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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: texrider on February 13, 2012, 07:23:48 PM
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Went with 2" stainless 'safety pin' style keepers, only needing 1/8" drilled holes. I like this arrangement best of all things I've tried on them.
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I debated on this and eventually decided to carry a bag of zip ties since they have many uses. Here is how I added the insurance, after a while I never notice them.
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc110/2007electraroad/bags.jpg)
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I debated on this and eventually decided to carry a bag of zip ties since they have many uses. Here is how I added the insurance, after a while I never notice them.
(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc110/2007electraroad/bags.jpg)
Nice trunk and seat! I was securing my bags in that way, only with velcro wraps. Just got tired of fussing with them.
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Thanks, I rarely take the bags off so it is not a big deal. If I removed them on a regular basis I would most likely pin them as I did on the FJR. I have the Concours set up for Touring and the Corbin trunk has a nice backrest. Did I mention that it is HUGE?
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(http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc110/2007electraroad/bags.jpg)
That trunk looks great TJ! :thumbs:
$900 from Corbin?? ;) :-X ;D
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That's the one, but I got a good deal because some Ebay slut threw me a link.... ;)
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That's the one, but I got a good deal because some Ebay slut threw me a link.... ;)
:rotflmao:
Those damn ebay sluts... ;D
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I use this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82)
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+1
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i've bought the retaining brackets too. but lately i've been thinking that maybe keeping weight of the bags low would probably go a long way in preventing bags from flying off in the first place.
the heavier the bags, the more the inertia when the bike hits a bump on the road. it's the bag's inertia that bends the (orange) latch and unhitch the bags.
just my thoughts...
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Not putting 'stuff' in the bags defeats their purpose. There is a weight limit per Kwak but I don't think any of us weighs their items before stuffing the heck out of them. I like the latches myself. I know darn well they aren't coming off the bike with them attached. Quite a few pin them. Accomplishes the same thing. It's all good.
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I use this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82)
I have those but I quit using them when I switched out my silver passenger grab rails for the 2012 black rails because I noticed that they did rub the paint off the silver rails in a tiny spot about the size of a pencil eraser where they touched.
I still keep em in my center glove box though and would probably throw them on if I was parked overnight at a hotel or something just to help prevent somebody from easily stealing my bags, but I don't use them while riding anymore because I don't want them to damage my finish on the black rails...
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I bought some brackets from Zteve. However,during a long ride with my daughter last year, she accidentally lifted the handles up on the bags momentarily trying to figure out how to get them open. I had no idea, so the brackets eventually fell off somewhere on the road.
I've contemplated buying some more, but a pinned solution might be better...
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I use this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Concours-14-GTR-1400-All-Years-Saddlebag-Retaining-Brackets-/270912949890?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item3f13ab8e82)
+1 They work great.
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Went with 2" stainless 'safety pin' style keepers, only needing 1/8" drilled holes. I like this arrangement best of all things I've tried on them.
I like that idea,Where can i get those pins
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Found them at Lowe's
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Posto pure qui la mia soluzione.Per chi non volesse forare le borse ho altra soluzione valida,forando i 2 agganci delle borse.
http://youtu.be/qEhYqst8otQ (http://youtu.be/qEhYqst8otQ)
MGvalerio. 8)
PS.Final bag solution ...non valido a mio avviso. ???
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Thats-a nice, but I don't wanna drill so many holes in the bags! ::)
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I have those but I quit using them when I switched out my silver passenger grab rails for the 2012 black rails because I noticed that they did rub the paint off the silver rails in a tiny spot about the size of a pencil eraser where they touched.
I still keep em in my center glove box though and would probably throw them on if I was parked overnight at a hotel or something just to help prevent somebody from easily stealing my bags, but I don't use them while riding anymore because I don't want them to damage my finish on the black rails...
Hey J! What color are those bars under the black paint? Yep, black. Why worry about that small of an area that can't be seen?
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Hey J! What color are those bars under the black paint? Yep, black. Why worry about that small of an area that can't be seen?
That post is old C, I have them on now, agreed.
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Thats-a nice, but I don't wanna drill so many holes in the bags! ::)
Actually, the holes in the bag post don't bother me, it is the holes you have to drill on the bike clips that don't float my boat. Still, great concept and I am sure it is extremely effective.