I would also be interested in an option of rider control features, IOW, no KTRAC or ABS or the ability to disable both at the riders discretion, same for the linked brakes....
Did they happen to ask if you like KIPASS?
Went to the bike show in Dallas, looked at all the S/T offerings. The new Trophy is nice, but it's turned into a real bus. FJR looks great, cruise, TCC, maps, new fairing, etc. BMW is another bus.
The Connie still looks relevant, but could use some up-dates.
Went to the bike show in Dallas, looked at all the S/T offerings. The new Trophy is nice, but it's turned into a real bus. FJR looks great, cruise, TCC, maps, new fairing, etc. BMW is another bus.
The Connie still looks relevant, but could use some up-dates.
Went to the bike show in Dallas, looked at all the S/T offerings. The new Trophy is nice, but it's turned into a real bus. FJR looks great, cruise, TCC, maps, new fairing, etc. BMW is another bus.
The Connie still looks relevant, but could use some up-dates.
None mentioned except how valuable the owner thinks a few of those are
Yes- they asked how "Necessary" it was on a 4 point scale (4 = extremely). I gave it a "2". There is also a section for freetype feedback, which I gave them this:
"There are a lot of riders with shorter legs and you simply don't make any powerful, non-cruiser bikes with reasonably low seat heights. It is easy to make a bike taller, extremely difficult to make it shorter. I am a 5'7" male but with only a 27" inseam. I wanted a powerful, featureful, modern, 4 cyl, non-cruiser bike and had to buy a new seat, lower the bike with links, AND get 1" additions to my boots and I still can't command complete control confidence over the Concours. It is a shame.
High-end sport tourers, like the Concours, should have built-in options for tipover protection (crash bars), cruise control, and adjustable bars/grip positioning. Lighting should be improved, including HID headlights, cornering lights, and LED turn signals in the sides of the mirrors.
I don't think I even like KIPAS because it doesn't unlock the bags or the gas tank, so I still have to mess with keys. So what is the point? It just adds complexity and cost without any real benefits.
I have been disappointed with the low-end power of the Concours, and think it was overly "tuned down" from the ZX-14. This should have been user-selectable, for example- to have the secondary butterflies open sooner, or even stay open always.
Customers should be able to pick any color they want when they are ready to buy, even if it means they have to wait a while to get it. I was lucky that the ONLY color I wanted (silver) just happened to be the color available when I needed to purchase. You need to have more options than just one color and black each year.
Battery life in the TPS should be longer. Mine has not given out yet, but I read about peoples' whose did and it is a major inconvenience. "
I will note that I am not disappointed with the low-end power of the Concours, I injected that based on general feedback from some other forum members as a favor; although I do think that more power is always welcome and they should have given the user more options in that regard
Did you get a K1600GT? If so, I would be keenly interested in a comparison between it and a C14, particularly weight and top heaviness.
Do a search on 'K1600GT' in the 'It's not a Concours - other bike' board http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?board=11.0 . There's plenty there to read.
Question retracted - asked on another forum.