Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: thibbledorf on May 06, 2012, 10:16:45 AM
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Hey folks. New to list. just got my first Connie, an 08, 6k miles on her, barely left the garage it looks like. I usually put 25k a year on bikes and even though I spread it out over a few I expect to get this one up to 18 by the end of the summer.
Anyway, just givin a shout. Finished moving all my long distance farkles over from my Tiger yesterday, did a full service on it and replaced all the 4 year old fluids. Got most of the dreaded front brake pulse out by cleaning the rotors but still some left so they may actually be warped, will be trying to get dealer to replace under GTPP, as well as the TPMS that give 'low battery warning' on cool mornings.
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Welcome to the "mad house" oops meant to say forum! ;D ;D
Jon.
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Congrats and welcome.
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Yep, prepare for a good time!
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Welcome and congrats TD! :chugbeer:
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Welcome!!
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Welcome, lots of good info here.
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Welcome!
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Howdy and welcome!
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You lucky dog you, you ended up with the vastly quicker '14 ;D
Word of caution, we have a PW who owns and crashes his slow black 09, he does have some wicked pretty farkles fit for a museum. He promised SWMBO that he would not do anything to quicken the Harley like performance of his black stead, so he always counters any mods with black bits and pieces. He recently had a spat with you know who, in fits of rebellion he dropped his bike and recently scraped hs mirror, all in the hopes of releasing some silverdammit. After being chastised he has since returned his stead (Black Beauty) to it's normal underperforming self. I wonder what riding a gelded pony is like? ;) ;D ;D ;D
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You lucky dog you, you ended up with the vastly quicker '14 ;D
Word of caution, we have a PW who owns and crashes his slow black 09, he does have some wicked pretty farkles fit for a museum. He promised SWMBO that he would not do anything to quicken the Harley like performance of his black stead, so he always counters any mods with black bits and pieces. He recently had a spat with you know who, in fits of rebellion he dropped his bike and recently scraped hs mirror, all in the hopes of releasing some silverdammit. After being chastised he has since returned his stead (Black Beauty) to it's normal underperforming self. I wonder what riding a gelded pony is like? ;) ;D ;D ;D
That is so funny... Only one person comes to mind when I read this... lol I also have the vastly quicker silverdammit.
Welcome to the Mad house....
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You lucky dog you, you ended up with the vastly quicker '14 ;D
Word of caution, we have a PW who owns and crashes his slow black 09, he does have some wicked pretty farkles fit for a museum. He promised SWMBO that he would not do anything to quicken the Harley like performance of his black stead, so he always counters any mods with black bits and pieces. He recently had a spat with you know who, in fits of rebellion he dropped his bike and recently scraped hs mirror, all in the hopes of releasing some silverdammit. After being chastised he has since returned his stead (Black Beauty) to it's normal underperforming self. I wonder what riding a gelded pony is like? ;) ;D ;D ;D
That is so funny... Only one person comes to mind when I read this... lol I also have the vastly quicker silverdammit.
Welcome to the Mad house....
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Expected from Chet, but Phoenix get's no Christmas card either now... Pick your friends better bro, I can make the sun cook your a$$... ;)
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Welcome!
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Expected from Chet, but Phoenix get's no Christmas card either now... Pick your friends better bro, I can make the sun cook your a$$... ;)
You getting sun down South? Must be the reflection off of the headlight ;D Must suck, won't ride in the rain and bikes too hot when the sun is out ;) ;) ;) BTW, that pic, isn't that wastefull? Next time empty the mug, then bash my head :o ;D
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Welcome Duck!
Don't worry about the waste of 'beer' Chet, it's Coors.
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Don't worry about the waste of 'beer' Chet, it's Coors.
