I have been commuting for years on my KLR 650 (which is now a KLR 692), but I decided I wanted something with a little more zip. I was leaning towards the Versys 1000 SE LT but I realized in all the time I have had my KLR, I have went off road exactly once, so I found a 2014 Concours C14 that looked brand new and had only 1800 miles on it. Wow, I am so impressed with the difference (of course). Loving it.
I live in the Bay Area of California, ride 84 miles every day to work and back, and may actually start doing some pleasure riding with this.
The previous owner put aftermarket LED lights on the front, but my first upgrades will probably be for the main headlights to go LED, install a LOUD air horn somewhere, and transfer my Givi top case to the Concours - not sure what after that.
The bike only came with one key fob, and I'm getting another paired to the bike this afternoon - thinking about buying the Kawasaki Diagnostic Tool to be able to do it myself in the future, but that's another $450 (unless there's a less expensive way to link to the bike?).
So far I haven't found any required/recommended upgrades to the bike like the KLR 'doohickey' or MC Mod, etc - love to hear if there are.
Thanks for having this forum, I'm looking forward to some reading.
I live in the Bay Area of California, ride 84 miles every day to work and back, and may actually start doing some pleasure riding with this.
The previous owner put aftermarket LED lights on the front, but my first upgrades will probably be for the main headlights to go LED, install a LOUD air horn somewhere, and transfer my Givi top case to the Concours - not sure what after that.
The bike only came with one key fob, and I'm getting another paired to the bike this afternoon - thinking about buying the Kawasaki Diagnostic Tool to be able to do it myself in the future, but that's another $450 (unless there's a less expensive way to link to the bike?).
So far I haven't found any required/recommended upgrades to the bike like the KLR 'doohickey' or MC Mod, etc - love to hear if there are.
Thanks for having this forum, I'm looking forward to some reading.
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