It takes a 2025 lithium battery which you can find anywhere, I found this one hanging up in a Shoppers Drug Mart. Pop out the battery, pop the new one in the slot (make sure the negative side is up), and snap it all back together again. It took all of two minutes. No reason to send that job to the dealership.
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Monday 10 May 2021
Kawasaki Concours 14 Project Updates: Easy Fob Battery Swaps and clutch gaskets
I've ordered a replacement gasket from my local dealer. It was $14 including taxes and I should be able to pick it up in a couple of days in a curbside pickup. There are benefits to having the dealer for this bike only fifteen minutes down the road.
You can see the drip lower right in that photo. It should be any easy install but then I get to bleed the damned system again. I'm hoping that the process I worked out last time produces quicker results this time.
You can see the rubber gasket on the back of the clutch cover in this photo. It's three bolts and the whole thing should slide off. The fluid was so contaminated last time that maybe this is a good thing - a chance to clean it all up inside and out.
I'm hoping to have the clutch sorted by the weekend and then sort out the safety and plates next week (assuming that's possible in COVID-riddled Ontario).
I'm looking forward to getting the Connie in motion again, it's been stationary too long. Bikes are like sharks, if they don't keep moving they die. Once this barely broken in (only 31k kms) Concours is in motion again I imagine it'll stay in motion for a long time.