Sorry D.F. didn't mean to get caught up in your thread so I'll just answer and go....Don't get me wrong, I love the sound of a nice V-twin/H.D. exhaust along with the "wing-ding" of my 2 strokes. I've owned H.D.s, other V-twins, with pipes, etc. in the past, and would again if I needed a long haul tour bike but...A lot of them/too many are obnoxiously LOUD. It's comparatively rare in my neighborhood/city that you'll "look up" to see/hear some "sportbike" screaming loudly (in high RPMs where they get obnoxious) compared to the V-twins. Both "sportbikes" and V-twins that do have the aftermarket exhausts, or louder "cans" usually have done other engine modifications that require them, in order to gain back the potential H.P. that OEM parts prevented but, the ratio of obnoxious noise favors the Twins 10:1 I bet. Why they want to make ALOT of noise is entirely their choice.
Time for a new bike...
...and time to let the Connie go. Since we don't have much Connie traffic on this forum, I'll just make this my classified in case someone sees and wants this bike. I'll also post over at COG and zggtr, but I really don't expect to get a buyer; probably have to trade.
This is a 2011 holdover bike I bought NEW in October 2105, so it still has just over 2 years of factory warranty remaining. It has 5301 miles on the clock and comes with the following stuff that I can't/won't take off the bike:
I also have the following accessories that could be made available as part of a deal for the bike; if not, then they will be sold separately:
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This is a 2011 holdover bike I bought NEW in October 2105, so it still has just over 2 years of factory warranty remaining. It has 5301 miles on the clock and comes with the following stuff that I can't/won't take off the bike:
- ECU flash by Steve Sefsick (Steve in Sunny Florida)
- Tech Spec full 14-pc snakeskin set
- Fenda Extenda
- Grab-On grip covers
I also have the following accessories that could be made available as part of a deal for the bike; if not, then they will be sold separately:
- Area P carbon fiber slip on with 263 miles on it
- Cee Bailey Ultra Tour Dome clear
- Puig light smoke touring screen
- Full compliment of LED blinker and city light lamps with spares and two flasher relays
- Evitek LED headlamps
- Philips X-tremeVision headlight bulbs
- Heli-Bars Pilot risers (RAM ball and Powerlet socket)
- PIAA dual horn kit with mounting bracket and wiring harness
- AST helmet locks
- Factory service manual
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UPDATE: Took a road trip to look at bikes AND took my C14 title just in case. Not too far from home this time and not too exotic. I found an FZ-10 in raven black...
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Great seating position, lots of room in every direction, comfortable reach to bars. Seat is a little hard but is wide. Bike looks way better in person than in pictures. They wouldn't let me see the key, much less give me a test ride. Typical Japanese dealer situation.
Next, I went to Kawasaki Sports Center where I know they give test rides. So what do I see at the front door behind orange tape with a sign, "Do not touch! No sitting!"??? YES... H2! So I convince them to drag it out because I'm a player and I get to sit on it...
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... but sorry, no test ride. It doesn't even have fluids or battery yet. I was expecting it to be a lot smaller, but it really is a big bike. And it is L...ooo000OOONGGGggg;;;,,,... The tip of the nose is WAY out there. The seat is comfortable and the reach is good, but the bars are pretty low. I'm long and tall, so it's no biggie for me, but there was more pressure on my hands than the typical sport bike. Oh, wait a minute; I was trying EXTRA hard to keep my legs and belly off the tank so as to not get a single scratch on the paint job. So in real riding, I think it would be fine. The pegs are pretty high; I might want to adjust them down and back a little. It is beautiful everywhere, especially the gauge cluster. It may be "Built Beyond Belief" but it's priced that way also. I don't know; if I ran with a crew where bragging rights were important, I might get it. But I don't know anyone except you guys, and you would be impressed just long enough to say, "Congrats," and that's it. There's other bikes that cost WAY less that would be as good or better to own and ride, like...
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I did get to ride the Super Duke GT! I sat on it in the store and said, "Hey, this bike is warm." The guy said, "Yeah, I just rode it." The tires were already scrubbed in, too. So they wheeled it out and sent me on my way. I have one word for this bike... NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and NO.
I'm sorry, but KTM just doesn't do it for me. I don't know what people see in these bikes. Sure, they have power, but absolutely ZERO refinement. The aprilia Tuono I rode 100% completely blows this bike out of the water. I've ridden an 1190 Adventure and now a SDR GT and both are a total disaster for me. No need to go into any details of the ride because it would all be negative.
So I went inside to look at something a little more, uuuuuummmmm, sedate...
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Some people don't like the matte black of the SE, but I love the complete blacked out look, the tinted hydraulic reservoirs and the M50 Brembos. After sitting on the H2 and riding the GT, the ZX14 is all day comfortable- I like it better than the C14. They have a good price too. No I didn't get to ride and didn't beg because I had other things I wanted to do on this trip. But I could definitely see myself swapping C14 for ZX14.
I think I have made up my mind what I'm going to do. I just have to put the finishing touches on the plan and implement it. Stay tuned for the reveal.
Great seating position, lots of room in every direction, comfortable reach to bars. Seat is a little hard but is wide. Bike looks way better in person than in pictures. They wouldn't let me see the key, much less give me a test ride. Typical Japanese dealer situation.
Next, I went to Kawasaki Sports Center where I know they give test rides. So what do I see at the front door behind orange tape with a sign, "Do not touch! No sitting!"??? YES... H2! So I convince them to drag it out because I'm a player and I get to sit on it...
... but sorry, no test ride. It doesn't even have fluids or battery yet. I was expecting it to be a lot smaller, but it really is a big bike. And it is L...ooo000OOONGGGggg;;;,,,... The tip of the nose is WAY out there. The seat is comfortable and the reach is good, but the bars are pretty low. I'm long and tall, so it's no biggie for me, but there was more pressure on my hands than the typical sport bike. Oh, wait a minute; I was trying EXTRA hard to keep my legs and belly off the tank so as to not get a single scratch on the paint job. So in real riding, I think it would be fine. The pegs are pretty high; I might want to adjust them down and back a little. It is beautiful everywhere, especially the gauge cluster. It may be "Built Beyond Belief" but it's priced that way also. I don't know; if I ran with a crew where bragging rights were important, I might get it. But I don't know anyone except you guys, and you would be impressed just long enough to say, "Congrats," and that's it. There's other bikes that cost WAY less that would be as good or better to own and ride, like...
I did get to ride the Super Duke GT! I sat on it in the store and said, "Hey, this bike is warm." The guy said, "Yeah, I just rode it." The tires were already scrubbed in, too. So they wheeled it out and sent me on my way. I have one word for this bike... NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and NO.
I'm sorry, but KTM just doesn't do it for me. I don't know what people see in these bikes. Sure, they have power, but absolutely ZERO refinement. The aprilia Tuono I rode 100% completely blows this bike out of the water. I've ridden an 1190 Adventure and now a SDR GT and both are a total disaster for me. No need to go into any details of the ride because it would all be negative.
So I went inside to look at something a little more, uuuuuummmmm, sedate...
Some people don't like the matte black of the SE, but I love the complete blacked out look, the tinted hydraulic reservoirs and the M50 Brembos. After sitting on the H2 and riding the GT, the ZX14 is all day comfortable- I like it better than the C14. They have a good price too. No I didn't get to ride and didn't beg because I had other things I wanted to do on this trip. But I could definitely see myself swapping C14 for ZX14.
I think I have made up my mind what I'm going to do. I just have to put the finishing touches on the plan and implement it. Stay tuned for the reveal.
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