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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: dgshaffer on November 30, 2011, 06:49:47 PM

Title: It's coming together
Post by: dgshaffer on November 30, 2011, 06:49:47 PM: I picked up the Connie last Saturday. After riding all day Saturday and Sunday (gotta love November in the NorthEast?) it was time to start making it mine. I immediately added two fused Gerbing connectors, one in the front and one at the back. I also put a Gerbing lead together for my battery charger so I could keep it maintained this winter.

That being done, it was time to dust off the plastic and get busy buyin! I bought Phil's Style B luggage rack with the monokey mounts, a Givi V46 in matte black with a backrest, Tourtech titanium GPS mount, a powered SW moto mounting ring for my Engage XL tank bag, and the snake shin tank pad set. Everything arrived tonight excep for the Givi cast and the tank pads which I was notified were on back order.

The rack is mounted, the power ring is mounted and the GPS mount is in place. I'm ready for Sunday!

I had three 1150RT's where I had all my electronics mounted in the bike and tucked under the fairing. When I moved to the GT I decided that everything is going into the tank bag!

In my tank bag have a Centech fuse panel, an Escort radar detector my Autocom AVI pro, Kenwood 3101 GMRS, and my Zumo 550 with xm all fed from the tank bag. Now it takes less than 2 minutes to pull all electronics off my bike! and it gets stuffed into a side case. The Kenwood and PTT button, zumo and the GXM30 puck are mounted outside the bag. Between heavy duty Velcro, a ram mount, and a hex bolt it all gets put inside the bag and the bag can be removed by pulling a single pin. Easy as pie.
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: ZG on November 30, 2011, 07:28:17 PM: Congrats DG, glad to hear you're off and running with the farkles already! :thumbs:

Here's one of my favorite farkles so far to add to your Christmas list, link below...

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=2617.msg33081#msg33081 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=2617.msg33081#msg33081)

Ho, ho, ho... ;D :chugbeer:
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: dgshaffer on December 01, 2011, 03:46:49 AM: Woah... That's pretty sweet! The Dyno tests were impressive. That would be one hell of a Christmas list!
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: ZG on December 01, 2011, 07:02:01 PM: Quote from: dgshaffer on December 01, 2011, 03:46:49 AM
Woah... That's pretty sweet! The Dyno tests were impressive. That would be one hell of a Christmas list!

Here's another farkle to put on your future list too bro... :thumbs:

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=314.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=314.0)
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: Khrome on December 01, 2011, 07:13:32 PM: Quote from: ZG on December 01, 2011, 07:02:01 PM

Here's another farkle to put on your future list too bro... :thumbs:

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=314.0 (http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=314.0)

Those are definitely my favorite option but the price listed on that post is high.
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: ZG on December 01, 2011, 08:35:39 PM: Quote from: Khrome on December 01, 2011, 07:13:32 PM
Those are definitely my favorite option but the price listed on that post is high.

Not compared to the cost of replacing a side of plastic once, or twice... ??? ;)
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: dgshaffer on December 02, 2011, 03:43:09 AM: Quote from: ZG on December 01, 2011, 08:35:39 PM

Not compared to the cost of replacing a side of plastic once, or twice... ??? ;)

True story! I was in Wyoming with my GT and at this point it only had 1600 miles on it. It rained like mad one night and the water rushing under the bike washed out the small side of the center stand and it fell over. The way it fell I couldn't get to the seat side to lift it up so I had to step on the rear wheel and rock it up using the side case as a pivot so my wife could get in and hold it up. Then I got in and lifted the bike.

That cost me $2800.00 to get fixed although I only paid the deductible. Plastic can be pretty expensive!

Thanks for the post. I had been looking at different sliders but hadn't found these.
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: dgshaffer on December 02, 2011, 08:08:02 AM: I just ordered the shifter bearing kit, a Cee Baileys headlight guard, and a fender extender from Murfskits.

The shifter seems sloppy from the factory
I always had the headlight assemblies covered due to the cost of their replacement
That radiator looks like a dent waiting for a place to happen!
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: blanton on December 02, 2011, 08:28:52 AM: Dcshaffer, I like everything in the tank bag....It would unclutter the bars
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: blanton on December 02, 2011, 08:31:13 AM: Sorry, that is dg...
Title: Re: It's coming together
Post by: dgshaffer on December 02, 2011, 12:30:56 PM: In this bag is my Autocom PRO AVI, Escort Passport (operational in the bag), Autocom Bluetooth Dongle, Kenwood 3101 GMRS two way radio, Cellphone and a centech fuse panel feeding everything. I've since found a place to keep the two way on the bike for better reception