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Offline milehighz28

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New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« on: March 23, 2015, 10:58:24 AM »
Hey guys. A friend of mine twisted my arm and talked me into buying his 2009 C14. I found this site and started doing a little research, but never really found a post that says what most C14 owners do to the bikes.  The 'recommended' mods. My buddy was a little scared of the power, so he never really did much with it. I have been riding bikes for 21 years and have a bit of a horsepower problem, so modding it will be high on my list of things to do.  :)  So what do you guys consider a MUST as far as mods, and any other tips would help.  Thanks,

Jeff
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2015, 11:36:56 AM »
Welcome!
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2015, 01:16:21 PM »
Welcome mile high! (are you sure you aren't in the Denver area?) Recommended mods:

1) ride it
2) ride it more
3) For power most say flies out, full AreaP exhaust and PCV. I didn't do any of that instead got a Guhl re-flash.
4) For everything else, seat, screen, canyon cages... all depends on you.

Sorry I'm not much help but pay attention to 1 and 2.  ;D
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Offline milehighz28

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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2015, 01:26:48 PM »
Thanks rhino....I started using the milehighz28 name on forums years and years ago when I DID live in Denver.  :) If it aint broke, don't fix it.  haha  I was reading up a bit on the Area P exhaust and Power Commander. Is there a preferred place to buy these things?  The site I found was fuelmotousa.com.
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2015, 01:30:55 PM »
Welcome to the forum.

My must do list was .... windscreen=Calsi large, rebuilt stock seat, PC5 w/Autotune, zx14 headers w/ dual Muzzy cf exhaust, changed handlebars, everything else is just farkles.
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2015, 06:18:45 PM »
Welcome to the forum, Jeff. :chugbeer:
How deep are your pockets? Take Rhino's advice and ride it for a while, read forum comments (the search feature can be your friend), then make up your mind on the best course for 'farkling'.
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2015, 06:49:05 PM »
Welcome to the forum, Jeff.   :chugbeer:  Like a wise man once said, "Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?"   ::)
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2015, 07:46:31 AM »
Well, I have an 830hp Camaro and a 93 RX7 with an LS1 V8 in it, so I am familiar with the cost to performance ratio.  :) Just looking to the people with experience to help guide me the right way rather than the trial and error route I have gone with other toys.
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2015, 08:07:19 AM »
Flies out, exhaust and PCV. That really woke mine up.

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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2015, 08:36:58 AM »
Quote from: milehighz28 on March 24, 2015, 07:46:31 AM
Well, I have an 830hp Camaro and a 93 RX7 with an LS1 V8 in it, so I am familiar with the cost to performance ratio.  :) Just looking to the people with experience to help guide me the right way rather than the trial and error route I have gone with other toys.

I'm guessing that one could be fun with the right suspension mods.
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Offline milehighz28

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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2015, 08:47:05 AM »
The Camaro is fun at the drag strip and the RX7 is fun on the street. Handles great.  So it sounds like the concencus is to put a full exhaust (Area P I assume?) and a power commander. I haven't looked into the butterflies yet, but I assume it is similar to what a Yamaha I used to own have....creates back pressure in the exhaust to boost low end torque? 
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2015, 09:13:57 AM »
No, the "flies" are in the intake system, upstream of the throttle bodies. A highly discussed topic on this forum. There are several members here there are extremely knowledgeable on the topic, me, not so much. I removed them after reading about the performance gains discussed on this forum.
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2015, 09:27:59 AM »
Thanks...I will do some research on the topic
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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2015, 10:15:46 AM »
I didn't want to remove my "flies" because they are part of the traction control system. These secondary butterfly valves are opened by the ECU electronically. The Guhl re-flash will open them up sooner by software without compromising KTRC. Not as much gain as removing them and adding PCV but a good compromise IMO. For more on the re-flash, go to http://www.guhlmotors.com
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Offline milehighz28

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Re: New to the Concours, buying an 09 C14 in Charlotte, NC area
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2015, 11:33:16 AM »
Ok, I looked them up.  Seems like a simple enough mod when the time comes.  Thanks guys
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