Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: almightys on September 03, 2012, 10:34:26 AM
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Anybody have experience putting these on your C14? Opinions welcome! Lol
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Nope. Only taking them off... ASAP. ;)
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Nope. Only taking them off... ASAP. ;)
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Mamma Kaw oughtta be bitchslapped for putting stones on this bike.
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Well the 16's are far from the original stones and at $200 otd, thinking about trying something different this late in mi season
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If you ride hard, those tires will be gone in a weekend. ;)
Of course, I wear out ST tires in a weekend. :o
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I ran a front for 1000 miles, it handled and gripped as good as anything else, but I had a 2000 mile trip to do so I swapped it for an Angel as It was not gonna make it to 3000.
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I think you guys might have mistaken what he asked- the 016's are not OEM on the C-14, those are 021's.
To the original poster, not only have I not used 016's but I don't remember anyone else reporting having used them either. If you do give them a try please let us know what you think of them, especially compared to any / all other tires you have used on the C-14.
Brian
Nope. Only taking them off... ASAP. ;)
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Mamma Kaw oughtta be bitchslapped for putting stones on this bike.
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Brian you're right. I guess after Bridgestone my brain quit listening. My apologies to the OP for my confusion.
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Brian you're right. I guess after Bridgestone my brain quit listening. My apologies to the OP for my confusion.
+1... :-[ :grouphug: :chugbeer:
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Hey, no problem, I just didn't want the thread to go on with what might have been a bit of a 'left turn' in the middle. It could confuse new folks and spread bad information. And that is the primary territory of KiPass as far as I know....
Brian
Brian you're right. I guess after Bridgestone my brain quit listening. My apologies to the OP for my confusion.
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I guess I'll have to say five Hail Marys and spend two hours 'Over There' as penance. :(
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I guess I'll have to say five Hail Marys and spend two hours 'Over There' as penance. :(
:rotflmao:
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The BT-016s came on the Ninja. I'm only 416 miles into them with no complaints, just too soon to tell.
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The bt016 comes stock on the Ninja 1000. I'm currently wearing mine out....its just over 600 mile sand showing wear.....like a pr2 at 3000 mile sort of wear.
Its not great on the Ninja, and I dont see myself putting it on the c14 even if they were free. The bto16 was updated to the bt016 pro so they are closing out the old model. The profile is strange as well. It feels like a squared off triangle and might not feel good on the c14.
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Bridgestones............. never-mind, I wouldn't want the mods to have to put forth effort into deleting my post heh (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
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Mine WAS free, I guess. It came on the ZX14 wheel I bought on Ebay when I busted my C14 wheel. Like I said it was good or better than anything else I've, Pilot Road I, II, Angel ST, Shinko Verge and Raven but seemed to wear visibly with each ride. The Ebay seller claimed it was only 800 miles old. I put another 1000 on it and then changed it as it seemed the tread was 50% gone.
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I think you guys might have mistaken what he asked- the 016's are not OEM on the C-14, those are 021's.
To the original poster, not only have I not used 016's but I don't remember anyone else reporting having used them either. If you do give them a try please let us know what you think of them, especially compared to any / all other tires you have used on the C-14.
Brian
Thanks for clarifying. Some people just have had too much Koolaid LOL
I ordered them. for $200 shipped this late in season, its worth it over the $325 PR3's. I did this same thing a few years back when Pirellis blew out their super sport tires. i got 5 k out of them easily. I used to run the 016 on my busa, was a great tire but ate the rear up in 5 k as well of course i at up a set of PR3's in 4k so we will see.
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koolaid?
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The bt016 comes stock on the Ninja 1000. I'm currently wearing mine out....its just over 600 mile sand showing wear.....like a pr2 at 3000 mile sort of wear.
Its not great on the Ninja, and I dont see myself putting it on the c14 even if they were free. The bto16 was updated to the bt016 pro so they are closing out the old model. The profile is strange as well. It feels like a squared off triangle and might not feel good on the c14.
I agree with this. The 016's on my Ninja 1000 were gone in about 3500 miles, and that is a 200 lb lighter bike (I ride them both about the same). I put PR2's on both the Concours and Ninja 1000 and they handle better than the 016s and should easily last twice the miles.
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Bridgestones............. never-mind, I wouldn't want the mods to have to put forth effort into deleting my post heh (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Why Steve, were you going to post some type of comparison between BHO and those tires?
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koolaid?
With vodka and lime though right... ;)
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Why Steve, were you going to post some type of comparison between BHO and those tires?
Oh nooooooooooooooo sir! (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol.gif)
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With vodka and lime though right... ;)
Had to be what he meant.
