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Haru · 06-21-2007, 02:01 PM

are these at dealers yet?

morriscm · 06-28-2007, 07:43 AM

My dealer was allowed to put in his orders for the new concourse last Monday. His best guess was that he might have one in his shop in about two weeks.

As others noted, they are already available in Canada and a few brief reviews have already been posted in various places.

Kenneth_Moore · 06-28-2007, 09:16 AM

Mr. Duke said MO would have a review out shortly, apparently Pete is going to be testing one this weekend. My local dealer has no information on when they'll have them in stock. You might want to check insurance rates first if you're financing. I was unplesantly surprised to learn they pegged it as a "sportbike."

longride · 06-28-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenneth_Moore

Mr. Duke said MO would have a review out shortly, apparently Pete is going to be testing one this weekend. My local dealer has no information on when they'll have them in stock. You might want to check insurance rates first if you're financing. I was unplesantly surprised to learn they pegged it as a "sportbike."

You need State Farm insurance. They don't 'peg' anything and you pay by cc's only. $325 a year for full coverage on a Busa. Can't beat it with a stick.

Kenneth_Moore · 06-28-2007, 10:47 AM

Cool, I will check with them. Thank you.
Progressive had the extremely high coverage quote, BTW.

sarnali2 · 06-29-2007, 01:18 PM

+1 for State Farm reasonable rates and they came through for me when my Trophy got clipped.

tshelver · 06-29-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Haru

are these at dealers yet?

Yes, already at the dealer. A few guys over on the Concours forum (ZG/GTR fanatics) already have theirs.

FalcoSC · 06-30-2007, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tshelver

Yes, already at the dealer. A few guys over on the Concours forum (ZG/GTR fanatics) already have theirs.

Yes, there are reports from people from VA, PA, NJ that have bought them that I have seen. Their early ride reports are favorable. There was a big media riding/testing event this week. I assume MO was involved and even now writing a report.

I'm going to check with my two local dealers (one in SC one in NC) this morning and may drive one away????

sarnali2 · 06-30-2007, 07:19 AM

Go for it, Looks like a pretty cool bike and one that'll give the K1200 GT and FJR a run for their money. All we need now is a Hayabusa based sport tourer and we can really cover some ground LOL

FalcoSC · 07-18-2007, 03:47 AM

I got mine 6 days ago and it's a fantastic machine. My dealer got only one so far. Incredible power and handling and comfort. Mine's non-abs because I didn't want to wait for the abs.

I can only echo the review comments which are all over the other forums so not much point in doing that. All the good and bad have been reported.

The only bad point that I have noticed are that it is tall and makes it slightly more difficult to back up with a 32" inseam. Shorter riders can forget backing up. Real short riders shouldn't even let it come to a stop.

The other only bad point is that there is a fair amount of heat on the lower legs which I partly fixed by adjusting the insulation in the lower fairing. Heat was coming thru the fairing from the headers and can be blocked by insulation inside the fairing. Got that fixed and now the only heat is that coming from the louvered side openings that vent the radiator and not much can be done there.

I love this bike and it's met or exceeded my expectations!

06-21-2007, 02:01 PM	#1
Haru Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 154	Concours 14 at dealers yet? are these at dealers yet?

06-28-2007, 07:43 AM	#2
morriscm Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 32	two weeks? My dealer was allowed to put in his orders for the new concourse last Monday. His best guess was that he might have one in his shop in about two weeks. As others noted, they are already available in Canada and a few brief reviews have already been posted in various places. __________________ Been there... Done that...

06-28-2007, 09:16 AM	#3
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Mr. Duke said MO would have a review out shortly, apparently Pete is going to be testing one this weekend. My local dealer has no information on when they'll have them in stock. You might want to check insurance rates first if you're financing. I was unplesantly surprised to learn they pegged it as a "sportbike." __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

06-28-2007, 10:47 AM	#5
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	Cool, I will check with them. Thank you. Progressive had the extremely high coverage quote, BTW. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org

06-29-2007, 01:18 PM	#6
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	+1 for State Farm reasonable rates and they came through for me when my Trophy got clipped. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

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06-30-2007, 07:19 AM	#9
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Go for it, Looks like a pretty cool bike and one that'll give the K1200 GT and FJR a run for their money. All we need now is a Hayabusa based sport tourer and we can really cover some ground LOL __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

07-18-2007, 03:47 AM	#10
FalcoSC Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Obscurity, South Carolina Posts: 23	I got mine 6 days ago and it's a fantastic machine. My dealer got only one so far. Incredible power and handling and comfort. Mine's non-abs because I didn't want to wait for the abs. I can only echo the review comments which are all over the other forums so not much point in doing that. All the good and bad have been reported. The only bad point that I have noticed are that it is tall and makes it slightly more difficult to back up with a 32" inseam. Shorter riders can forget backing up. Real short riders shouldn't even let it come to a stop. The other only bad point is that there is a fair amount of heat on the lower legs which I partly fixed by adjusting the insulation in the lower fairing. Heat was coming thru the fairing from the headers and can be blocked by insulation inside the fairing. Got that fixed and now the only heat is that coming from the louvered side openings that vent the radiator and not much can be done there. I love this bike and it's met or exceeded my expectations!