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Talk about bang for the buck

I upgraded to the C14 in September of '07 and in my 9,000 miles of road-bending rides have not found one fault in the bike. I took advantage of the pre-wired connection for heated grips and have seen no need for further upgrades. The acceleration and handling are nothing short of amazing. A modern b...ike leveraging the latest technology to deliver incomparable value. What more can I say? Read Full Review

Kawasaki has continued...

Kawasaki has done it again! The 2008 Concours has continued to surpass the highest expectations of the most demanding riders. I've been road riding since 1974, and have ridden dozens of bikes. From British to American, so I can say with a strong recommendation that the new "Concours" ...is by far a very strong continder in the "new catagory" of "Super-Sport" touring machine. The bike will go for miles at the maximum posted speed limit, with the highest level of comfort,reserve power and finesse. The new power management system that Kawasaki has designed into the valve train is a torque dream. The "VVT"(Kawasaki tm) is so smooth, the only thing you feel is a very strong boost that feels more like a turbo-charger than variable valve timing. I recommend you keep an eye on the tac, because at seven thousand rpm, the VVT kicks in....so watch out!! The first time I opened the throttle up past seven thousand out on the high way, the bike lifted the front tire into the air!! So perp yourself when it comes on, because it comes on right on time. A few reviews I read, some guys complained the Kawasaki didn't over heated grips, or ajustable seat and so on. I say "boone doggles" to them!! To me Kawasaki has continued with the perfect "Super-Sport-Touring" machine with the new high speed, high level personal time machine...The Concours 14. Read Full Review

C14

I've had mine for a year now. A practical comfortable touring bike that is also fun in the twisties. Looks are subjective but it appeals to me more than the competition. Excellent brakes, excellent handling, super excellent motor. It would be nice if heated grips were an option and a little less... heat to the legs in the summer. Just an annoyance though. Read Full Review

A Magic Carpet

I bought a new 2008 Concours14 in October of '08. In the past 11 months I have put 20,000 miles on this fine machine. Most of these miles have been on a variety of road trips touring distances of 1000 to 6000 miles.



The latest of these ventures took me across the plains to the Pacific Coast and... back. The wife and I rode up highway 1 from California in Oregon.

This bike is so big....so smooth....so powerful and fast it is like riding the proverbial magic carpet. The new Concours14 has more bottom end torque than a Farmall Tractor and the top end winds endlessly as the VVT does it's "thang".

Kawasaki has killed the witch with this bike and the competitors have two saddle bags and a trunk load of catching up to do. Read Full Review

The Connie continued........

...I purchased the new C14 one year ago, the second week of September 2007. Kawasaki's "Super Sport" touring machine has exceeded all my expectations and kept me a life time fan of their awesome machines! The torque, power and overall fit and trim of the machine has definitely put Kawasaki... into the twenty-first century! All the reviews I read before my purchase were exact and right on with the facts. The one thing I noticed with my new Connie, is she has constanly impressed me on every ride! Cudo's to all of the Kawasaki team for a perfect machine.....worth every dollar plus. Read Full Review