Kawasaki Concours Forum

The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: Madcow on February 18, 2013, 10:22:14 PM

Title: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 18, 2013, 10:22:14 PM
Been lurking for a couple days, bought my 08 Connie about a month ago with a little over 5k miles on it.
1st thing I'm looking to buy are Canyon Cages dont know after that.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: maxtog on February 18, 2013, 11:13:09 PM
Been lurking for a couple days, bought my 08 Connie about a month ago with a little over 5k miles on it.
1st thing I'm looking to buy are Canyon Cages dont know after that.

Welcome.  Well, there is certainly no shortage of stuff to buy.  Start searching the threads and be overwhelmed :)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: VirginiaJim on February 19, 2013, 04:06:37 AM
Way too much, actually, to choose from...  Makes my head swim, it does.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: maxtog on February 19, 2013, 05:30:12 AM
Makes my head swim, it does.

Be careful, you are sounding like Yoda, there...
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 19, 2013, 07:10:11 AM
Welcome.  Well, there is certainly no shortage of stuff to buy.  Start searching the threads and be overwhelmed :)
Thanks, already searching the threads but not really into modding any more (did that with previous bikes) I like the C-14 the way it is.
Bike seems a little anemic in the lower RPM's but picks up after 6k, feels like the Honda Blackbird I use to own but handles & brakes a lot better.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: gPink on February 19, 2013, 07:31:29 AM
Long thread but it will cure the low and mid torque issues. I already had the secondary butterflies out before this was available.
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=1585.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=1585.0)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: twowheeladdict on February 19, 2013, 08:33:29 AM
Thanks, already searching the threads but not really into modding any more (did that with previous bikes) I like the C-14 the way it is.
Bike seems a little anemic in the lower RPM's but picks up after 6k, feels like the Honda Blackbird I use to own but handles & brakes a lot better.

Shoulda bought a twin or triple for low RPM power.  ;D

Since I hit redline way too easy on the Concours and that puts me at illegal speeds in a few seconds, I don't think I need additional power.  Sure, it doesn't pull on my wrists like my Mean Streak, but it gets there real fast.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: ZG on February 19, 2013, 09:13:44 AM
Welcome.  Well, there is certainly no shortage of stuff to buy.  Start searching the threads and be overwhelmed :)

Way too much, actually, to choose from...  Makes my head swim, it does.

I like to just keep my bikes stock...  ;)
 
 
Welcome to the forum MC!  :chugbeer:
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 19, 2013, 01:17:51 PM
Shoulda bought a twin or triple for low RPM power.  ;D
Owned a couple twins before, not my thing.
 
I like to just keep my bikes stock...  ;)
 
 
Welcome to the forum MC!  :chugbeer:
That's how I am now & thanks :)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: gPink on February 19, 2013, 01:24:15 PM
ya gotta watch that ZG guy
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Rhino on February 19, 2013, 02:49:40 PM
Congrats on the bike and welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: CADMAN97 on February 19, 2013, 03:06:48 PM
ya gotta watch that ZG guy
Good advise... :thumbs: :thumbs:
There's farkle'n your bike & then there's ZG's  ;D

Congrats & welcome!
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Cuda on February 19, 2013, 03:11:39 PM
You should have bought a BMW .... :o
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: stevewfl on February 19, 2013, 03:46:30 PM
Congrats (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 19, 2013, 04:01:13 PM
You should have bought a BMW .... :o
Owned a BMW once.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: twowheeladdict on February 19, 2013, 05:34:03 PM
Owned a couple twins before, not my thing.

What did you have?  Ducati?, SV1000?, Triumph?, Super Tenere?, just wondering why twins aren't your thing, but you are looking for more low end torque which obviously can't be found in an I-4 engine.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: maxtog on February 19, 2013, 06:35:53 PM
What did you have?  Ducati?, SV1000?, Triumph?, Super Tenere?, just wondering why twins aren't your thing, but you are looking for more low end torque which obviously can't be found in an I-4 engine.

A twin is only half an engine :)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: twowheeladdict on February 19, 2013, 07:32:20 PM
A twin is only half an engine :)

The better half!   8)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 19, 2013, 07:58:32 PM
What did you have?  Ducati?, SV1000?, Triumph?, Super Tenere?, just wondering why twins aren't your thing, but you are looking for more low end torque which obviously can't be found in an I-4 engine.
Never said I was looking for more low end power. I've had V, parallel & boxer twins but always liked I-4 the most.
A twin is only half an engine :)
I agree :D
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: AZ-ZG on February 19, 2013, 08:06:09 PM
Welcome!   :chugbeer:

Enjoy your Concours  however you want to!   ;) 
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: twowheeladdict on February 20, 2013, 05:25:03 AM
Never said I was looking for more low end power. I've had V, parallel & boxer twins but always liked I-4 the most.

Bike seems a little anemic in the lower RPM's but picks up after 6k

Sorry, I thought that statement meant you were looking for more low end power.  I guess you were just venting.  ;)
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: Madcow on February 20, 2013, 03:56:57 PM
Sorry, I thought that statement meant you were looking for more low end power.  I guess you were just venting.  ;)
Not really venting, more like an observation. I'm not sure if I would want to do an ECU flash because where I live we have to emission out bikes every year, I read motorcycle emission testing might be going away this year.
Title: Re: New Connie Owner
Post by: maxtog on February 20, 2013, 04:56:53 PM
I'm not sure if I would want to do an ECU flash because where I live we have to emission out bikes every year, I read motorcycle emission testing might be going away this year.

I am not so sure that the ECU flash would negatively affect emissions enough to matter.