2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS Maintenance Schedule and Service Intervals

This is the maintenance schedule with associated service intervals for the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14, also known as the Kawasaki GTR1400 ABS or ZG1400 in different markets.

This is the original Concours, with a 997cc L4 liquid-cooled carburetor-fed engine. It’s a sport-touring model that is more oriented towards touring with its comfortable seating and huge road presence.

(These are all the same bike — slight variations on power, depending on market — but mostly the same, with different names!)

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2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS Maintenance Schedule

Below is the maintenance schedule for the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS.

The following is the list of maintenance operations and to be done on this motorcycle with a time or distance interval — whichever comes earlier.

The maintenance for the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS is broken into three sections: Engine Related Items, Chassis Related Items, and Change/Replacement Items.

Periodic Maintenance Chart

	1. Periodic inspection (Engine Related Items) Operation (Engine Items)	Every	1000 km (600 mi)	6000 km (3750 mi)	12000 km (7500 mi)	18000 km (11250 mi)	24000 km (15000 mi)	30000 km (18750 mi)	36000 km (22500 mi)
	Valve clearance – inspect						•
	Throttle control system (play, smooth return, no drag) – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
	Engine vacuum synchronization – inspect				•		•		•
	Idle speed – inspect		•		•		•		•
K	Fuel leak (fuel hose and pipe) – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
K	Fuel hoses damage – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
K	Fuel hoses installation condition – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
	Coolant level – inspect		•		•		•		•
	Coolant leak – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
	Radiator hose damage – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
	Radiator hoses installation condition – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
	Evaporative emission control system – function (California model only)		•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Air suction system damage – inspect				•		•		•
	2. Periodic Inspection (Chassis Related Items) Operation (Chassis Items) Clutch and drive train:
	Clutch operation (play, engagement, disengagement) – inspect		•		•		•		•
	Clutch fluid level – inspect	6 months	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Clutch fluid leak – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Clutch hose damage – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Clutch hose installation condition – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Final gear case oil level – inspect #				•		•		•
	Wheels and tires:
	Tire air pressure – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Wheels/tires damage – inspect				•		•		•
	Tire tread wear, abnormal wear – inspect				•		•		•
K	Wheel bearings damage – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Brake system:
	Brake fluid leak – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake hoses and pipe damage – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake pad wear – inspect #			•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake hose installation condition – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake fluid level – inspect	6 months	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake operation (effectiveness, play, drag) – inspect	year	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Brake light switch operation – inspect		•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	Suspensions:
	Front forks/rear shock absorber operation (damping and smooth stroke) – inspect				•		•		•
	Front forks/rear shock absorber oil leak – inspect	year			•		•		•
K	Uni-trak rocker arm operation – inspect				•		•		•
K	Uni-trak tie rods operation – inspect				•		•		•
	Steering system:
K	Steering play – inspect	year	•		•		•		•
K	Steering stem bearings – lubricate	2 years					•
	Electrical system:
	Lights and switches operation – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Headlight aiming – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Side stand switch operation – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Engine stop switch operation – inspect	year			•		•		•
	Chassis:
	Chassis parts – lubricate	year			•		•		•
	Bolts and nuts tightness – inspect		•		•		•		•

	3. Periodic Replacement Change/Replacement Items	Every	1000 km (600 mi)	12000 km (7500 mi)	24000 km (15000 mi)	36000 km (22500 mi)	48000 km (30000 mi)
	Air cleaner element # – replace	every 18 000 km (11 250 mile)
K	Engine oil # – change	year	•	•	•	•	•
K	Oil filter – replace	year	•	•	•	•	•
K	Fuel hoses – replace	4 Years					•
K	Coolant – change	3 Years				•
K	Radiator hoses and O-rings – replace	3 Years				•
K	Brake or clutch hoses – replace	4 Years					•
K	Brake or clutch fluid (front and rear) -change	2 Years			•		•
K	Rubber parts of master cylinder and caliper (or slave cylinder) – replace	4 Years					•
	Spark plug – replace			•	•	•	•
	Final gear case oil – change		•	•	•	•	•

Notes:

K: Should be serviced by an authorized Kawasaki dealer
*: For higher odometer readings, repeat at the frequency interval established here
#: Service more frequently when operation in severe conditions: dusty, wet, muddy, high speed, or frequent starting/stopping

Tyre size and tyre pressure for the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS

The 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS has the following tyres and tyre sizes standard:

Front: 120/70 ZR17 M/C (58 W) BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX BT021F U
120/70 ZR17 M/C (58 W) BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX BT021F M
Rear: 190/50 ZR17 M/C (73 W) BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX BT021R U

The manual for the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS recommends the following tyre pressures (when cold):

Front: 290 kPa/42psi
Rear: 290 kPa/42psi

General information about the 2011 Kawasaki Concours 14/GTR1400 ABS

Among the other pertinent changes made on the Concours 14 include routing more heat away from the rider and passenger, adding a taller, electrically adjustable windscreen to create a calmer cockpit experience with help from ducts above the instrument panel, installing standard handgrip heaters, and including a pair of beautifully integrated, spacious and waterproof saddlebags all add to the Concours 14’s upstanding design DNA.

The heart of the Concours sport-touring package remains as before – an amazing and thoroughly modern 1,352cc DOHC inline-four sourced from the legendary ZX-14 sportbike. Advanced fuel injection, ram-air induction, and decades of experience building the world’s most potent motorcycle engines add up to a simply amazing powerplant, one that makes the Concours 14 ABS forces to be reckoned with in the performance sport-touring segment.

The Concours 14’s unique monocoque frame provides massive stiffness along with excellent handling characteristics and a high degree of rider feedback, allowing for a smooth ride on almost any surface. The Tetra-Lever shaft drive, which routes all that power to the rear wheel, uses a four-link design to offset the lifting and squatting tendencies of lesser shaft drive systems when the throttle is opened and closed.