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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: ninjawarrior1400 on December 17, 2012, 02:53:08 PM

Title: Electric License Plate for C-14, whelen brake lights
Post by: ninjawarrior1400 on December 17, 2012, 02:53:08 PM
Anyone have one of these???

Just push the button, and down it goes.....push it again....back in position!

If you want to see the most awesome brake lights mounted herein, send me your e mail address for the video...stills just don't do it justice.

Ninja
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: ZG on December 17, 2012, 03:07:31 PM
I use to have manual pull cable ones on my bikes when I was younger, came in handy more than a few times...  ;) ;D
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 17, 2012, 03:25:03 PM
What's the purpose of this?
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: RBX QB on December 17, 2012, 03:39:12 PM
What's the purpose of this?

If you have to ask...
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: Flathead on December 17, 2012, 03:40:23 PM
I believe the manufacturer claims it as a "place to store a spare key" (or fob in our case) ;)
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: ninjawarrior1400 on December 17, 2012, 03:41:00 PM
Jim...

Am surprised you asked that question.......obviously it is to hide your spare key!

Of course, if you don't have any change on a toll booth.......it could work for you....but everyone uses it to conceal a spare key or a key fob......!  No one would EVER use it to bust a tool booth.........or would they?
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: RBX QB on December 17, 2012, 03:50:28 PM
Also helpful when performing a stoppie... keeps your plate pointed in the right direction.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: maxtog on December 17, 2012, 03:52:46 PM
Jim...

Am surprised you asked that question.......obviously it is to hide your spare key!

Of course, if you don't have any change on a toll booth.......it could work for you....but everyone uses it to conceal a spare key or a key fob......!  No one would EVER use it to bust a tool booth.........or would they?

That thing is obviously illegal when used as intended  :)  If caught using it by a cop, I am sure they would slap all kinds of interesting charges on the person....

But I will say that it is stupid to charge a toll on two wheeled vehicles anyway.  It is a disaster to try and deal with tolls on a bike, when the rider is wearing proper safety equipment.  And the stupid electronic passes are hard to find a place to mount, an invasion of privacy, easy stolen or damaged, and often WAY more expensive for casual use.  Bikes reduce traffic on the road, reduce emissions and gas use, and cause essentially ZERO wear on the road.

Here bikes are allowed to use HOV lanes no matter if 1 rider or two.  Toll-free would be an excellent next step...
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: sherob on December 17, 2012, 04:27:39 PM
HOV anywhere in the US if FedGov highway funds were used.  It can only be denied for safety reasons.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: ninjawarrior1400 on December 17, 2012, 05:18:37 PM
It was purchased with federal funds...so there should be no issues....was real concerned about that.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: Son of Pappy on December 17, 2012, 05:23:23 PM
It was purchased with federal funds...so there should be no issues....was real concerned about that.
???
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: B.D.F. on December 17, 2012, 05:49:25 PM
Yeah, my oh my, what could it be used for?

During prohibition one item available for sale was a 'wine brick', and the instructions said it all: (quoted from Wikipedia) The Volstead Act specifically allowed individual farmers to make certain wines "on the legal fiction that it was a non-intoxicating fruit-juice for home consumption",[82] and many people did so. Enterprising grape farmers produced liquid and semi-solid grape concentrates, often called "wine bricks" or "wine blocks".[83] This demand led California grape growers to increase their land under cultivation by about 700% in the first five years of prohibition. The grape concentrate was sold with a warning: "After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine."

I think the same instructions could be applied to this moveable license plate..... something like- "Do not use this device to make the license place on your motorcycle from the view of any officials such as law enforcement officers, tax agents or other revenue collectors".

Brian

What's the purpose of this?
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 17, 2012, 06:42:50 PM
My fob and janitor keys stay with me so I wouldn't use it for that.  I think if you kept a fob in there then someone could start the bike conceivably if all the stars aligned correctly.  Not so sure it would be a farkle that I would use for any reason but what the hey...
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: koval68 on December 17, 2012, 08:56:54 PM
Anyone have one of these???

Just push the button, and down it goes.....push it again....back in position!

Ninja
Can I have a link to where you got yours from.Thx.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: crawfcj on December 18, 2012, 05:12:40 AM
I'm interested in the bracket holding the four TIR3 lights.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14
Post by: twowheeladdict on December 18, 2012, 05:56:43 AM
Interesting concept.  Thankfully there are no toll roads anywhere near where I live or ride.  I don't even ride on the "Freeways" unless necessary to cross a river or get from one back road to another.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14, whelen brake lights
Post by: ninjawarrior1400 on December 18, 2012, 02:54:57 PM
To order your electric license plate flip down gadget......

www.007LicensePlate.com (http://www.007LicensePlate.com)

$129.00

Chicago, Illinois

Get 10% off today if you ask for it....

Can order one for your car too.....if you feel the need for speed.....

And of course if you want to have tag stealth technology......just spray your tag many coats of:  Photo Blocker.  Makes you invisible to photo cameras, hides your plate from red light cameras.  Denver Police dept did a test two years ago and said it was effective! Per the Washington Post!

So you can fix your Kawa with extra stealth technology and become a true Ninjawarrior!



Ninja
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14, whelen brake lights
Post by: Gsun on December 18, 2012, 07:36:35 PM
The new toll crossings don't use a flash.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14, whelen brake lights
Post by: Rhino on December 19, 2012, 08:45:45 AM
And of course if you want to have tag stealth technology......just spray your tag many coats of:  Photo Blocker.  Makes you invisible to photo cameras, hides your plate from red light cameras.  Denver Police dept did a test two years ago and said it was effective! Per the Washington Post!

Mythbusters showed it was completely ineffective.
Title: Re: Electric License Plate for C-14, whelen brake lights
Post by: VirginiaJim on December 19, 2012, 09:04:16 AM
Sounds like a job for the crash test dummies...