How big is the gas tank on a Kawasaki Concours?
Shaft drive was added to aid the bike’s long-haul mission, along with a full fairing and standard removable hard luggage. An enormous 7.5-gallon gas tank sat in the usual position, and when full made the bike perilously top heavy. The bike itself was no lightweight, either, scaling in at around 670 pounds wet.
When did the Kawasaki Concours bike come out?
May 1994 cover of Rider. The Concours was born in an era of ceaseless model changes that left some riders complaining that their just-bought bikes were old hat before the new wore off. In response Kawasaki pledged not to change the Concours for five years.
When did Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours come out?
Then, in 1986, Kawasaki dropped the ZG1000 Concours into the mix, making a sporty bike with a factory fairing and hard luggage affordable to all. Rider has taken Kawasaki’s go-anywhere sport tourer almost everywhere.
What’s the difference between the second year Concours?
Despite the promise, the second-year Concours got higher bars and a less turbulent windscreen—but no one complained.
Shaft drive was added to aid the bike’s long-haul mission, along with a full fairing and standard removable hard luggage. An enormous 7.5-gallon gas tank sat in the usual position, and when full made the bike perilously top heavy. The bike itself was no lightweight, either, scaling in at around 670 pounds wet.
What kind of bike was a Kawasaki Concours?
In the 1980s factory sport-touring bikes were predominantly European, with most of those boasting the BMW roundel and ridden by well-heeled riders. Then, in 1986, Kawasaki dropped the ZG1000 Concours into the mix, making a sporty bike with a factory fairing and hard luggage affordable to all.
Then, in 1986, Kawasaki dropped the ZG1000 Concours into the mix, making a sporty bike with a factory fairing and hard luggage affordable to all. Rider has taken Kawasaki’s go-anywhere sport tourer almost everywhere.