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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: Kas on March 12, 2012, 05:03:31 PM
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Kawasaki Authority Sales has developed a new Bar Riser in a variety of heigths starting with our standard riser of 1 3/4 inches. We also have a 2 1/4 inch riser that brings the bars back to the rider 2 inch, a 3 inch riser that brings the bars back to the rider 2 1/2 inches and a 4 inch riser that bring the bars back to the rider 3 inches. All of the risers use the factory hoses and cables and DO NOT require extenders.
Kawasaki Authority Sales is the upfitter for the Michigan State Police test Kawasaki Concours, the L.A. Sheriff test Concours and the "Cycle World, Badge of Honor" Concours (sitting in our shop).
These "Bar Risers" were developed and are in use by police departments across the U.S.
One motor officers comment was that it makes his 10 hour shift seem like 6 hours. He said "I love the 3 inch bar risers, so if you were to take my bar risers away, you can take the bike too."
We are introducing these to the civilian Concours riders for model years 2008 to current and have all in stock now. (2008-09 can only use the standard 1 3/4 inch and the 4 inch bar risers due to glove box on the fuel tank)
1 3/4 inch bar risers $99.00.
2 1/4 inch bar risers $300.00*
3 inch bar risers $325.00*
4 inch bar risers $350.00*
We offer a LED second brake light, harness, license plate frame with amber running lights for $295.00. (Fits C14 2008 to present)
We also offer the aluminum police saddlebag dividers for $95.00 each side. (Fit 2008-present)
All are plus freight and tax. Canadian Concours riders contact us for a freight quote. *PATENT PENDING
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How about better product pictures. Maybe a link.
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Great to see more options! Good on ya!
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I like to see pics of the light setup for sure. I really love my hyper lights, but I think they are getting tired of sending me new pods. And like gP, a link would be helpfull. And last, but not least, maybe a bar adapter similar to LSL, I bet they would be a hit, I know I love my LSLs, but I still have a void in my piggy bank :o
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I am interested in the lights, but would like more details. Thanks.
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Interested too ;D !!!
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I likey...how about the mirrors? Can we get the mirrors, sans red/blue lights of course? It would be nice to have the signal lights work there as well.
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I likey...how about the mirrors? Can we get the mirrors, sans red/blue lights of course? It would be nice to have the signal lights work there as well.
+1
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I can see a lot of these cop upgrades on my bike assuming you can sell them to the general public....
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Here is a picture of the second taillight/brake light. It comes with the harness to tie into the factory harness (some soldering required). The two small LED's can be amber or red.
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Here is a picture of the second taillight/brake light. It comes with the harness to tie into the factory harness (some soldering required). The two small LED's can be amber or red.
I assume that is a behind-the-license plate mounting deal?
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I don't know if the OP is just fishing or really wants to sell to the public. He has some interesting products but so far all we've seen is talk. He hasn't even provided a website or link. So are you serious or wasting our time? This is the only site I could find and I don't know if it's theirs.
http://www.kawasakipolice.com/ (http://www.kawasakipolice.com/)
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Correct, it goes between the plate and the bike. I should note that if you are using a fancy license plate frame with large lettering on the bottom of it, it will be a very tight fit with this light.
@ gpink. As the first post states, we designed these products for our police bike and thought we would offer them to the public. We do not have them on a website so there is not a link I can give you. I can give you probably 20 agencies that you call for reference on the risers if you would like. Our business didn't need the advertising you are searching for when dealing with Agencies.
http://www.kawasakipolice.com/ (http://www.kawasakipolice.com/) is our website and https://www.facebook.com/# (https://www.facebook.com/#)!/pages/Kawasaki-Authority-Sales/172018146149154 is our Facebook page.
Selling our products to the public is not a problem other than red and blue emergency lights.
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Correct, it goes between the plate and the bike. I should note that if you are using a fancy license plate frame with large lettering on the bottom of it, it will be a very tight fit with this light.
@ gpink. As the first post states, we designed these products for our police bike and thought we would offer them to the public. We do not have them on a website so there is not a link I can give you. I can give you probably 20 agencies that you call for reference on the risers if you would like. Our business didn't need the advertising you are searching for when dealing with Agencies.
http://www.kawasakipolice.com/ (http://www.kawasakipolice.com/) is our website and https://www.facebook.com/# (https://www.facebook.com/#)!/pages/Kawasaki-Authority-Sales/172018146149154 is our Facebook page.
