Greetings everyone,
Finally made the jump from sport and cruisers to sport-touring. After reading a lot of feedback and comparing other options i had decided that the Concours is the perfect choice for an adrenaline junkie like myself.
My bike (left) is stock with around 8k miles with a slip on Delkavic (sounds good)! I put a Vstorm windscreen on it which is a small improvement. I get what others have mentioned about the ride quality (gears feel very sluggish, power is meh in low range, bike gets hot fast etc) hence will get it flashed by either Ivan or Steve. Still, i never thought these bikes were this fast and handled so well.
Do i need to get the valves checked? I'ts recommended at 15k miles but the bike's 12 years old at this point (not sure if time matters).
(right) My friend's bike (recently bought as well) has 6k miles, the Shoodaben flash and a muzzy slip-on. I definitely see an improvement with changing gears. One of these days we will race to see the difference in power :motonoises:
Btw i have a Kawasaki gel seat and stock clear windshield in good condition that i'll be posting up one of these days. A big thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge.
Finally made the jump from sport and cruisers to sport-touring. After reading a lot of feedback and comparing other options i had decided that the Concours is the perfect choice for an adrenaline junkie like myself.
My bike (left) is stock with around 8k miles with a slip on Delkavic (sounds good)! I put a Vstorm windscreen on it which is a small improvement. I get what others have mentioned about the ride quality (gears feel very sluggish, power is meh in low range, bike gets hot fast etc) hence will get it flashed by either Ivan or Steve. Still, i never thought these bikes were this fast and handled so well.
Do i need to get the valves checked? I'ts recommended at 15k miles but the bike's 12 years old at this point (not sure if time matters).
(right) My friend's bike (recently bought as well) has 6k miles, the Shoodaben flash and a muzzy slip-on. I definitely see an improvement with changing gears. One of these days we will race to see the difference in power :motonoises:
Btw i have a Kawasaki gel seat and stock clear windshield in good condition that i'll be posting up one of these days. A big thanks to all of you for sharing your knowledge.