Greetings!

[zach54880]

Hello from Wisconsin!

I finally managed to get my paws on a 2003 Concours after daydreaming about one for years and years. I'm liking the bike more and more every time I ride it. The only problem is my stubby lil legs are just a tad too short for me to flat foot it comfortably. Past that, I'm in love!

[Freddy]

Welcome Zach.  I have a 1992 model still going strong.

[Boomer]

Welcome aboard Zach
If needed you can lower the rear with Soupys lowering links.
https://soupysperformance.com/collections/kawasaki-concours-1000-zg1000
You can drop the front forks through the tripletrees to lower the front end the same amount.
From what I hear they work well, but will reduce your cornering clearance a little.

[Big Red]

Welcome aboard! I'd recommend having the seat re-shaped prior to lowering the bike. It's easy enough to scrape in corners without lowering the bike.

[zach54880]

I already looked at the soupy's lowering kit, I think that'll be this winter's project for sure. Right now I'm just riding the bejeebers out of it as much as I can.

[zach54880]

Welcome aboard! I'd recommend having the seat re-shaped prior to lowering the bike. It's easy enough to scrape in corners without lowering the bike.

How would I go about that? I haven't scraped in any corners yet, I must be a wuss! 

[Big Red]

Give it time. You will. I don't even have peg feeler left, and I'm a wuss. There's a couple ways to reshape the seat. You can pull the staples on the cover, shave the foam parts where your legs contact when you're standing on the bike, and re-staple. This will allow your legs to rotate a little further and give you more space to plant your feet. Or you could have an upholstery guy do it.