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#1 Post by obfg » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:39 am

I bought a 2000 Kawasaki Concours last Tuesday and rode it home the next day. Or at least I started. I live 1900km from where I bought it, so it took me three days. I was in no hurry and stopped lots. Bike ran flawlessly, which is more than I can say for my riding skills. Stalled it twice when starting but quickly recovered. It is a very different bike than the one I learned on, Honda cm450e.

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#2 Post by MTexile » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:47 am

Congrats, looks good!
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#3 Post by Johnj » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:25 pm

I love my Concours. I'd ride it anywhere.
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#4 Post by BuzZz » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:49 pm

Nice Connie, but it looks like you might have some problems with temporal stability around the swingarm pivot. If that fades into another dimension when your riding it, I bet it's gonna hurt. :laughing:
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#5 Post by fireguzzi » Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:44 pm

BuzZz wrote:Nice Connie, but it looks like you might have some problems with temporal stability around the swingarm pivot. If that fades into another dimension when your riding it, I bet it's gonna hurt. :laughing:
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#6 Post by jaskc78 » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:10 pm

grats, and a nice lookin bike.
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#7 Post by XB08 » Wed Jul 01, 2009 4:42 am

Tried the sport tourer thing did like the one I had. I am sure your Kaw handles better then the BMW I had. ..But yours look great good luck and keep the rubber side down..
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#8 Post by obfg » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:10 am

Since I took that and several other pictures I realized that camera lenses, as with eye glasses need to be cleaned from time to time. Live and learn.
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#9 Post by Ryethil » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:18 am

obfg wrote:Since I took that and several other pictures I realized that camera lenses, as with eye glasses need to be cleaned from time to time. Live and learn.
No problem, Your bike looks cool anyway. Enjoy!

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#10 Post by RhadamYgg » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:29 pm

Very nice! I was thinking of getting one in my wandering in trying to figure out what my next bike would be.

I actually like the older ones better than the Concours 14. Seems like the older ones are about the right size (to me).

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