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SugarHillCTD
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 Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: So I'm a F.O.K.O. |
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Did about 125 miles today after picking it up this morning.
HOLEE #%@#$*&$%$!!! this thing MOVES (and I am successfully keeping it under 4000rpms for the first 500 miles). Might be a bit interesting once I can rev it to redline- 10,500 
Smooth & quiet- maybe a bit too quiet. The bazooka muffler might have to get s-canned for a different slip-on. Some pictures from outside the HL cave......
Hey, a sidestand that doesn't have the bike leaning at 45 degrees
Used a K11OG sticker so you guys don't throw me under the bus.
So there you go- the deed is sort-of done, although I have some doubts about whether the RS will sell. There is a slight possibility that it could end up back in my garage- transformed into a K1100S.
OK, lemme' have it, I can take the heat for being a traitor 
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Saltcreek
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: So I'm a F.O.K.O. |
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| SugarHillCTD wrote: |
OK, lemme' have it, I can take the heat for being a traitor |
No heat from me. if I was buying new I don't think I would go BMW either. But what is F.O.K.O.? 
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Friend(s) Of K11 Owners....I think it was created by jo?
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Ernie-NH
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Hi John....
Nice looking bike and I KNOW they run smmooooth as glass ! Hope it treats you as well as you have treated your RS !! I'll echo SaltCreek... what the heck is a FOKO ???
Best wishes, many happy safe riding miles......// Ernie-NH
ps: you are aware that the unwritten KOG rule applies of course... all FOKOs foot the bills at any KOG Meet !!
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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What happens to the number plates in your state when they reach 99,999 bikes?
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| drikko wrote: | | What happens to the number plates in your state when they reach 99,999 bikes? |
First- those are temporary cardboard plates- only good for the next 20 days- we use them to take the bike home and a bit more.
Second- we have just over 1,300,000 people in NH. I doubt that even 1% of our population buy bikes.
If it did go over 99,999, they would probably start back at a low number given the short lifespan of a "temp" plate.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet. sweet. sweet, don't tease me anymore before I end up at my local Kawi dealer.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous Bike John, I'll bet Cathy is excited too.
I'm curious to hear the 1-month write up.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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She might actuslly miss the vibes.
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Scott_Anderson
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| SugarHillCTD wrote: | | Friend(s) Of K11 Owners....I think it was created by jo? |
Now John, technically until you sell that RS you are STILL a K owner. 
BTW nice looking ride there. I like too.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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That'll blow over in a stiff breeze.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice
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| Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations!
Please keep sharing your impressions of the bike in the coming weeks
How's the low speed handling?
Sanjiv
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone.
Sanjiv, low speed maneuvering is really pretty good. I think that the handlebars are a little closer in height/shape to an LT than an RS, so there is better leverage. Slow speed steering is good even with the 190 rear tire. Having the RS for 3 years was good training for keeping a 700# bike upright- overall the weight feels very similar.
The gearing is very high- 6th has the engine turning 2500 rpms at close to 60 mph. Back roads (35-50 mph) will use 2nd/3rd/4th gears. Shifting is very smooth- especially considering it had a total of 3 miles on it when I left the dealer. Clutch operation (hydraulic) is light to medium and linear engagement- it is a wet clutch.
MUCH easier getting it up onto the centerstand Seat is pretty flat, footpegs are about the same as an RS.
I do have to admit that the Jap style single control turnsignal switch is a more natural operation. Three years of the 3 switch BMW turnsignal was good for actuation but even recently I had to think about t/s cancel or horn? VERY wimpy horn on the C-14. The bags are slightly larger than the RS.
Just my first impressions after about 125 miles. More to come........
John
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Pretty cool. A guy I work with has a 2008 Connie 14 - loves it. He says the fuel economy isn't too bad if you go easy on the throttle. Looks like you're averaging 40.4 mpg so far - bet that goes down after 500 miles!
| SugarHillCTD wrote: | | ...I do have to admit that the Jap style single control turnsignal switch is a more natural operation... |
I agree and don't care what the BMW dealer says.
Vance and Hines makes a slip-on you should check out:
http://www.vanceandhines.com/products/sport-cs1slipon/Kawasaki/concours14/cs-one/csone.html
Happy trails!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| SugarHillCTD wrote: | Thanks everyone.
low speed maneuvering is really pretty good.
Slow speed steering is good even with the 190 rear tire.
Shifting is very smooth- especially considering it had a total of 3 miles on it when I left the dealer.
Clutch operation (hydraulic) is light to medium and linear engagement- it is a wet clutch.
MUCH easier getting it up onto the centerstand
I do have to admit that the Jap style single control turnsignal switch is a more natural operation.
The bags are slightly larger than the RS.
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John,
All good stuff!!!
How's heat management? Seems like they made some changes in the 2010 model. Did you get a great deal on the 2009 or don't value the alleged "improvements" of the 2010?
Sanjiv
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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If I was coming from an unfaired bike I would think it was too warm. But coming from the RS it isn't that bad. Maybe 2/3's as warm- plus there are no hot spots- just a general heat coming off the engine. Someone on the "ZG/GTR fanatics" forum is producing very thick neoprene blocks to seal off some of the heat and I have asked to be on his list. Sounds familiar, huh? But it was an unusually warm day here- high 80's. BTW, the gas tank does not get anywhere near as warm as the RS did.
Anyway- as I get the tires broken in my lean angle confidence is growing. I do like the adjustable windscreen- at its lowest it is similar to the RS but all the way up (electrical mechanism that easily works at 75+) it throws the air just above my helmet shield. The Kaw accessory windshield that is 2-1/2" taller is on its way.
Details to follow.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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High 80's? In NH? It was in the low 70's here today and is forecast to be in the 70's /80's for the next week. Thank goodness for spring!
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ChrisWeeK1100RS
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: |
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NIIIIICE!!!! One of the guys in my group that's riding up to Phuket for Bike Week just took delivery of his, a dark metallic blue one...
Well done and congrats on the the new bike John!! 
Chris
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SugarHillCTD
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone- it is just about all I wanted.
One glitch though, I cannot get comfortable on the seat- it makes my lower and mid back painful after 15-20 minutes. This is something I have never experienced on any of the previous 7 bikes I've owned.
At first I thought it was the higher-than-an-RS handlebars. But after searching on the "ZG-GTR Fanatics" forum, several others have experienced similar problems. The stock seat is soft and with no definite 'put your butt here' location- nearly impossible to keep my pelvis from rolling forward or backwards
A Sargent seat is now on its way. That should be the fix, but stay tuned......
BTW, until I am comfortable on the C-14, my K11 isn't going anywhere.
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