After many weeks of research (mainly on this site), I pulled the trigger on a new 2022 Concours.
I've been without a bike for about 12 years, but a bunch of friends recently bought bikes, so I caught the bug again and decided to get back in the game. My previous bike was a 2000 ZRX-1100. Outside of a few track days, I treated it like a sport touring bike. An aftermarket windshield and seat made that easier to do.
Based on my previous riding experience and everything I read in the forums, I knew I wanted to make 3 changes immediately. New exhaust, flash the ECU, and add a GPS. So after just 37 miles (riding home from the dealership), I added a Black Widow exhaust, the Garmin Zumo GPS, and sent my ECU to Steve for the Mountain Runner Premium. I now have 250 miles on it after a few short day out-and-back rides, and I'm loving the bike. I'm looking forward to expanding my riding envelope now that fall is approaching down here.
My day job is corporate pilot, so I don't have a "normal" work schedule. If anybody's in the area and available for weekday morning rides, let me know. I'd love to meet some locals and start to explore the North Texas roads.
Dave
I've been without a bike for about 12 years, but a bunch of friends recently bought bikes, so I caught the bug again and decided to get back in the game. My previous bike was a 2000 ZRX-1100. Outside of a few track days, I treated it like a sport touring bike. An aftermarket windshield and seat made that easier to do.
Based on my previous riding experience and everything I read in the forums, I knew I wanted to make 3 changes immediately. New exhaust, flash the ECU, and add a GPS. So after just 37 miles (riding home from the dealership), I added a Black Widow exhaust, the Garmin Zumo GPS, and sent my ECU to Steve for the Mountain Runner Premium. I now have 250 miles on it after a few short day out-and-back rides, and I'm loving the bike. I'm looking forward to expanding my riding envelope now that fall is approaching down here.
My day job is corporate pilot, so I don't have a "normal" work schedule. If anybody's in the area and available for weekday morning rides, let me know. I'd love to meet some locals and start to explore the North Texas roads.
Dave