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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: ZG on September 12, 2011, 03:40:37 PM
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Anyone have the parts fish for these to check the part number??
The new 2012 has black grab rails, I'm thinking maybe just get the 2012 ones (which "should" be the same as the 10/11's) rather than paint my 09 ones, that way I don't have to worry about the paint finish etc...
Are the 2012 parts fish available yet?? If so, can somebody share the 2012 part number for these??
Thanks! :grouphug:
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Anyone have the parts fish for these to check the part number??
The new 2012 has black grab rails, I'm thinking maybe just get the 2012 ones (which "should" be the same as the 10/11's) rather than paint my 09 ones, that way I don't have to worry about the paint finish etc...
Are the 2012 parts fish available yet?? If so, can somebody share the 2012 part number for these??
Thanks! :grouphug:
As the bike hasn't been announced officially I rather doubt they're available yet. They're still hawking the 2011 on the US and UK Kwak sites.
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Anyone have the parts fish for these to check the part number??
The new 2012 has black grab rails, I'm thinking maybe just get the 2012 ones (which "should" be the same as the 10/11's) rather than paint my 09 ones, that way I don't have to worry about the paint finish etc...
Are the 2012 parts fish available yet?? If so, can somebody share the 2012 part number for these??
Thanks! :grouphug:
Not to sound smart, but have you considered powder-coating them? Probably can get them done pretty reasonably. I had some snowmobile front suspension stuff done a few years ago (Front A-Arms and Spindles) and I don't think I had $50 into 6 decent sized components.
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Not to sound smart, but have you considered powder-coating them? Probably can get them done pretty reasonably. I had some snowmobile front suspension stuff done a few years ago (Front A-Arms and Spindles) and I don't think I had $50 into 6 decent sized components.
Can't, they're plastic... :(
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Yep, that is correct, at least on the '08's and I can't imagine they changed the material on other years. I drilled a couple of holes in mine "knowing" they were aluminum- imagine my surprise at the resin chips coming off of the drill bit.
Brian
Can't, they're plastic... :(
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I just ordered the black 2012 rails, they're available and "my" cost was about what my painter wanted to redo mine...
:banghead: :loco: :nuts:
I need a farkle intervention... (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/facepalm.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_smackbottom.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif)
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I just ordered the black 2012 rails, they're available and "my" cost was about what my painter wanted to redo mine...
how? where from? how much? ME WANTS IT.
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how? where from? how much? ME WANTS IT.
I just ordered them through my local shop, they looked them up and it said they were available. I get a discount from being such a parts ordering slut so my cost was $160 for the pair, I think retail is probably about $200...
Do you think I'm maybe the first to order 2012 C14 Kawi parts? I can't imagine somebody has already bought and wrecked a 2012 and is having to order replacement parts?? ???
I just hope they fit... :-\
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I can't imagine somebody has already bought and wrecked a 2012 and is having to order replacement parts?? ???
Na, a couple of we slides but nothing to write home about ;)
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I just hope they fit... :-\
please do let us know how it turns out...
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please do let us know how it turns out...
Will do Martin...
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ZG
Your painter wants $160-200 to paint the 2 hand rails?? :yikes:
That'll buy a heck of a lot of rattle cans!!
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ZG
Your painter wants $160-200 to paint the 2 hand rails?? :yikes:
That'll buy a heck of a lot of rattle cans!!
I'm not looking to "rattle can" anything on this bike at this point, I'm sure I'd make it look bad somehow...
Maybe I should just wrap the grab rails in black duct tape... ;)
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I'm not looking to "rattle can" anything on this bike at this point, I'm sure I'd make it look bad somehow...
Maybe I should just wrap the grab rails in black duct tape... ;)
Yea thats a univerasl solution, and paired with the mighty KiPass it'll last forever (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/bigthumb.gif)
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Ok, my 2012 black grab rails arrived today! 8)
Question though, I pulled the rear seat (my Smuggler actually) off and it looks like I can't get to all the mounting bolts that hold the rails in??
