Sat on the C14 in Toronto

[Yogi]

I was at the Toronto show and was able to get a sit on the C14. I currently ride a Triumph Rocket, but this will be my next bike. I have some miles on my brother's FJR which has turned me to the ST side.

Here's some pics http://www.personal.psu.edu/cah9/images/C14

[matkal]

I was at the Toronto show and was able to get a sit on the C14. I currently ride a Triumph Rocket, but this will be my next bike. I have some miles on my brother's FJR which has turned me to the ST side.

Here's some pics http://www.personal.psu.edu/cah9/images/C14

Cool! Someone had posted that at the show they went to you couldn't sit on the C14.
I hope we can sit on it in Novi (Detroit)

[Against The Wind]

sometimes the sign gets moved ACCIDENTALLY

[JoBu]

Cool! Someone had posted that at the show they went to you couldn't sit on the C14.
I hope we can sit on it in Novi (Detroit)

Kawi was encouraging people to try it out when it was down here in Daytona.  Hopefully, you'll have the same experience.  There were quite a few pretty big scuffs on the hard bags from people dragging their boots/shoes.  I can't imagine why they wouldn't want people to sit on the bike.  

Cheers,

Joe

[ride200mi]

It is looking more and more like I will be getting one of these. Mainly because we have put quite a few miles on the Futura and really love to get out on the road. With my wife and me we reach around the 500 lbs mark and hope the Conti will be suited for that kind of weight. The power should be really nice compaired to the V-Twin we have now. I might even keep the Futura for comuting to work, a 30 mile one way trek.
I see from the pic that you seem to have your arms stright out..?? But as long as it feels comfy. Lucky guys.. I saw the bike in Long Beach but was unable to sit on it as "the dealers kinda had their way with the bike and broke a couple of things...i.e. the glove box cover" (missing in the pics also)....
I am still looking at the BMW line but weighing in all the cost to run the Bimmers might be a little hard on my income. It's funny though, I have a 3 series car and the cost to drive that (except for gas and tires) is a big fat zero for 4 years. Wish that would aply to the motorcycle division.

[Snowbird]

I can't imagine why they wouldn't want people to sit on the bike.  

Now that you mention it... good question.  

[phoenix]

I was at the Toronto show and was able to get a sit on the C14. I currently ride a Triumph Rocket, but this will be my next bike. I have some miles on my brother's FJR which has turned me to the ST side.

Here's some pics http://www.personal.psu.edu/cah9/images/C14

How tall are you? The bike almost looks small on ya.
How does the fit compare to FJR or ST1300 (or other similar)?

[ruffcut]

Now that you mention it... good question.  

 I would guess the bags would look like Chuck did the boogaloo on them afterwards.
 Maybe they could make them look like samsonite or somthing and they wont get that bad.
 You`d think kawasaki would have thought of that.

[TalkingHead]

How tall are you? The bike almost looks small on ya.
How does the fit compare to FJR or ST1300 (or other similar)?

That's what I was thinking! I really like the looks of the new Conny except for the bags. Why Kawasaki needs to need Testarossa everything is beyond me.

What did you think of the Norge?

[Sarchi]

Hey..my ATGATT scripture survived the great STN purge!  Cool.  

[matkal]

Hey..my ATGATT scripture survived the great STN purge!  Cool.  

It's my sig on most of the boards I belong to, I give you credit if there's room.
When STN came back up I just did the copy/paste thing.

[Brayon Rider]

How tall are you? The bike almost looks small on ya.
How does the fit compare to FJR or ST1300 (or other similar)?

That's the first thing I noticed, it looks even smaller with the red shirt guy sitting on it. The pictures at the bottom show a FJR and others, the Concours looks comparable in size.
Hopefully Yogi is a large man and not the Concours a small bike.

[drsmig]

I love everything about this bike but the pipe and the ape hangar handle bars.  I know I can buy an aftermarket pipe but has anyone looked closely enough to determine if a set of aftermarket clip-ons might fit on this bike.  It is just to FJR like (not that there is anything wrong with that) for my taste.  I would dress out a zx14 for sport touring but I think the front end of it is too fugly.  I might have to keep my ZZR1200 for another year or two or convert to BMW and go with the K1200S.  I like the new GTR1400 a lot except those ape hangars would have to go.

[homebrew]

Nice bike.
Holey-moley are those reservoirs big and weird looking.

[Mr Sunshine]

Anybody notice the picture that has a sign that said "Please keep off"  

[1moreroad]

Anybody notice the picture that has a sign that said "Please keep off"  

It's okay -- they moved it to the pillion seat before they sat down.  

Am I the only one that think these bikes look reallly, really similar?  Thanks for the pix -- you can get an idea of body position from these (but bend your elbows and sit up straight!)

[hig4s]

I'm thinking about a new bike but need one with decent comfort for the wife,, I was pretty excited about the C14 but after looking at these pics it appears it has the same problem as most Kaws, high set tiny metal passenger pegs.

The Norge looks like it has rubber pegs set lower giving the passenger more leg room.

[goto]

When the show was in Phoenix, they had it up on a pedestal AND had the do not sit on sign.  There must only be a few of them out there for them to be that picky.

[Against The Wind]

Changing footpegs has got to be one of the easiest things to do on a bike. If everything else does it for you, then why wouldn't you make such a simple mod?

[hig4s]

Changing footpegs has got to be one of the easiest things to do on a bike. If everything else does it for you, then why wouldn't you make such a simple mod?

It is not just the type of passenger peg, but where is mounts. and I'll have to check but from the pics here and on the kaw site, it doesn't look like there is any way to lower them without hitting the pipe on one side and drive on the other.. My current Kaw 750 is the same way.