Selling our products to the public is not a problem other than red and blue emergency lights.
Thanks for the response. I helps to establish credibility in a less than credible internet world.
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Thanks for the response. I helps to establish credibility in a less than credible internet world.
I understand completely
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I spoke with David Hopkins of KAS extensively yesterday and spread the word to him about the forum here. He has a great deal of knowledge and I figured the Kawasaki Authority Sales guys have a lot of products that are relatively unknown to us here. Hopefully their website can be better organized for civilian interaction. Take a look at their Facebook page, there are some good photos on there.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kawasaki-Authority-Sales/172018146149154 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kawasaki-Authority-Sales/172018146149154)
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Here is a picture of the second taillight/brake light. It comes with the harness to tie into the factory harness (some soldering required). The two small LED's can be amber or red.
Are these an LED board or TIR3 design?
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I bet you could sell a few police trunks ,radio box's whatever you call them , how much for trunk and back pads? any special mounts, are these the ones you have to cut the rear rack? lights to mount on trunks . Thanks jim
PS PICTURES PLEASE !
Would we have to paint to match our bikes , leather ? I have a grey leather (fake) shake skin seat could you match the back rest with same?
just how big are they?
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Are these an LED board or TIR3 design?
They are Whelen series 500 brake light modules. They are on low intensity as a taillight and when you step on the brake they quad flash and then burn on high intensity. They get noticed with the flash for sure.
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I bet you could sell a few police trunks ,radio box's whatever you call them , how much for trunk and back pads? any special mounts, are these the ones you have to cut the rear rack? lights to mount on trunks . Thanks jim
Jim, the trunks are of the design (to make more room for radio equipment) that you have to cut your grab rails in back and add a rear support bar. The trunks as they are have holes already in them for the rear facing emergency lights so they would have to be filled or lights put in them. That would just add to the cost of the trunk which is about $800 plus $150 for backrest and top pads. The pad can be optional if desired since we put the holes in the trunks for those. I know it is a costly adventure for this trunk and admittedly it was never originally designed for civilian use, but to answer your question, yes we would sell them if someone wanted to buy one ( or two lol).
I will post some pictures of the trunk when I get back into the shop in the morning for you. I don't believe the leather would be an issue with my seat guy. He is amazing.
I hope this answers your question.
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Wow, these are some good looking bikes. Great photos on Facebook. Almost makes me want to get a yellow one
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll112/tomdvaughan/yellowbike.jpg)
To put next to my wife's yellow car in the garage
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll112/tomdvaughan/IMG_0901.jpg)
but I am going to have to stick with my black one cause they just look better. Oh ya, they are faster too.
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll112/tomdvaughan/blackpolice.jpg)
This picture makes me want to call Ryan back at MCE and order the rear guards as well.
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@livnloud, I would highly recommend getting both front and rear bars. In an easy tipover the fronts will be fine (like when you lose your footing and cant catch the bike) but in a real fall over like on hot asphault or, god forbid, an accident, the rear bars will protect the saddlebags when the bike flops on the ground. In that situation, the fronts only will not save the saddlebags. I have done many drops on bikes in testing and worked a lot with MC Enterprises (great group of people by the way) and to be completely protected get both sets. Just my two cents.
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@livnloud, I would highly recommend getting both front and rear bars. In an easy tipover the fronts will be fine (like when you lose your footing and cant catch the bike) but in a real fall over like on hot asphault or, god forbid, an accident, the rear bars will protect the saddlebags when the bike flops on the ground. In that situation, the fronts only will not save the saddlebags. I have done many drops on bikes in testing and worked a lot with MC Enterprises (great group of people by the way) and to be completely protected get both sets. Just my two cents.
Ok, you twisted my arm. I just ordered the rear set as well.
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Ok, you twisted my arm. I just ordered the rear set as well.
Farkle addiction... I love it!! (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/crazy1.gif)
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/jhgtyr545.jpg)
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As promised, here are some pictures of our trunk that we use for our Police bike. As you can see, there is a large hole in the bottom that our harness runs through and there is a good shot of the holes in the back for the rear facing emergency lights.
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but I am going to have to stick with my black one cause they just look better. Oh ya, they are faster too.
