Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: slickcdb2000 on June 03, 2011, 10:41:01 PM
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Well it finally happened, I brought the new love of my life home! Rode her for the first time today as well. Coming from strictly sport bikes this is a completely different bike in almost all ways except raw power! I'm in love with it!!!! Way more smooth that I was ever expecting!
Now to end the story on a bad/funny/wtf moment. Loading her up on the trailer at the dealer, this woman thought she knew everything there was to strapping a bike down insisted that she do it. Well what do you know, tightening down on one side the other side took the bike with it!!! She blamed it on my straps, that btw has strapped a many of bike down and not once have any of them broke! Anyways I stand it back up and luckily there was only a tiny mark on it. If it was a brand new bike I would have raised hell, but I shrugged it off and said o well. I'm getting it painted asap anyways another big reason I didn't get upset. Maybe next time she'll pay more attention on what she's doing :P :P
Got a ride already planned through arkansas! I'll post some pics of her when I get back home, gotta get my beauty rest so I can try and tame this beast tomorrow. One good way to try is second time you ride it put about a thousand miles on it!!!
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Congrats on the new ride and welcome to the official nut house for members of this breed.
BUT you took advice from a WOMAN on tying down your bike? :o That's the strangest thing I may have ever heard here. Look what it got you!
What are you, married or something?
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Congrats and welcome aboard!
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Welcome!
Your 'new' bike fell over on the trailer because this women was doing YOUR job? :o ;D
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You might want to tell us the name of this dealer, so that others may be forewarned..... I know if it was MY bike that I was loading, I might let her assist in cinching up the tiedown straps, but that's about it!
By the way, why couldn't you ride it home????
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Had a great weekend and some very good first impressions of the connie! Rode close to 1000 miles on her, all stock but a 2 bros slip on. Definitely need a new saddle and windshield for sure!!! Other than that she was great!!!!
I had to trailer her because I sold my old bike and had to deliver it to the new owner, on the way back picked up the connie.
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Welcome.
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Congrats on the new ride and welcome to the official nut house for members of this breed.
BUT you took advice from a WOMAN on tying down your bike? :o That's the strangest thing I may have ever heard here. Look what it got you!
What are you, married or something?
I wouldn't take advice from a man either on tying down my bike unless I knew his credentials first hand.
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Well it finally happened, I brought the new love of my life home! Rode her for the first time today as well. Coming from strictly sport bikes this is a completely different bike in almost all ways except raw power! I'm in love with it!!!! Way more smooth that I was ever expecting!
Now to end the story on a bad/funny/wtf moment. Loading her up on the trailer at the dealer, this woman thought she knew everything there was to strapping a bike down insisted that she do it. Well what do you know, tightening down on one side the other side took the bike with it!!! She blamed it on my straps, that btw has strapped a many of bike down and not once have any of them broke! Anyways I stand it back up and luckily there was only a tiny mark on it. If it was a brand new bike I would have raised hell, but I shrugged it off and said o well. I'm getting it painted asap anyways another big reason I didn't get upset. Maybe next time she'll pay more attention on what she's doing :P :P
Got a ride already planned through arkansas! I'll post some pics of her when I get back home, gotta get my beauty rest so I can try and tame this beast tomorrow. One good way to try is second time you ride it put about a thousand miles on it!!!
what year connie is it?
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Congrats and welcome to the madness!
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Welcome to connie ownership...
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You'll soon find out a rule around here, without pics...it doesn't exist ;D We want to know year, color, and for God's sake, a picture please. Welcome.....and....Go Irish!
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It is a 08. And I love it!!! I cant wait to start adding the farkles to it!!!!!!!
Here is a pic, not much to look at now. but soon she will be a looker!!!
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It is a 08. And I love it!!! I cant wait to start adding the farkles to it!!!!!!!
Here is a pic, not much to look at now. but soon she will be a looker!!!
Whaddya mean not much to look at?
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It is a 08. And I love it!!! I cant wait to start adding the farkles to it!!!!!!!
Here is a pic, not much to look at now. but soon she will be a looker!!!
She looks damn pretty to me!
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Lol... she is a beauty dont get me wrong. I guess i'm saying there isn't too many farkles to oogle over yet!!
Here is a pic from out arkansas ride. I stole the sheepsking pad from my uncle on the black HD. It helped me make it through the 900 mile ride!!!!
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Congrats and Welcome!
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Welcome Slick!
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So........Did you mod it yet?
;D
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Good lookin' ride. Smart move buying used...more money for farkles.
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Congrats.
Howsabout a pic?
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Congrats.
Howsabout a pic?
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So........Did you mod it yet?
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Well?.....
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Congrats.......she's a beaut!
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havent started the mods yet, only a slip on :'( :'(
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havent started the mods yet, only a slip on :'( :'(
That's an excellent place to start!! :thumbs:
I had my potato launcher taken off my Connie at the dealer before I even picked her up... :)
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Congratz on the new ride ... awesome bike!
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That's an excellent place to start!! :thumbs:
I had my potato launcher taken off my Connie at the dealer before I even picked her up... :)
The ups man delivered mine about the time I made it home with the new bike!!!
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Lol... she is a beauty dont get me wrong. I guess i'm saying there isn't too many farkles to oogle over yet!!
Here is a pic from out arkansas ride. I stole the sheepsking pad from my uncle on the black HD. It helped me make it through the 900 mile ride!!!!
Congrats & welcome!
You get your first ticket on connie too? Looks like sheriff's car in the background....lol!
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Welcome to the club!