Think I bought a 2012 C14!

[RcrBoy]

  Oh yea as an aside I am 6'8" tall and this is really the first bike that feels like it fits me! You just have to be there I guess!

  Hi RCRBoy,
                      Thanks,I'll read it tonite!

Lucky you............ 

I'm 5'6" so I had no option on the seat. Both the seat and screen are 1" lower so everything came out proportionally for me.

Read the Manual to get familiar with the features and RIDE it!

Everyone has different "wants, needs and tastes", so add what ever "Farkles"that make you happy.

Enjoy

[seagiant]

Hi RCr,
             Will do! Sounds like you are on the other end of the stick! Glad you could get the C14 to work for you! The Connie actually has more leg room for me than the BMW K bike as I check by sitting on the bike with my crotch against the tank! Thats where you end up when you hit the binders anyway!

   I'm more a day rider than long trips,Florida is fixing to be REAL nice for riding!

[ZG]

She looks bone stock, you have a lot of farkling ahead of you. Poke around the forum and see what you like on other bikes, then open your wallet and eagerly await the UPS truck every week.

 

[connie14boy]

Hi RCr,
             Will do! Sounds like you are on the other end of the stick! Glad you could get the C14 to work for you! The Connie actually has more leg room for me than the BMW K bike as I check by sitting on the bike with my crotch against the tank! Thats where you end up when you hit the binders anyway!

   I'm more a day rider than long trips,Florida is fixing to be REAL nice for riding!

First thing- remove the dangerous, P.O.S. Bridgestone 021's and get some PR2 or PR3 Michelins  immediately. Then peel off the ugly fuel info sticker on that beautiful black tank. Ride, get fuel, smile, repeat, not necessarily in that order, for many thousands of miles.

[pistole]

- yeah. Do yourself a favour and throw away the stock B'stone rubber and get a pair of Pirelli Angel ST , GT or the Michelin PR3s , etc.

- the bike will be absolutely transformed.

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[Cuda]

Yeah like it becomes a BMW 1600 
I put 7,000 miles on the stock tires , NOT a problem ...

[seagiant]

Hi,
        Thanks Gentlemen, I did some research on the tires and it seems that with the 2008/9 tires there was a lot of complaints so Kawasaki got Bridgestone to redo the 021 for 2010 and it is now a better tire with more rubber added and a better profile? This is just something I saw and maybe the reason there are different opinions on this? Having no real world experience with Bridgestones yet I can't say! I always liked Metzlers on my Suzuki 1100!

  For myself right now I'm going to have to keep stock for $$$ reasons!

[JoeRau]

I'm at 6000 miles on my stock 'Stones.  I can only hope to get another month out of them.  I know many riders choose to remove the 021's earlier to put on better tires.  Not in my budget after paying cash for my new 2012 back in June, to swap tires that are still ok to ride.  That being said next year will be great on new PR3's (I think). 

[seagiant]

I'm at 6000 miles on my stock 'Stones.  I can only hope to get another month out of them.  I know many riders choose to remove the 021's earlier to put on better tires.  Not in my budget after paying cash for my new 2012 back in June, to swap tires that are still ok to ride.  That being said next year will be great on new PR3's (I think).

Hi Joe,
            My thoughts exactly! I am lucky just to have gotten the bike and need a little time to recoop! The PR2 AND PR3's seem to be the go to tire fore this bike! What I might do now is get one of the LED tail light kits that flash as we have 80+ year olds here in Fla. driving Cadillacs and wearing those goggle type sunglasses that you could arc weld with! I'm more scared stopped at a red light than doing a 100 MPH on the bike!

[Conniesaki]

Hi Joe,
            My thoughts exactly! I am lucky just to have gotten the bike and need a little time to recoop! The PR2 AND PR3's seem to be the go to tire fore this bike! What I might do now is get one of the LED tail light kits that flash as we have 80+ year olds here in Fla. driving Cadillacs and wearing those goggle type sunglasses that you could arc weld with! I'm more scared stopped at a red light than doing a 100 MPH on the bike!

I spend at least half my time at stop signs and red lights looking behind me. Good practice with today's texters looking down instead of ahead.

[maxtog]

Hi Joe,
            My thoughts exactly! I am lucky just to have gotten the bike and need a little time to recoop! The PR2 AND PR3's seem to be the go to tire fore this bike! What I might do now is get one of the LED tail light kits that flash as we have 80+ year olds here in Fla. driving Cadillacs and wearing those goggle type sunglasses that you could arc weld with! I'm more scared stopped at a red light than doing a 100 MPH on the bike!

http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=2505.0

[JoeRau]

Here is what I made.  Light not wired in, and before paint.

[seagiant]

Hi,
     Thanks fellas, Max just so you know,I searched for a tutorial on adding the flashing brake light and you have the best tutorial on the NET! I am a Merchant Marine and an Engineer so this job is not beyond me. However it is always better if you can see where someone has done it before! Thanks!

   I thought I would go with these, http://www.hyperlites.com/stdbo.html

   Joe, thats a nice looking bike I like the color! Thanks for the pic! Right now I'm going to just go with the brake light but can see improvements never ending in the future!

[zarticus]

Hey seagiant, Congrats on the new bike!!!. Where in florida are you located ?. I'm a 1/2 south of Ocala in wildwood.

[seagiant]

Hi,
     I'm in the country outside Tavares so we are pretty close! Where did you buy your bike at???

[Cuda]

I'm a fan of Hyperlites
Have white front next to mirrors
Yellow rear turn
Red rear STOP

[seagiant]

Hi Cuda,
               I think I'm going to order them (Hyperlites) tomorrow and I even saw where there was an option on a Delvevic (spelling) slip on can at $250! Saw that there was a group buy here awhile back. Might give the girls a call and see if they will help me out or maybe get up another buy?

[seagiant]

Hi,
     Well,just ordered a can at Delkevic,saw you guys had a group buy a few months ago. Begged the girls and got a little help on it! Still trying to get someone at Hyperlites!

[zarticus]

Hi,
     I'm in the country outside Tavares so we are pretty close! Where did you buy your bike at???

Tavares is only 30 min, Will have to meet up sometime. Bought my 2012 this feb at citrus cycle in Inverness, Going to hit 10,000 miles this weekend!!!!!!!!

[seagiant]

Hi Zarticus,
                    No, not to far! I went riding to day over to Clermont. Like where you are at there are some nice 2 lane roads and very light traffic. This bike keeps getting better and better for me. The power is strong but managable and very smooth. I'm still getting used to the gearbox for some reason. Seems very different from my last bike! No problems and works better for me as I get used to the bike!

   Got my new can coming and got thru to Hyperlites and ordered my brake light add on! Should be able to put those on next week. I see using this bike for a long time as it is probably the first bike in my life that actually fits me! Heres a pic of the last bike I had a Suzuki GSXR1100G not a wimp by any means but not a C14 either!