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2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS: Voted Cool

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2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS on the Total Motorcycle Cool Wall

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2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS

This year continues Kawasaki's heritage of high performing, versatile, rider-friendly sports motorcycles. There are some welcome returns along with a few young upstarts that'll get your heart racing.


Inspiring Touring Performance, Enviable Sporting Credentials

Sport touring riders are among the most discerning of all motorcyclists, and the Concours™ 14 supersport tourer's combination of technology, comfort and continent conquering performance meets the toughest demands of this selective crowd. It is powered by a muscular heart derived from the legendary Ninja® ZX™-14 sportbike. Comfortable ergonomics make it well-suited to long days in the saddle, while offering proper body positioning for sport riding. Its overall performance will entice riders to pull out the big maps and plan extraordinary sporting tours through the next county or country.

The Concours 14 holds its own with the best world-class touring rigs yet still negotiates the twists and turns of America’s backroads in finest, Ninja-inspired tradition. Whether carving through canyons, devouring highways and even shuttling through the cities, a Concours 14 provides the ultimate platform for your next sport touring adventure.

The Concours 14 supersport tourer boasts several features that enhance comfort, convenience and safety, solidifying its position at head of the class. Dynamic bodywork increases comfort by routing heat away from the rider and passenger. A tall, electrically adjustable windscreen creates a calm cockpit experience with help from ducts above the instrument panel, which balances pressure areas outside and inside the screen. Handgrip heaters come standard, providing comfort when the temperatures drop to disagreeably cold temperatures.

The Concours is packed with technological features that enhance the riding experience. The bike’s K-ACT (Kawasaki Advanced Coactive-braking Technology) braking system offers two modes of linked, anti-lock braking and great overall performance. A high-tech traction control system (KTRC: Kawasaki Traction Control) not only reduces wheelspin on slick surfaces, offering riders more confidence-inspiring feedback, but it can be easily switched off at the rider’s discretion.


2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS Key Features

• Ninja ZX-14-based 1,352cc inline-four with variable valve timing provides smooth power across a wide rev range
• Kawasaki Traction Control (KTRC) reduces engine output when wheelspin is detected, helping the rear tire to regain grip
• Kawasaki Coactive-braking Technology (K-ACT) links front and rear brakes and has two modes to suit different riding styles
• Aluminum monocoque frame is lightweight, narrow and rigid
• Tetra-Lever shaft drive offsets the lifting and squatting tendencies of shaft drive
• Fuel economy assistance mode prioritizes fuel savings, giving up to a 25 percent mileage boost
• Standard heated grips help provide comfort even in harsh conditions
• Convenient Kawasaki Intelligent Proximity Activation Starting System (KIPASS)
• Electrically adjustable windscreen has memory function and suits a variety of riders
• Includes a 36 month limited factory warranty that can be supplemented with up to an additional 36 months of Kawasaki’s Good Times™ Protection Plan. That’s a total of up to an amazing SIX YEARS of coverage!


2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS - USA Specifications/Technical Details
US MSRP Price: $16,199 USD


Engine Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four with VVT

Displacement 1,352cc

Bore x Stroke 84.0 x 61.0mm

Maximum Torque 102.0 lb-ft @ 6,200 rpm

Compression Ratio 10.7:1

Fuel System DFI® with four 40mm throttle bodies

Ignition TCBI with Digital Advance

Transmission 6-Speed

Final Drive Tetra-Lever shaft drive

Rake/Trail 26.1 degrees/4.4 in.

Front Tire Size 120/70 ZR-17

Rear Tire Size 190/50 ZR-17

Front Suspension / wheel travel 43mm inverted, telescopic fork with adjustable rebound damping and spring preload / 4.4 in.

Rear Suspension / wheel travel Tetra-Lever with stepless rebound damping adjustment and remote spring preload adjuster / 5.4 in.

Front Brakes Dual floating 310mm petal discs with four-piston calipers with ABS

Rear Brakes Single 270mm petal disc with ABS

Fuel Capacity 5.8 gal.

Seat Height 32.1 in.

Curb Weight 688.0 lbs.

Wheelbase 59.8 in.

Overall Length 87.8 in.

Overall height windscreen lowered / raised: 50.8 in. / 57.7 in.

Overall width 39.4 in.

Color Choices Metallic Spark Black, Metallic Nocturne Blue

Warranty 36 Months

Good Times™ Protection Plan 12, 24 or 36 months are available
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Last Cool Wall Bike of 2012 Now Up For Voting On - 2013 Concours 14.

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53 motorcycles have appeared every Friday each week on our Cool Wall in 2012. Each model different, unique and special, each with a different set of votes and results. Now the last bike of 2012 is up for voting on, the 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS. Have your say today, vote, discuss and debate on where you think it's place should be on our Cool Wall. Is it Awesome? Cool? Uncool or a plain old Fail. You decide! 2013 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS
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Awesome, overkill but awesome.
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It looks like it would be comfy for long trips, but I only do one long trip a year, and ride around town and short trips the rest of the time, so it wouldn't be ideal for me. Maybe a good retirement bike.

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I ride a Connie 1000 and love it, however the Connie 14 only rates a cool from me coz we don't have a Meh option.

The old 1000 was a big bike, and the 14 even bigger still. One of the best in her class true, but unlike the 1000, she is geared more toward touring side of the ST world then the sport (in my humble opinion) whereas the 1000 has more then a touch of the hooligan sport rider in her. Still a nice bike, so not a fail or uncool.
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I think it's an awesome bike...most rides I take to meet up with people starts with a 150-180kms ride, so this would be perfect. It's still not as big as a Goldwing, so that's a good thing in my book. A little too techie for me, but would still look nice in my garage. Might even be comfy enough to get wifey to go for a ride?!?

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My dentist uses a Concours 14 for his daily commute and parks it on the walkway outside is tiny office. Looks sharp!
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I've gotta go with cool just because the Mayans said that I wouldn't be around to enjoy voting this week :laughing: I have a friend who replaced his 1250 Bandit with one however and he never has really said that it feels like it was the right move. I DO hear about how much he missed the Bandit though.... It's a little on the porky side for what I like in a bike, but get what people see in them. Just not for me.

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ceemes wrote:I ride a Connie 1000 and love it, however the Connie 14 only rates a cool from me coz we don't have a Meh option.

The old 1000 was a big bike, and the 14 even bigger still. One of the best in her class true, but unlike the 1000, she is geared more toward touring side of the ST world then the sport (in my humble opinion) whereas the 1000 has more then a touch of the hooligan sport rider in her. Still a nice bike, so not a fail or uncool.
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totalmotorcycle wrote:Last Cool Wall Bike of 2012 Now Up For Voting On - 2013 Concours 14.

So, no new bike to vote on next Friday??? :(
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