http://www.brenandsven.com/blog/motorcycle/2010-kawasaki-concours-14/ Bikes (Motorcycles), Beer, and Bromance Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:24:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.brenandsven.com/blog/motorcycle/2010-kawasaki-concours-14/comment-page-1/#comment-154 New for 2010: Kawasaki - The Adventures of Bren and Sven Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:14:48 +0000 http://www.brenandsven.com/blog/?p=864#comment-154 [...] Now to the other side of the motorcycle spectrum: Sport-touring. Two years ago, Kawasaki gave us the Concours 14 and it was received very well. After two years, Kawasaki decided it was time to update the awesome sport-tourer. The new Concours 14 comes equipped with a bunch of new goodies like optional ABS and KTRC (Kawasaki Traction Control). Actually, the Concours 14 has a ridiculous amount of niceties. The original Concours had a lockable glove-box, well its been relocated to the fairing of the bike rather than the bike itself which makes accessibility a cinch. The handle grips now have adjustable heating for that perfect warming glow you want in the cold. Probably the coolest creature comfort option on the Concours 14 is the electronic adjustable windscreen with rider memory. The height of the windscreen can be adjusted for that perfect spot you always want, and will adjust to the setting each time you start the bike. On the performance aspect of the bike, not much has changed aside from the addition of ABS and KTRC. Some design modifications were made to increase cooling of the bike, but all in all the solid platform of the fancy Ninja ZX-14 has remained the same. The bike has what Kawasaki calls a Tetra-lever shaft drive, meaning it is driven by a drive shaft not a chain, but the way it is designed, it has the appealing characteristics of a chain driven system with the quality and low maintenance of a drive shaft. I guess the Concours 14 brings the best of both worlds in more ways than one. For Bren and Sven specs of the Concours 14 click here. [...] [...] Now to the other side of the motorcycle spectrum: Sport-touring. Two years ago, Kawasaki gave us the Concours 14 and it was received very well. After two years, Kawasaki decided it was time to update the awesome sport-tourer. The new Concours 14 comes equipped with a bunch of new goodies like optional ABS and KTRC (Kawasaki Traction Control). Actually, the Concours 14 has a ridiculous amount of niceties. The original Concours had a lockable glove-box, well its been relocated to the fairing of the bike rather than the bike itself which makes accessibility a cinch. The handle grips now have adjustable heating for that perfect warming glow you want in the cold. Probably the coolest creature comfort option on the Concours 14 is the electronic adjustable windscreen with rider memory. The height of the windscreen can be adjusted for that perfect spot you always want, and will adjust to the setting each time you start the bike. On the performance aspect of the bike, not much has changed aside from the addition of ABS and KTRC. Some design modifications were made to increase cooling of the bike, but all in all the solid platform of the fancy Ninja ZX-14 has remained the same. The bike has what Kawasaki calls a Tetra-lever shaft drive, meaning it is driven by a drive shaft not a chain, but the way it is designed, it has the appealing characteristics of a chain driven system with the quality and low maintenance of a drive shaft. I guess the Concours 14 brings the best of both worlds in more ways than one. For Bren and Sven specs of the Concours 14 click here. [...]

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