Do I really need to remove the whole freakin tail to swap these out?? :-\ >:( (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/mad.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif)
Please help a brutha out here... :grouphug:
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I am not sure but I think so- they are pretty intertwined with the rest of the bike and mount in several places. The Givi 55 C-14 mount 'arms' reach under the rear fender and attach to the bottoms of those rails so they go pretty deep in the bike.
You should be able to tell how involved it is going to be by holding a new rail up to the bike.
Brian
Ok, my 2012 black grab rails arrived today! 8)
Question though, I pulled the rear seat (my Smuggler actually) off and it looks like I can't get to all the mounting bolts that hold the rails in??
Do I really need to remove the whole freakin tail to swap these out?? :-\ >:( (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/mad.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif)
Please help a brutha out here... :grouphug:
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Pull the rear side plastic and that one little plastic piece under the front of the rear rack and you should have it. However I'm
not removing my rails to prove it. I could be wrong if any of those bolts are going into nuts instead of threaded frame holes, in which case more may need to come off to access the nuts and keep 'em from spinning. But I think you'll be OK.
The Givi mount 'arms' are going to the steel sub frame not the plastic. (Brian I know ZedHed (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4211.msg48714#msg48714) put you up to this, now cut that out. ;D ;) )
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Progress, on a roll now, half way point... :)
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I believe you are correct but on the other side of that bracket are the bottoms of the lifting rails. Seriously. I read the instructions for the Givi 55 C-14 mount and that is where the mounting arms bolt and also the end (bottom) of the rails.
Brian
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The Givi mount 'arms' are going to the steel sub frame not the plastic. (Brian I know ZedHed (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=4211.msg48714#msg48714) put you up to this, now cut that out. ;D ;) )
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Ah, just like doing a valve lash check: half- way done, 90% left to go.... There is nothing there that alcohol won't fix or at least make you forget later.
Brian
Proress, on a roll now, half way point... :)
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Finished! :chugbeer:
Actually wasn't too bad once I got going/drinking, so simple a cave man could do it I'd guess you could say, I don't even change my own oil so this was a big project for me... :)
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ZG. That looks great. For what its worth, anyone who can deal with those awful plastic pins/fasteners in the rear plastic is a real mechanic.
I think I'll paint mine this weekend. Too cheap to buy real ones. And, if my wife keeps yelling at me, one of those rear boxes may replace her.
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I believe you are correct but on the other side of that bracket are the bottoms of the lifting rails. Seriously. I read the instructions for the Givi 55 C-14 mount and that is where the mounting arms bolt and also the end (bottom) of the rails.
Brian
Agreed. The plastic is attached to the top of the steel sub frame and the Givi hardware is attached to the bottom of the steel
sub frame. They do share common bolts but there are welded nuts on the frame between the plastic and the Givi hardware so even if the plastic (whatever it is) were to melt away the Givi hardware would still be secure.
I thought you were saying that the Givi support was supported by plastic way down where it attaches below the turn signal.
Nice work ZG! What's next...oil and filter change?
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ZG. That looks great!
I think I'll paint mine this weekend. Too cheap to buy real ones.
I agree, looks great! 8)
I think I'll rattle can mine glossy black.
Cause I'm a cheap son of a gun. ???
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That looks good......think I will put bedliner on mine. 8)
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That looks good......think I will put bedliner on mine. 8)
What will you do with the other $195 ($155 if you get the parts "slut" discount)?
The black looks good ZG, but you really need to find a new painter if they quoted you nearly $200 to paint those rails.
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What will you do with the other $195 ($155 if you get the parts "slut" discount)?
The black looks good ZG, but you really need to find a new painter if they quoted you nearly $200 to paint those rails.
Thanks Jeremy. :chugbeer:
My painter is really good and there are minimum costs for him, he usually doesn't deal with small parts like this, he said he'd do it for a hundred bucks. I got these new black 2012 ones for $160 for the set and I'll just sell the stock silver ones to recoup some of that $ back, so that's why I went this route...
