Kawasaki Concours Forum
The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: curly on May 28, 2012, 07:36:37 PM
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Much better!
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sweet
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Interesting. Love the duals, not to sure about the mufflers. What are they?
Oh, and what kind of tires are those?
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I like the duals! 8)
What rear tire is that?? ???
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I like the duals! 8)
What rear tire is that?? ???
Great minds think alike!! ;D
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Great minds think alike!! ;D
Indeed, we posted that same question at the same time! :chugbeer:
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I think they are Dunlops. Duals look great!
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Looks like ZX14 mufflers, I like it!
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The dual exhaust looks great! Let us know how those dunlops hold up.
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It's a 2007 zx-14 compete system. Sounds like a sport bike but still quite.
The tires are Dunlop d616. So far they are holding up well.
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Do you ride many gravel roads? Those are the most "knobby" looking sportbike tires I have ever seen. It looks like they would have close to 10 mm of tread depth when new. The Ulysses crowd sure seems to love them. Seems like that tire would be a good candidate for a trip to Alaska.
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Do you ride many gravel roads? Those are the most "knobby" looking sportbike tires I have ever seen. It looks like they would have close to 10 mm of tread depth when new. The Ulysses crowd sure seems to love them. Seems like that tire would be a good candidate for a trip to Alaska.
It IS a sport bike tire per the Dunlop website, not in their sport touring line. Looks very "dual sport" rather than "sportbike" to me, so must be a rainy weather sport tire.
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Is that tire sticky on the sides?
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Ok, this was supposed to be a look at my dual exhaust thread but has turned into a tire thread instead. Ask me what kind of oil I use and we can really get the ball rolling :P
Dunlop classifies these as spotbike tires but they come as original equipment on the Buell Ulysses. I used to own a Buell and that's where I got hooked on them. They perform as well as pure sport tires (sticky sides as Steve says) and can handle the occasional fire road. They are much cheaper than most sport or sport-touring tires as well.
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Now it looks like an FJR! :yikes:
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Those tires look like rain slicks !!!
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Looks like a tire I had on my Uly. I think they came stock on the XB12X. I did not much like them.
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Like it!!!
I am an unrepentant lover of symmetry :). I would love to see a dual shock touring machine that could come even close to a mono setup.
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Nice dual set-up. Are there any issues with the centerstand clearance or operation?
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I hate to break into the love session, but I've always thought there is nothing that sounds better and looks cooler than a 4 into 1 system on a bike. So there, hate on me. Your adaptation is very well done, don't get me wrong, but I for one, prefer the single can system.
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I like it but always thought how funny how we want a dual system that came single stock and the ZX14 crowd wants a 4into1 when their bike came with duals. Maybe Kawasaki should just invert the production.
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To each their own I guess. I wouldn't want a dual system myself since that means both bags get heat from the pipe. I know it isn't much at highway speeds but still, I usually put my DSLR and lenses in the left bag so there is no extra heat from the pipe.
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Now it looks like an FJR! :yikes:
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But that doesn't mean I like it. Not my thing, as other say, I like the single better. I had dual's on my TLR, but I prefer the singles on almost every bike.
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I have a buddy who has a TL1000 with aftermarket cans and man it sounds awesome. I sure wish there was a way to immulate that v-twin sound from an inline four.
I did get to hear the R1 with the cross-plane crank at Barber and it sounds preety close to a v-twin.
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As an update, it looks like I am going to have to either go back to a single or save up and get some aftermarket cans as oppossed to the zx-14 cans. The left side can is hitting the driveshaft when the suspension is compressed. I've tried adjusting it but there's only so much I can do as the mounting points are fixed.
Aftermarket cans will be much smaller in diameter than the zx-14 cans and should eliminate the problem, but boy are they expensive. Stay tuned.
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Nice! 8) :P :thumbs:
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I like it Curly.