I agree, black is faster and looks better, than yellow. :stirpot:
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I agree, black is faster and looks better, than yellow. :stirpot:
:goodpost:
You're coming around aren't ya C... :)
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Here is another piece that might interest some of you. It is a dash shelf for mounting stuff above the dash. It comes with all the hardware and a template for drilling. $89.00
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Hows about turn signal mirrors? I think that you'd see a lot of interest in these.
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:goodpost:
You're coming around aren't ya C... :)
Don't go getting a big head now J, Silverdammit is still the best. :P
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Hows about turn signal mirrors? I think that you'd see a lot of interest in these.
I can check into this since I would have to have a new bracket made for under the mirror to hold only one light. Our current bracket has a minimum of two lights each and I don't think that would look good with an empty hole. I will work on it and get back to you when I figure out the design.
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Here is another piece that might interest some of you. It is a dash shelf for mounting stuff above the dash. It comes with all the hardware and a template for drilling. $89.00
Ironically I saw that on the Facebook page and considered it to be a good platform for GPS, Radar Detectors, etc
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Ok, you twisted my arm. I just ordered the rear set as well.
What? Jay didn't talk you into a set of the Top Blocks????????????????? ;D
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As promised, here are some pictures of our trunk that we use for our Police bike. As you can see, there is a large hole in the bottom that our harness runs through and there is a good shot of the holes in the back for the rear facing emergency lights.
I am sure that some additional brake lights can be added using the existing rear holes, and the bottom hole can be cleaned up but still be used to pull the accessory wires in for powering something....I just have to have a rear seat.
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What? Jay didn't talk you into a set of the Top Blocks? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ? ;D
Trust me, I tried... :(
He pulled the old "too much money" thing... :loco: ;)
I'm glad he's getting those though, will make a nice place to hang my bathroom towell at stops... ;D
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Trust me, I tried... :(
He pulled the old "too much money" thing... :loco: ;)
I'm glad he's getting those though, will make a nice place to hang my bathroom towell at stops... ;D
That's just wrong! But funny. I am considering them for function and light placement. Top Blocks are NICE.
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Here is another piece that might interest some of you. It is a dash shelf for mounting stuff above the dash. It comes with all the hardware and a template for drilling. $89.00
I wish you would have posted this stuff last week !
I just ordered a radar mount yesterday, and a trunk a few before!
Anyone want a adhesive radar mount from legal speed?
I'll have to get that dash, nice.
Since it's under the windshield It'll help keep water off , In south fl. in the summer time it looks sunny not a cloud in the sky , then one hour later It's raining - -HEAVY you never know.
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I am glad you bought the Corbin because with your background I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with.
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Top Blocks are NICE.
I am still baffled that still nobody makes more affordable and available knock-offs, or at least stocks and sells them in the USA.
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What? Jay didn't talk you into a set of the Top Blocks????????????????? ;D
Even though Jay has got older, I don't think he has grown up much. So no, I am not going to be taking his advice on my purchases.
He pulled the old "too much money" thing... :loco: ;)
More protection for less money, tried and tested time and time again by 5.0. Even though Top Blocks look good I think the MCE gives the bike more character and they are practical. I am sure this is way to much for Jay to comprehend already so I will stop here.
I'm glad he's getting those though, will make a nice place to hang my bathroom towell at stops... ;D
Good luck with that. I will have already taken care of business and be ready to hit the road again by the time you show up at stops. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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I need to say this on this thread too.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
If it gets to 14 I will make it 15!
Tomorrow is payday. Get off your wallet!
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Even though Jay has got older, I don't think he has grown up much.
Why thank you!! ;D
More protection for less money, tried and tested time and time again by 5.0. Even though Top Blocks look good I think the MCE gives the bike more character and they are practical. I am sure this is way to much for Jay to comprehend already so I will stop here.
Spend less money?? ??? Does not compute?? (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/confused1.gif) I thought the point of farkles was to spend as much as you can?? (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/smiley_dunno.gif)
Good luck with that. I will have already taken care of business and be ready to hit the road again by the time you show up at stops. :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:o (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/mad.gif) (http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/crazy1.gif) Oh no you didn't!!
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Here is a picture of the second taillight/brake light. It comes with the harness to tie into the factory harness (some soldering required). The two small LED's can be amber or red.
