newbie 2011 c14 and zrx hooligan

[demonboy]

Hi My name is carlos or Demonboy.....I just bought my used 2011 c14 from a dealer in bend....Love it...looking to improve my seat to corbin zx14 seat but hey its all good right now.....I was wondering if the LsL bar kit fits c14s after 09 and up? Does anybody know this bike? Or who made the carbon fiber wrap?

[maxtog]

I also moved from a [proper green colored] ZRX-11 to a 2011 Concours

[ZG]

Does anybody know this bike?

I wondered what happen with that bike, it was on ebay the other month but never hit the reserve $, seems the seller must have traded it in to a dealer eh? I like the paint job he did which is what caught my eye on his ebay listing. 

[demonboy]

I got it for 10k the reserve was 10.2 But it was at a dealership

[mntbiker-junkie]

Congratulations on the new Connie and welcome!
I like the ELR ZRX and have been on an impromptu hunt for one.  Having never ridden one, a couple of questions:
1)  Is it a pretty versatile bike and do you ride it much?
2)  How is the reliability?

For reference, I have an 08 C14

Thanks, Tony

[demonboy]

Tony buy one .......you'll be a happy man

[maxtog]

I like the ELR ZRX and have been on an impromptu hunt for one.  Having never ridden one, a couple of questions:
1)  Is it a pretty versatile bike and do you ride it much?
2)  How is the reliability?

The ZRX-11 was fairly versatile, but without any fairings, I would freeze when the temps were below 60, no matter how much I wore.  I also found it to be not very reliable- valves would get out of adjustment easily and frequently and dealing with the carbs was a total pain and what ultimately made me replace it with the Concours.

I have a LOT of fond memories across the decade I had the ZRX, it only really started totally screwing up the last few years I had it.  But I will now NEVER own a non-FI/non-ABS bike.

[TallyRex]

Congrats Demonboy.  I'm a big fan of the ZRX and have 2 of them.  They are incredibly reliable, if you treat them decent.  My 03 with 56,000 miles has been perfect.  I do the valves every 12,000 miles (usually only 1 or 2 needs a small adjustment), change the oil every 3-4,00 and have never touched the carbs and she runs great. My 01 has 62,000 with pods, jet kit and full Muzzy, a true hooligan bike.

Bought the 12 C-14 in January for touring and winter weather protection. Nothing like shaft drive when you're on the road.  I'm headed out to Tennessee this morning, my first real tour on the Connie, and I'm pumped

[maxtog]

Congrats Demonboy.  I'm a big fan of the ZRX and have 2 of them.  They are incredibly reliable, if you treat them decent.

I hope you are not implying I didn't treat my "decently"...  It seems most of the problems started shortly after they started ruining the gas with ethanol.  I wasted many hundreds of dollars on personal, dealer, and non-dealer tech trying to get it fixed.

Maybe I just had a problem child and it is not typical for the bike... I don't know.

[mntbiker-junkie]

Thanks for the opinion on the zrx.

[TallyRex]

I hope you are not implying I didn't treat my "decently"...  It seems most of the problems started shortly after they started ruining the gas with ethanol.  I wasted many hundreds of dollars on personal, dealer, and non-dealer tech trying to get it fixed.

Maybe I just had a problem child and it is not typical for the bike... I don't know.

Sorry - I was out of town - took the C-14 up to Tenn.

I was not implying that YOU mistreated the bike.  If the bike sits, the ethanol will fck up the carbs.  I ride each of mine at least once a week and the only time I put more than 2 gals of gas in is when I know I will be riding all day

[Cuda]

LSL's on a 2011

[maxtog]

I was not implying that YOU mistreated the bike.  If the bike sits, the ethanol will fck up the carbs.

Well, that was certainly a factor, then.

[bacaruda]

I run the same setup as Tallyrex: two Z-rexer and a concours.

The reason to have 2 Rexes are simple: You allways have one to ride while the other is farkled 

The only problem I have with my main rex are due to my own fault. Fitting Keihin FCR carbs can lead to some tuning issues......
Easy to maintain, straight forward mechanics. lots of fun mods to do. Easy to find cheap extra HP. Great in the twisties. Not so great on the highway....
Otherwise I truly love my REX and will probably newer sell it.

[rocknrod]

I was wondering what satin black would look like. Looks great 

[bacaruda]

I was wondering what satin black would look like. Looks great 

Agree.
Both the C-14 and the Rexes looks fantastic

[TallyRex]

Cuda,

That's a great lookin ZRX. The Euro bikes are sometimes different than the ones we get in the States.  Have you done something with the forks?

[bacaruda]

Cuda,

That's a great lookin ZRX. The Euro bikes are sometimes different than the ones we get in the States.  Have you done something with the forks?

Thanks.
yep, the ZRX R-version with bikini fairing is rather rare, at least in Sweden wheres the naked ZRX1100 and ZRX1200S-version with half fairing where the models sold in numbers by Kawasaki Sweden. Both mine and my brothers ZRX1100R are imported from Germany (more common there) . My other ZRX1200 is originaly a S-version with fairing brackets on the frame (will soon be cleaned from those).

The fork has been modified with a little help from some people at Ohlins. Ohlin springs, micropolished inner tubes with TiNi-coating and modified valves. The outer tubes where stripped from paint and polished to match the swing arm. Added a Posh fork stabiliser.

[ZG]

The fork has been modified with a little help from some people at Ohlins. Ohlin springs, micropolished inner tubes with TiNi-coating and modified valves. The outer tubes where stripped from paint and polished to match the swing arm. Added a Posh fork stabiliser.

 

[farmerjoe]

Hey Carlos, here's the place I was talking about having your seat rebuilt at

http://billmayer-saddles.com/contact/



And I LOVE my ZRX1200. LOVE it