2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 Rider Review
DSJR just sold his 2012 Victory Cross Roads LE and decided to try something different and purchased a 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14. After just a few days of ownership, here's his initial review of his bike.
Kawasaki 1400 GTR Highspeedtest / test ride / Fahrbericht von 1000PS
Highspeed Testride on the streets of Germany. On-Board camera by kot. How fast can the sport touring motorcycle go?
Highspeed Test auf deutschen Autobahnen. Onboard by KOT. Wie schnell fährt Kawasaki Sporttourer?
Concours 14 Two Brothers Exhaust
Flyby and walkaround. 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 with Two Brothers Exhaust.
This pipe has a great sound. I guess you could say there is a drone in 6th, but you'd have to really be trying to be bothered by it.
Love my SupersportTouring bike!
No Speed limits broken.
More videos to come.
Enjoy!
Test Ride - 2010 Concours 14
What my friend was telling me:
First he said that with this much power, and fuel injection, it's quite snappy. You'll take off and right away you'll be doing 30 and with the shaft drive, it's so smooth you won't even know it.
Then he pointed out that Pazzo shorties, due to the width of the electrical controls, actually turn into 2 finger clutch and brake. He prefers 3 finger so he said he would probably be getting the full length pazzo levers to replace these.
When the kickstand is up the left footpeg is in the way of putting it down... so wearing MC boots it's kind of hard to get the sidestand down. Minor inconvenience.
Then he explained how to use the Kipass key system. Push the key down with the fob near the bike and then you can turn it on.
Then he explained how he liked the positive neutral finder in the transmission and I then complained how the Hyosung doesn't have that so you end up working hard to find neutral while the engine is running.
He pointed out that, unlike the FZ1, the clutch pull engages about 2/3 of the way out and with the extra torque, you don't even need to use the throttle when starting to take off. The bike will just pull you up to a few mph without any throttle input and it has enough torque to do this easily.
He showed me how to use the electrical windshield, turn off traction control and ABS, and how to use the mode switch to scroll through the different screens on the display, including how to turn on ECO mode on the 2010+ models which leans the fuel mapping out slightly for improved economy.
He lastly pointed out that the bike is top heavy, but still handles great. As long as you are vertical when trying to stop, or make sure to put your feet down just before you stop, then you shouldn't have any issue keeping the rubber side down. Despite the weight it's balanced quite well.
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Mid Ohio Track Day on my Kawasaki Concours 14
My first time at Mid-Ohio on my 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14. Lots of weight to throw into the corners but still lots of fun!!! Couldn't keep up with the guy in the bright orange helmet in the corners, you know who you are.
2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS at 2012 Montreal motorcycle show - Salon de la Moto de Montreal
2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS at 2012 Montreal motorcycle show - Salon de la Moto de Montreal
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