My brother and his wife are avid motorcyclists. Tom's everyday ride is a 2004 BMW 1150RT. He and I have had bikes since we were in our teens, and that was a LONG time ago. He's tried my 2010 C14 several times and decided he might want to spend some additional time on one. So they rented a 2010 C14 and set out on an extended ride. He wrote up his impressions of the bike in this blog:
http://tomspine.blogspot.com/2012/09/kawasaki-concours-14-ultimate-test-drive.htmlThis isn't about the trip. It's about the bike. He's a pretty observant guy, and doesn't reach conclusions without careful consideration. With the exception of NOT having an issue with the stock seat (good for him), I think he's hit all the common observations.
If you make it all the way to the end of the write-up, there is an unexpected and abrupt end to their ride. Thankfully, there were no injuries, but the bike went home on a trailer.