux shit. Farkin bike dealers won't get bits from aus,dunno why......they always come from japland.....

[DMNTD]

Just found out from Holeshot that it is the ECU and there is NONE in the country. So I will have to wait ANOTHER two weeks,aghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Fucks sakes Kev that's ratshit! Oh well at least that shop was able to tell ya what's up and once ya get ya beast back it'll be sorted properly and then finally we can get another ride in...when ya not on ya missus bike

[Sensei]

Thought I'd broke mine last week , started miss firing under load & stalling when stopped . Started pulling it apart to found out the earth terminal had come loose on the battery , Probably from high reving vibrations . Very likey to not have Spiked my ECU from the loose earth lead :spudflip: , So something to check regularly , Have put a nyloc nut under both now . Hope you get the GSXR back up & running ASAP :Punk:

[marty]

how is it that i can order bits off e-bay from the east coast of usa or from the uk, amd it gets delivered to my front door within 7 days, yet dealers always seem to take 7 friggin weeks?

i'm picking they don't courier individual parts, just wait for a big shipment, which for warranty items is rubbish. i hope they have lent you a bike to use while your only means of transport is parked up

[The_Dover]

Just a quick suggestion for you.

I had a similar breakdown at the Puhoi Pub last year on my K5 with the FI light on, not the worst place to have to wait 3 hours mind you, and it was the same problem.

Funny thing was it would start and run fine with my spare key and it appeared that the issue was that the ECU/Immobiliser unit was failing to recognise the chip in my main key. Anyway, try both keys and let me know if it solves anything.

Of course I solved having to wait for parts by just writing the bike off and getting a K6. No problems, bike related, yet.. Touch my wood.

[ManDownUnder]

Just a quick suggestion for you.

I had a similar breakdown at the Puhoi Pub last year on my K5 with the FI light on, not the worst place to have to wait 3 hours mind you, and it was the same problem.

Funny thing was it would start and run fine with my spare key and it appeared that the issue was that the ECU/Immobiliser unit was failing to recognise the chip in my main key. Anyway, try both keys and let me know if it solves anything.

Of course I solved having to wait for parts by just writing the bike off and getting a K6. No problems, bike related, yet.. Touch my wood.

Yeah yeah - what would you know about broken bikes...

... hang on... scratch that...

[Ixion]

Eeek. Do these modern bikes have that damn silly system with chips in the key? Dodgy unreliable technology that is.

That settles it, I'm sticking with the old bangers. Simple, straightforward. Why did we ever abandon the Lucas K2F magneto. Most relaible ignition system ever.

[imdying]

Hahahah, nice P/T.. Lucas, Prince of Darkness indeed!

[Kickaha]

Farkin bike dealers won't get bits from aus,dunno why......they always come from japland.....

The local Yamaha dealer has often got bits for me in from Oz when his puter has told him they are there and it take 3-5 days, Suzuki down here if it is not in NZ then it's always ex Japan and up to 10 working days

[Toast]

That settles it, I'm sticking with the old bangers. Simple, straightforward. Why did we ever abandon the Lucas K2F magneto. Most relaible ignition system ever.

You're right Ix, no immobilisers and they still don't get stolen...maybe you're on to something here...