K11 Owners Group

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: So I'm a F.O.K.O.

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 Shocked

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 Embarassed

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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

Saltcreek · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: So I'm a F.O.K.O.

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject:

Friend(s) Of K11 Owners....I think it was created by jo?
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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

Ernie-NH · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject:

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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drikko · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject:

What happens to the number plates in your state when they reach 99,999 bikes?
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:49 pm Post subject:

Stoked Steve · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 7:04 pm Post subject:

Sweet. sweet. sweet, don't tease me anymore before I end up at my local Kawi dealer.
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Virginia Beach, VA
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Off the grid · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:16 pm Post subject:

Gorgeous Bike John, I'll bet Cathy is excited too.

I'm curious to hear the 1-month write up.
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drikko · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:29 pm Post subject:

She might actuslly miss the vibes. Shocked

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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject:

Mystic Red · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:04 pm Post subject:

That'll blow over in a stiff breeze. Very Happy

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Ted · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject:

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice Very Happy

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Sonu · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:52 pm Post subject:

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 · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:26 am Post subject:

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 Very Happy

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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Klinker · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:53 am Post subject:

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!

Sonu · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:50 pm Post subject:

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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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.

Stoked Steve · Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:53 pm Post subject:

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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Virginia Beach, VA
93 K1100RS Mystic Red SOLD
12 Suzuki DL650A VStrom

ChrisWeeK1100RS · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:37 am Post subject:

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!! Smile

Chris
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:32 am Post subject:

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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'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F.