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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: SVonhof on August 15, 2011, 09:50:40 PM
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I got the BikeVis bullets installed last week. I was going to hang them down under the mirrors but this was a way easier location. Probably not as visible when riding, but that's the way it goes.
The BikeVis Bullets came from here: http://www.bikevis.com/ (http://www.bikevis.com/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0001.jpg)
I will get a picture with the headlights on during the day as well in the next few days (on my 4 day ride).
Today I started applying reflective tape to the bike. I have done this to my previous two bikes as well and feel that it gives better visibility. I got the reflective tape years ago (got black, silver and blue but didn't use the blue) and I also got some black tape today from Cycle Gear that is wider than the other stuff that I so far have only used on the back of the saddlebags.
The tape I have had for years came from: http://www.streetglo.net/ (http://www.streetglo.net/)
and the wider stuff I got today came from Cycle Gear and is made by Speedmetal and has 1" and 1/2" wide strips each 24" long.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0022.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0015.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0006.jpg)
This picture also shows the StreetFX LED Brake lights lit up (this is using the flash in my garage).
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/2011_0815_Connie_0011.jpg)
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I got the BikeVis bullets installed last week. I was going to hang them down under the mirrors but this was a way easier location. Probably not as visible when riding, but that's the way it goes.
Interesting. Need a picture with the lights off so we can see what you did! I can't quite picture it (no pun intended).
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I will get some better pictures in the next few days. Between prepping the bike for the 1200 mile ride and actually doing the ride, I should have a few!
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Took a few pictures just now after getting the bike all packed for the 4 day ride. Shows the reflective tape a little better:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0419.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0420.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0421.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0423.jpg)
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Took a few pictures just now after getting the bike all packed for the 4 day ride. Shows the reflective tape a little better:
But it still doesn't show the bullet things.
You didn't mount those in the ram-air inlets did you? (I thought that was a bit no-no, even the manual says never to block/restrict that area)
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But it still doesn't show the bullet things.
You didn't mount those in the ram-air inlets did you? (I thought that was a bit no-no, even the manual says never to block/restrict that area)
No, but they are directly below them. Pictures to come. Leaving for the ride in a few minutes.
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Nice job,
For the reflective material, I like to use a set of tailbrights on the bags...Glow like the dickens when a light is shone on them, but unobtrusive otherwise :)
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I tried to get a few shots of the BikeVis bullets and the cell phone camera didn't want to do a very good job, but here is what I got:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0442.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/SVonhof/moto/IMAG0441.jpg)
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I tried to get a few shots of the BikeVis bullets and the cell phone camera didn't want to do a very good job, but here is what I got:
Oh, they are much, much smaller than I thought they were
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Yeah, they are pretty tiny.