R6Richard
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posted July 17, 2007 11:36 AM
The Tour
I was just talking with Brian at Burnaby Kawasaki and he tells me the C14 has a slipper clutch. Wow, never expected that on a sport touring bike. He also said they've sold five C14's already and have a bunch more sold units coming in (eight if I recall). They don't have a demo bike yet... Brian says the riding position is similar to that of the VFR; can anyone confirm that?
Are you guys following the Tour de France? There are a number of bikes there that look great. There's a blue technical assistance one and I especially like the yellow one that carries notices to the lead riders.
Of particular note is the medic's bike. It's white and you might have to watch for a while to catch it. Sometimes you can see it with a pillion bandaging up a rider while he continues to ride. It's got a very nice looking, low-profile top case. Does anyone know if such a case is generally available and how one can obtain one?
  
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R6Richard
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posted July 20, 2007 10:33 AM
I finally found some information on this topic at the Kawasaki France website. Check this out:
http://www.kawasaki.fr/content.asp?Id=3404B78C008&CId=6549116
It includes a few pictures of the support GTRs. It sounds like there are thirty of them. Pretty cool IMO.
I have been told that the top case is a "one-off."
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tweaked_eye
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posted July 20, 2007 10:27 PM
Yea, I like that yellow...and, those topcases look great. Good for camera gear.
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R6Richard
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posted July 21, 2007 09:57 AM
Definitely.
BTW, thanks for putting the picture up -- I haven't learned how to do it yet!
And for those wondering about the yellow square, it's a blackboard for telling lead riders their gap.
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