I've actually had the bike for a few months now. It's an 18' Concours, had about 12,000 miles when I bought it. My previous touring bike was a 15' k1600 GTL. It was a fantastic bike but as it got up there in miles I started to get concerned about it's reliability. Didn't have any issues but parts and service for Beemers can get ridiculously expensive and I'm not that rich. So I decided to sell it and soon there after I found the Kawi. The Concours is the closest thing I've ever owned to a sport bike. The motor is awesome. I've been a dirt biker my whole life and still am. I've got two Beta's
a 500 Dualsport and a 300 two stroke enduro, also have a KTM 1290R Adventure, up until about 10 yrs ago I never had an interest in street bikes but once you get past 50 you change. Now exploring America on a bike sounds like the perfect vacation.
Back to the bike. I like the power but it can be better. I sent my ECU to Ivan's Performance to get re-flashed and Wow ! The difference is amazing. It's got more power everywhere but very smooth without any hurky jurky ness at slow speeds. Really a worth while mod. One thing about this bike that I found out the hard way is the side cases aren't on there very well. I was going kinda fast through a 4 way intersection that had a hump in the middle of it and both side cases flew right off the bike. One of them was damaged beyond saving and the other is pretty dinged up so now I've got a pair of Rumbux soft panniers that are meant for my 1290 on there until I can find something else. If anyone has suggestions for replacement side cases that are reasonably priced I'd be very interested. Also looking at getting a top cases. So there's my long assed introduction, I'm very happy with the Concours and am looking forward to many amazing trips on it. Starting this weekend with a ride up the NorCal coast.