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ZG. That looks great.
Nice work ZG!
I agree, looks great! 8)
That looks good.... 8)
Thanks brutha's! :chugbeer: :grouphug:
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So are the 2012 rails painted black, or did they just not paint them silver? I have a scratch on mine, and there's black beneath that silver...
I'm wondering how they would look after a gental glass beeding, or a good rub down with some plastic friendly paint remover.
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Looks good ZG, nice job.
More black on your bike can only mean one thing, it's gonna be slower. lol
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That looks good......think I will put bedliner on mine. 8)
You're not serious are you? :nuts: ;)
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Looks good ZG, nice job.
More black on your bike can only mean one thing, it's gonna be slower. lol
>:(
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So are the 2012 rails painted black, or did they just not paint them silver? I have a scratch on mine, and there's black beneath that silver...
I'm wondering how they would look after a gental glass beeding, or a good rub down with some plastic friendly paint remover.
I can't tell Rob, sorry. The only way to know is probably to scratch them, which I'll try not to do... ;)
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Looks good ZG, nice job.
More black on your bike can only mean one thing, it's gonna be slower. lol
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That does look really good. Looks like I've got some winter projects coming!
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That looks good......think I will put bedliner on mine. 8)
Good plan. I have actually considered taking all the plastic on the bike in to get painted with Rhino Liner. I saw a bike done in it last Summer and they did a great job on it. It looked great. No scratches. :D
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I painted mine tonight with Krylon Fusion, semi-gloss black. It looks good. Actually, its better than the plastic Kawasaki ends it slides in to.
Nothign difficult about removing the plastic panals for access other than two of the plastic phillips head rivets refusing to back out. I was able to put sideways pressure on one of them to back it out. The other was accessible from the opposite side. On a 70 degree day the paint was dry in 15 minutes. Not completely cured, but dry enough to re-install.
The sunlight was shining directly on it, but the color is actually very uniform. If you have not tried the fusion, it sticks to plastic (and plastic contact lenses) very well. I had a friend do all the plastic on his dirt bike. Its still holding up after three years.
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I painted mine tonight with Krylon Fusion, semi-gloss black. It looks good. Actually, its better than the plastic Kawasaki ends it slides in to.
Nothign difficult about removing the plastic panals for access other than two of the plastic phillips head rivets refusing to back out. I was able to put sideways pressure on one of them to back it out. The other was accessible from the opposite side. On a 70 degree day the paint was dry in 15 minutes. Not completely cured, but dry enough to re-install.
The sunlight was shining directly on it, but the color is actually very uniform. If you have not tried the fusion, it sticks to plastic (and plastic contact lenses) very well. I had a friend do all the plastic on his dirt bike. Its still holding up after three years.
Looks good RC! :thumbs: 8)
Any commision for me?? (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif)
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Yes, I really do own you for the idea. The black rails look better and blend in. Not as cool as they look on your black machine, but not bad.
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You're not serious are you? :nuts: ;)
Very serious, it sticks/adheres great and it has a very nice finish if applied correctly. I use the Dupli-color bedliner spray that I get at Meijer ......it works awesome!
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I painted mine tonight with Krylon Fusion, semi-gloss black. It looks good. Actually, its better than the plastic Kawasaki ends it slides in to.
Nothign difficult about removing the plastic panals for access other than two of the plastic phillips head rivets refusing to back out. I was able to put sideways pressure on one of them to back it out. The other was accessible from the opposite side. On a 70 degree day the paint was dry in 15 minutes. Not completely cured, but dry enough to re-install.
The sunlight was shining directly on it, but the color is actually very uniform. If you have not tried the fusion, it sticks to plastic (and plastic contact lenses) very well. I had a friend do all the plastic on his dirt bike. Its still holding up after three years.
Nice yob. Contact lenses eh? Hard to buff them out...