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Had to be what he meant.
Everclear is even better. :thumbs:
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I did not have any koolaid, but I will admit to disliking Brigestone. I've owned way too many of their tires, and recall liking one of them.....once. That tire was discontinued the next time I needed a replacement.
But, let us know how they work and hold up. I know oem tires and aftermarket can be different, despite the numbering being the same. Maybe these are better than what the Ninja comes with? We'll hope for that anyway since the Ninja tires are just slightly better than riding on the bare rim.
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My 08 had BTO16s on it when I bought it from the previous owner. I got around 5000 miles out of them, & they did not feel very stable to Me. I love My Pirelli Angels though.
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well they arrive at end of week and will be used on a 5 day excursion from Michigan down to North Carolina twisties and back. Ill report on how well they hold up. My PR2's looked liked this (see attached) on way home in Beckley WV. I picked an AVON out of the dealerships trash pile to get me home LOL
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well they arrive at end of week and will be used on a 5 day excursion from Michigan down to North Carolina twisties and back. Ill report on how well they hold up. My PR2's looked liked this (see attached) on way home in Beckley WV. I picked an AVON out of the dealerships trash pile to get me home LOL
Next time find some right handers. :o :)
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Next time find some right handers. :o :)
LOL, I told my wife who was on pillion that it ws her fault for always leaning and looking over left shoulder
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Ive got some bridgestones 016's from cycle gear, and there fine for a sport bike, have very good grip, but with the weight of the connie, they just do not last.
2 set's of stones, mounted and balanced(500$) might give you 6,000 miles, but one set of michilin pr3's(450$) will get you 8 k miles or more,yes?
It's just so hard to resist getting a set of sticky tires for 2 hundy.
I like to use the stone 016 on the front, and a Frenchy pr3 on the back, because I'm kinda brutal on back tires, and i get the same mileage out of them that way, like 6-8 k or so. Just sayin.
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I destroyed the stock bt021's in one trip through Blue Ridge Parkway, 400 miles, then Pirelli's Diablo Strada got me about 10k miles rear, 13k front, then to Michelin Pilot road two's which got me about 11k rear, front is stil fine, Im sticking with michelin from now on.
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I destroyed the stock bt021's in one trip through Blue Ridge Parkway, 400 miles, then Pirelli's Diablo Strada got me about 10k miles rear, 13k front, then to Michelin Pilot road two's which got me about 11k rear, front is stil fine, Im sticking with michelin from now on.
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+1... :thumbs:
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Im giving the Pilot Road 3s a whirl..Still trying to get all those pimples off..man theres a lot of them..Spent a day scuffing and love them so far..Nice and Sticky!!
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Have to say I am pretty happy with the Angels, they are wearing quite nicely IMHO.
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Sorry to bring this back to life, but....
i HATED the BT016's on my Ninja. I have friend who is a Brigestone rep. He offered me a trade for soem non-oem Bridgestone bt0q6 pro's A model newer than the bto 18, btu not an oem grade. I figured I had nothign to lose. I felt liek ti woudl eb ok to thwow both sets away dur to the cost of them, free.
So, I put the bto16 pros on. I wanted to hate them since it woudl give me a massive amount of ammo to bug the rep about. He just gav e me the conflident smile.
So, i tried them. They are great tires..I mean great. Every complaint is gone I had from before. I believe there is a massive difference between oem quality tires and aftermarket tires. In this specific case, the oem tire might rate a 1 on the scale, while the bt016 pro woudl be a10.
Now, I dont think you'll see any life from these soft tires on a heavy bike like our c14, btu the aftermarket version is a damn good tire. If i find a set on sale, I'll for sure buy a back-up set for the Ninja.
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I have been wondering why Bridgestone that popular and survive that long although thus your idea about the OEM tires & aftermarket might be reasonable.
How do we distinct an aftermarket tire from OEM one ??
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They could all be aftermarket as Kwak doesn't make logo'd tires or if you equate OEM with the specific tires that come on it then anything other than that (even in the same brand) could be aftermarket. I guess it's more on how you perceive the definitions.
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To compare the tires side-by-side, you would never know the difference. They looked IDENTICAL. T oem tire had an very small "F" somewhere in the model number, but visually, good luck.
Oddly enough, the good tire (non oem) weighed a pound more than the crap tire. Otherwise.....nothing.
Even the forks felt better after the tire change. Softer and much more compliant.
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If you go with Brigestone tires, make sure you get the BT023-GT, Not the regular 023, 016 or the 021. The regular 023 and 016 are for lighter bikes and the 021 just suck.