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http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/reviews/2015-kawasaki-concours14-abs-first-ride-motorcycle-review
The magazine article appears in the March issue. One big goof in the mag spec sheet though, chain drive? Plus they list the HP and torque numbers in the spec sheet as N/A even though they mention the numbers in their write up.
First look http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/news/2015-kawasaki-concours-14-eicma-first-look
WTF does this mean.. Did they hear this is the second to last year of the C14?? or did they just make a stupid blunder? Even a major rework ( which is unlikely) would not be the second to last year of this model. The article says nothing in the main section. Any input any wispers?
am i the only one confused by this.
They say:
The ultimate backroad supersport tourer.
We say:
In probably its penultimate model year.
WTF does this mean.. Did they hear this is the second to last year of the C14?? or did they just make a stupid blunder? Even a major rework ( which is unlikely) would not be the second to last year of this model. The article says nothing in the main section. Any input any wispers?
am i the only one confused by this.
They say:
The ultimate backroad supersport tourer.
We say:
In probably its penultimate model year.
WTF does this mean.. Did they hear this is the second to last year of the C14?? or did they just make a stupid blunder? Even a major rework ( which is unlikely) would not be the second to last year of this model. The article says nothing in the main section. Any input any wispers?
In probably its penultimate model year.[/b][/i]They simply meant 2016 will be the last year of the C14 before a full revision. You see that all the time from journos, and doesn't mean the actual model will be discontinued. As far as the truth of that, it remains to be seen, but I suspect they should be right, as the current iteration is already way long in the tooth at 8 years.
WTF does this mean.
" This past weekend we took a fairly long one day (roughly 150 miles) ride....."
They simply meant 2016 will be the last year of the C14 before a full revision. You see that all the time from journos, and doesn't mean the actual model will be discontinued. As far as the truth of that, it remains to be seen, but I suspect they should be right, as the current iteration is already way long in the tooth at 8 years.Perhaps, but Honda has had the ST1300 in it's line since 2002, and Honda fans are still hoping for something new, and the CTX1300 just ain't cutting it, for most buyers. Suzuki doesn't even offer a true ST. The new VStrom 1000 is the closest they have. Their new GSX-S750 naked, all around, street fighter styled model, looks cool.
Why would ANYONE think that this "journalist" has an inside line on the plans KHI has in store for the Concours? Hell, I think the new one will be out in '17 with a hydrogen powered engine developing 3000 lbs of thrust, zero emissions, and a top speed of Mach I. Until the '18s come out, I could be right. JournalistsThough not really a journalist, but plays one on TV, he actually made a accurate statement about about himself and so many others that feed us the NEWS.
I believe the word penultimate, was misused there. Many think of ultimate and penultimate to be of a similar definition, but penultimate referring to the "ultimate -ultimate" of something, not next to the ultimate. Kinda like" irregardless". hear it used all the time, to replace the word regardless, incorrectly, as irregardless wasn't actually a dictionary word until the recent past, and defined as an improper word replacement for the word regardless. (Spent much of my life around two aunts that taught high school English for a combined total of 100 years. Had no choice but to speak and write properly.)
Today's journalists have little in common with those that came before them, especially in the motorcycle world or the MSM.
now you got me really confused.. are you saying that the scribe meant to say, " this is the ultimate illustration of the here to fore mentioned contrivance"??