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Very serious, it sticks/adheres great and it has a very nice finish if applied correctly.
So does that stuff that comes out of your backside...although I must say I'm not sure of the 'finish' aspects.
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So does that stuff that comes out of your backside...although I must say I'm not sure of the 'finish' aspects.
Gives meaning to that old saying about polishing a turd doesn't it?
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Quite...
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I like it. Like your black rims, exhaust cans and and your turn signal lenses which also appear to be blacked out.
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So does that stuff that comes out of your backside...although I must say I'm not sure of the 'finish' aspects.
I dont want my rails to be brownish in color. ::)
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Finished! :chugbeer:
Actually wasn't too bad once I got going/drinking, so simple a cave man could do it I'd guess you could say, I don't even change my own oil so this was a big project for me... :)
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Dude! That pic of your rail, the trunk, and the Michelin under it all has got to be the best C14 pic I've ever seen. I've taken one or two of mine, and none (even the ones with wiminz) compares to this pic!
***** <----your bike is 5 star!
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I dont want my rails to be brownish in color. ::)
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Good plan. I have actually considered taking all the plastic on the bike in to get painted with Rhino Liner. I saw a bike done in it last Summer and they did a great job on it. It looked great. No scratches. :D
Don't forget to replace the Kawasaki logo with the John Deere one..... ::)
Very serious, it sticks/adheres great and it has a very nice finish if applied correctly. I use the Dupli-color bedliner spray that I get at Meijer ......it works awesome!
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That looks good......think I will put bedliner on mine. 8)
I like that idea!!! 8)
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Dude! That pic of your rail, the trunk, and the Michelin under it all has got to be the best C14 pic I've ever seen. I've taken one or two of mine, and none (even the ones with wiminz) compares to this pic!
***** <----your bike is 5 star!
Thanks Steve, much appreciated bro! :chugbeer:
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I like it. Like your black rims, exhaust cans and and your turn signal lenses which also appear to be blacked out.
Thanks X! :)
Yes, the turn signals are smoked, not too dark, just perfect IMO and they still light up bright like they should.. 8)
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Yep, you have one of the best looking non-Silverdammits out there. :thumbs:
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Yep, you have one of the best looking non-Silverdammits out there. :thumbs:
:) :-* :grouphug:
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Yep, you have one of the best looking non-Silverdammits out there. :thumbs:
except for the exhaust (sorry ZG, I really like the Remus Hexacone), I completely like the looks of your bike :thumbs:
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except for the exhaust (sorry ZG, I really like the Remus Hexacone), I completely like the looks of your bike :thumbs:
You can't argue about a slip on vs a full exhaust. Two completely different animals, one performs and the other just sounds purty. ;)
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except for the exhaust (sorry ZG, I really like the Remus Hexacone), I completely like the looks of your bike :thumbs:
No worries Martin, all good brutha! I personally like the Muzzys full dual carbon-fiber system, and I don't think Remus makes a full dual system do they? ???
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mine 2012 in 2010:)
got most expensive spray can at wally world($4.99),still looking good ;D
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Nice day in the PNW today, finally had the opportunity to take some updated wrap around pics of the rails...
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Ancora qualche altro sforzo per rendere la tua moto ancora più spettacolare è secondo me come ho fatto io, tutte le plastiche tinte come la moto,...osserva il basso carena ,speccietti ,per finire ..a giorni la piastra che vedi ...porta bauletto sarà anodizzata nera.
Still some other effort to make your bike even more spectacular in my opinion as I did, all plastics colors like the bike, the low notes ... Hull, mirrors, finally .. a day that you see the plate .. . rear carrier will be anodized black.
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MGvalerio. 8)
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Nice day in the PNW today, finally had the opportunity to take some updated wrap around pics of the rails...
Looks great J! Too bad about that color though... :-*
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Looks great J! Too bad about that color though... :-*
Oh C...
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bumping this thread for LivnLoud...
$160 bro, do it!! 8)