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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: george on January 14, 2013, 07:24:57 PM

Title: Catalytic converter
Post by: george on January 14, 2013, 07:24:57 PM
This might sound a little bit odd, but I aks myself if all Concours have a cat?
I mean: does Kawasaki  actually build  two different versions for the United States?
And if there are two versions, how can I find out if mine has a cat or not?
Title: Re: Catalytic converter
Post by: ZG on January 14, 2013, 07:48:27 PM
This might sound a little bit odd, but I aks myself if all Concours have a cat?
I mean: does Kawasaki  actually build  two different versions for the United States?
And if there are two versions, how can I find out if mine has a cat or not?

I think all oem exhausts have to have cats by law...  :-\
Title: Re: Catalytic converter
Post by: Glennn on January 15, 2013, 03:46:09 AM
Your bike will have cats, probably in the header if running stock setup.

I don't know about older years, but certainly my 2012 has the cats in the header pipe (well had, I'm running '06-07 ZX14 headers now which are sans-cats).

If you really want to know fo sho, just pull off your muffler (5-10 minute job) and look in the header pipe where the mid pipe connects.  See a little honey comb, you got cats.
Title: Re: Catalytic converter
Post by: Conrad on January 15, 2013, 04:27:20 AM
This might sound a little bit odd, but I aks myself if all Concours have a cat?
I mean: does Kawasaki  actually build  two different versions for the United States?
And if there are two versions, how can I find out if mine has a cat or not?

If your exhaust is stock, you have cats.
Title: Re: Catalytic converter
Post by: VirginiaJim on January 15, 2013, 04:46:55 AM
There are two versions of the bike regarding emissions...  California bikes (more emissions components (charcoal canister)) and the Federal bikes.  Both have converters.
Title: Re: Catalytic converter
Post by: george on January 15, 2013, 05:30:57 AM
Thank you for the information.
I was unable to find this on the Kawasaki webpage, it was not mentiones in the specifications and the handbook didn't explain it neither. The  only mentioning from the handbook was the sticker Nr4 but I was unable to find this one. It might be behind the fairing.