Actually I'm on a diet right now trying to drop some weight before we go to Cancun in June, mama has me on "Bud 55 Select", only 55 calories per beer... :(
It's better than no beer at all though I guess... :-\
I've already dropped 6 lbs in the last 2 weeks! :)
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Actually I'm on a diet right now trying to drop some weight before we go to Cancun in June, mama has me on "Bud 55 Select", only 55 calories per beer... :(
It's better than no beer at all though I guess... :-\
I've already dropped 6 lbs in the last 2 weeks! :)
That makes ya what, a buck ten? :-\ ;)
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That makes ya what, a buck ten? :-\ ;)
Was almost a buck seventy after the winter hibernation, want to get back down to a buck fiffyfive with ripped ab's for the white sand beach... ;) 8)
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Was almost a buck seventy after the winter hibernation, want to get back down to a buck fiffyfive with ripped ab's for the white sand beach... ;) 8)
And you think swapping good beer for bad is gonna do this for ya? :o
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And you think swapping good beer for bad is gonna do this for ya? :o
More than half the calories, now I can drink twice as many C and get rid of this winter gut... ;)
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More than half the calories, now I can drink twice as many C and get rid of this winter gut... ;)
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb336/jaywilcox/fkjsdfiew.jpg)
There you go, plus with all those 12 oz curls you should have those arms back in shape too.
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dam pic burned out my eyes......mine is the Silver by the way. I already did my research and found out about the 25 extra HP in the Silver Connies. Momma didn't raise no fool.!
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dam pic burned out my eyes......mine is the Silver by the way. I already did my research and found out about the 25 extra HP in the Silver Connies. Momma didn't raise no fool.!
Hey Jay, put that in yer pipe and smoke it!!!!! 8)
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Hey Jay, put that in yer pipe and smoke it!!!!! 8)
So Chet, if the silver one has 25 more BHP, then from my calculations the Faster Red one has 50 more ponies thus making it faster than silver, black and the blue one; phew glad thats over with so back to normal program schedule :stirpot: :stirpot:
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Hey Jay, put that in yer pipe and smoke it!!!!! 8)
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So Chet, if the silver one has 25 more BHP, then from my calculations the Faster Red one has 50 more ponies thus making it faster than silver, black and the blue one; phew glad thats over with so back to normal program schedule :stirpot: :stirpot:
When a stop light is RED, what happens? And just what is the color of the pavement you are sitting on? And the sky overhead on a nice day is what color? So, on a nice day were it not for a green light red bikes would be doing the same speed as the blacktop on which they sit under a lazy blue sky. Those streaks in the sky? Those are the silverdammit bikes cruising at warp speed ;D Let it be known herein that it has been yet again proven that Silverdammit wins, even the forum noob recognizes the superiority that is faster then light itself 8)
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Welcome Duck!
Don't worry about the waste of 'beer' Chet, it's Coors.
Better than Budwipper!
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WELCOME 8)
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Hey Jay! What's the matter with your eyes man? 8)
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Welcome,
I'm new too and I can tell you from experience, the folks here are knowledable and helpful. I would still be in my garage throwing tools at the target on my wall had I not got good information on installing my cruise control.
Ride Safe, Frank
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dam pic burned out my eyes......mine is the Silver by the way. I already did my research and found out about the 25 extra HP in the Silver Connies. Momma didn't raise no fool.!
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Welcome- don't let anyone scare you away!
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Be scared of me..... >:( :o ;) :-X He's crazy you know.... Who else runs around in a suit of armour?
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Be scared of me..... >:( :o ;) :-X He's crazy you know.... Who else runs around in a suit of armour?
That would be VirginiaJoan.
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When a stop light is RED, what happens? And just what is the color of the pavement you are sitting on? And the sky overhead on a nice day is what color? So, on a nice day were it not for a green light red bikes would be doing the same speed as the blacktop on which they sit under a lazy blue sky. Those streaks in the sky? Those are the silverdammit bikes cruising at warp speed ;D Let it be known herein that it has been yet again proven that Silverdammit wins, even the forum noob recognizes the superiority that is faster then light itself 8)
Not much I can add after the aforementioned prose ehhh :rotflmao:
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That would be VirginiaJoan.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Sigh...the Rodney Dangerfield of moderators.