Be aware folks, in some states it is not legal for amber "running" lights on the rear of a non-emergency vehicle.
I for one have run amber rear lights on my last 4 bikes without any issues in Oregon and California, but some others have been pulled over here in California. Just a heads up. :)
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Be aware folks, in some states it is not legal for amber "running" lights on the rear of a non-emergency vehicle.
I for one have run amber rear lights on my last 4 bikes without any issues in Oregon and California, but some others have been pulled over here in California. Just a heads up. :)
Good info and definitely something to think about. I did not know ambers could be illegal.
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I believe the intention is that at night the ambers lightup the front and red light the rear, so in limited visibility, you are able to determine the front and rear of a vehicle, trailer, etc and direction it is traveling if it is crossing in front of you.
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I believe the intention is that at night the ambers lightup the front and red light the rear, so in limited visibility, you are able to determine the front and rear of a vehicle, trailer, etc and direction it is traveling if it is crossing in front of you.
Makes perfect sense now that you say it. Well the LED's can be red also. It would be possible to make amber work as turn signals if need be.
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Hmmmm that locking AR15 mount would allow me to take the bike when I go to the range ;D
I do secretly want that rear plate from with lights, don't think my wife would go for me swapping the hyperlites out for it :(
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Be aware folks, in some states it is not legal for amber "running" lights on the rear of a non-emergency vehicle. I for one have run amber rear lights on my last 4 bikes without any issues in Oregon and California, but some others have been pulled over here in California. Just a heads up. :)
I don't believe amber lights are legal on the back of non-emergency vehicles, in ANY state, except as blinking turn signals.
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If you guys have any needs or Ideas give them a call ,
They will be starting a web site for the aftermarket farkle group.
Randy is first class.
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Ordered a set of 4" risers, the only ones that fit `09, and I'll post a couple pics and a write up after they arrive...
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I like the idea of the 3 inch riser that brings the bars back to the rider 2 1/2 inches. Might have to get a set
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I like the idea of the 3 inch riser that brings the bars back to the rider 2 1/2 inches. Might have to get a set
We are introducing these to the civilian Concours riders for model years 2008 to current and have all in stock now. (2008-09 can only use the standard 1 3/4 inch and the 4 inch bar risers due to glove box on the fuel tank)
Joe,
I think you have an 09 so the above would apply to you.
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Eagerly awaiting your review Mal.. get those things mounted and let us know what you think.
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We discovered that the 4" bar risers we offer don't work on the non abs bikes since the front brake hose is too short. We will see if we can't find a solution to this.
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Eagerly awaiting your review Mal.. get those things mounted and let us know what you think.
As c14p builder said, I need a longer brake line. I'm exploring the local options, but if all else fails I'll get a 'Spiegler's patented stainless steel braided brake line' from Murph.
I can tell you that the fit is very nice and I was very pleased with the finish, it's much more than just polished aluminum, at least it looks that way! I can't tell you how well they work yet, as the bike is apart until I get the brake line re-installed. I do have the risers and bars installed, and I've test-felt them sitting on the center stand, they seem to be a big improvement. I'm hoping to get the brake line replaced on Saturday, and take a nice long test ride on Sunday. I'll keep you posted...
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Went to NAPA and they were able to extend the center section of my brake line. Someday I'll spring for some braided lines...
Once all the lines and cables were run, the risers kinda blended right in. They are not as obvious as I was afraid they would be.
The risers are a vast improvement for me. I was a lot more comfortable on our ride on Sunday. I really liked the more upright seating position. We rode about 5 hours and I didn't have the normal aches and pains.
I've included a few pictures of the install.
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Into like the idea of the 3 or 4 inch risers...but I am paying $525 this weekend for a custom built seat from Rich's motorcycle seat in Wahington state. Oh well all in good time.
Hey Mal did that Corbin arrive yet?
Dave
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I like the idea of the added height of the risers also. The price is stopping me so far.
C14 Builder, how about a group buy?
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Into like the idea of the 3 or 4 inch risers...but I am paying $525 this weekend for a custom built seat from Rich's motorcycle seat in Wahington state. Oh well all in good time.
Hey Mal did that Corbin arrive yet?
Dave
Oh damn! Yes it did. It arrived on Saturday, so I took it on the test ride on Sunday, and then I got distracted.... Sorry bout that!
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Well?