Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: MikeERideWNC on November 12, 2011, 04:56:47 AM
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Sorry to hear about the down but glad you all made it out relatively unscathed.
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That's why I don't rail blind corners. Glad everyone is ok.
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Glad everyone is ok!
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Sounds like you were smart enough to have on the proper gear. You also don't sound like the kind that won't get back on the horse just because you got kicked in the butt.
It looks like the damage as you said is light in comparison to how you went down.
The great thing is you and your wife are here today to live ,love and ride another day.
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Wow! Sorry to hear about the crash Mike but I'm happy to hear how well you and your wife did. Thanks for the report on the gear's performance. Could you ride the bike after?
How bad is your wife's hand?
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Very lucky. Glad there were no cages involved in this it would have changed a lot. Glad you guys are O.K.
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How badly are you bruised from the beating your wife musta given you? Seriously, glad yall are ok and hope the domestic damage is not too bad.
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"How badly are you bruised from the beating your wife musta given you?"
Unfortunately I speak from experience having performed a similar faux-pas, but when the wife picks herself up, dusts off the gravel, helps you gather up the pieces, helps you right the bike then gets back on and rides home you know she's a keeper. I couldn't agree more, proper gear makes all the difference.
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Glad you two are ok. Very similar to what happened to my wife and I (minus the gravel).
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It looks like your case has a hole pretty much where mine did. You might get away with just putting on a new pulser cover, which is a $50 part. Good luck with the rebuild or finding a new bike. My insurance should have totalled mine since they have written me two seperate checks totalling $8,000 for my C14.
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glad you 2 are OK and had the sense to wear gear. You're very lucky not to have impacted a hard object like gaurdrail,tree or car.
What are your thoughts on textile now?
Will you upgrade to leather?
I have both and sure trust the leather more.
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EEEOUCH!
Glad to hear you and your wife came out relatively unscathed, and hopefully her hand heals up quickly. The bike can be fixed, but without proper gear, we know it would have been worse.
Looking at the pic, I see no marks on the fork tube. I've wondered if the bottom of it would touch in a slide, since they sell sliders for it. I was told they were not needed there.
I suppose frame sliders would have kept the engine case off the road enough so it didn't grind a hole through it. But then I haven't seen any pics yet of a C14 with sliders that went down.
Thanks for sharing, visual aids and a story with a relatively good ending are always helpful to show people why good riding gear is important.
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That sucks, heal quick my friend! :grouphug:
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I'm glad you and your wife are okay and hope you both heal quickly and completely. I'm also glad that you didn't take out anyone coming the opposite direction. And that you and your wife are content with the risk management paradigm you have adopted.
I hope this forum does not become like some of the other bike forums, where avoidable crash threads are commonplace. Maybe these two will suffice.
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Mike it sucks to have happen, but apparently decent outcomes for you both, someones looking out for you two!!
I wonder how your LT would held up...I always imagined a lot of parts in the road if it happened to someone like the "deputy" who started a whole parts website after his get off.
Sincerely happy for you guys all considered.
Mike
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I would not have been traveling so fast on the LT.
The lean angle is not there.
The C-14 has a way of making the right wrist twist back.
I just put new 190/55 PR2 on Thursday and the bike was handling perfect!
Just a freak mishap. The roads were all very clean up to that point.
Have you looked into who is responsible for the gravel on the road?
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Have you looked into who is responsible for the gravel on the road?
I hope you are not implying the fault for the accident should be shifted to some third party... S*** happens. Any number of naturally or human-caused things could be present on a road causing loss of traction. If one is going to ride at great speed, especially on a motorcycle, especially into a blind curve, there is great risk.
I have been reading this thread in both shock and admiration, not knowing what to think. I am one of those pessimist riders who has a hard time putting disaster out of his mind.
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Mike, sorry to hear of the spill but apparently a very fortunate outcome that could have been much much worse. I ride the NC mountains often, what rode were you riding...T
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Will insurance pay for new gear as well? I have always wondered that.
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Will insurance pay for new gear as well? I have always wondered that.
My insurance (dairyland) is paying for my wife and I's gear.
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This was on US129 north of the lake the last turn before the TN Monroe county line.
The gravel was no ones fault.
Rocks and debris are just a part of riding.
Sometimes you go through it, sometimes you go down.
+1 Would NEVER try to find fault in a third party, no way to plan for gravel or put blame on it. But it's the American way and it's one of the reasons this country's in the shape we're in.(That's a whole other topic and debate) Thanks for sharing...T
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I would not have been traveling so fast on the LT.
The lean angle is not there.
The C-14 has a way of making the right wrist twist back.
Yeah two very good points there especially the later.....LOL
Mike
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That's why I don't rail blind corners. Glad everyone is ok.
Hell, 80% of the corners where we ride are blind -- that would be no fun, not haulin' A..... Sometimes you just have to take your chances, hence ATGATT.
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This is what I got when I was pinned under the bike. If my ankle had not have be stuck between the bike and road, I would have had no injuries.
Even the best riding boots can not protect your ankle when the concours falls on it at speed... But it could have been worse if I were wearing shoes tactical boots.
I came out a little bit worse as I dislocated my lower foot in the same sort of scenario. It hurts like hell when your foot is sticking out sideways but you still get up and try to pick up the bike. Luckily some other guys came along and helped. It took about 6 months before I could play rqball again. Ankle is still a little stiff and discolored, over a year later. I had on Aerostich Darien gear, Oxtar boots and would have walked away (ridden away) if not for my foot getting caught between the right side bag and the ground. My right boot has lost all the black polish on the inside surface. Yup, think about that for a sec. Would have been lots worse if I had been wearing tennis shoes or flip flops as in squid mode.
Long story short, I set a personal record for miles this year. NEVER EVER stop riding.
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Sorry to hear about your wreck. Glad to hear you & your wife are ok. Thanks for reminding me why I take the extra time & effort to gear up.
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They didn't total it? I've seen insurers total bikes with less damage in parking lot crawls crashes (albiet on an older less expensive bike). It's nice to know they're going to fix it for you, and good to know you and your wife are relatively OK, and can ride again.
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I'm glad to see the Mrs. and you are recovering from your injuries. In 2006, I went down. Road rash to upper and lower body. Four broken ribs. I concur with you about the right riding gear, equipment on the bike and how to slide in a way that dissipates kinetic energy, to minimize bodily injury. I use a two piece "Motoport" riding suit. All woven "Kevlar" and use "MC Enterprise" crash bars fore and aft on the Connie. A wise investment and cheaper than am Ambulance ride. Although not fool proof.