Hi all, I more or less stumbled on a 2005 Concours last week in a local dealership. I was actually looking for a VStrom, wandered over to sit on a used Bandit and looked over at the Concours beside me. It seemed to be calling my name so I took it for a test ride. There was no turning back after that. I've been riding a KLR650 for the last 5 years but after riding up and down every gravel and back road within 300 miles of home I found I was riding the slab more and more often. Anyone who has ridden a KLR on the highway for ay length of time probably knows how I was feeling after a few hours. Well, the long and short of it is that I'm loving the Concours and I was really glad to find COG. I'm already intrigued by a referrence to "Murphs" "knees" and "more comfortable"... gotta find out more about that. Anyway, it's nice to know that as I get to know my new ride I have all of you to share the experience with. Cheers, --rodger