Hey all - Jon aka madcap here... Long time rider, first time concours'er. Wanted to duck in to officially say "Hi" and introduce myself before I dove in and started to contribute or offend
Anyway - quick background: Been riding for about 8 years now, previous bikes include (in order of appearance in my garage):
2003 Suzuki Volusia
2004 Honda 919
2001 Suzuki VL1500 LC
2004 Honda VTX1800
2008 Honda CBR 1000RR
2009 Harley Street Glide FLHX
2009 Yamaha FZ1
Pics of at least most of the previous ones are here if you're curious/nosy:
http://www.jriek.com/pictures/Vehicles/index.htmGrabbed a used 2009 red flavor Concours with only 4k miles a week ago. Came with a v-stream windscreen, but since them I've added:
Givi 45L Trunk
Windscreeen – tinted short
HID Headlights – 55w 8000k
Kury black ISO grips
Lower Pegs
Heated Grip Kit
Horn – Stebel
Garage door opener
3M paint protection
Trunk Mount plate
Throttle lock
RAM Mount
12V Switches – red LED
Fender Eliminator
Tank Pad
Helmet hangers
Remove secondary flies
Plug secondary air line
Parts in transit for next weekend's mods:
Two Brothers black carbon slip on
Power Commander V
BMC Air Filer
Passenger floorboards - black Kury model
Kury floorboard offsets
Risers - making my own
LED lights - lots-o-red
Kury Throttle Boss
Other background:
Married (happily sometimes)
1 Kid - daughter (always happy about that one)
Too many pets
Profession - computer geek
Booze - yes, thank you.
Anyway - glad to be here, and I'm already quite impressed with the quality of people and advice!
mad