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Posts Tagged kawasaki concours 14
2010 HONDA VFR1200F
Honda’s big news for the 2010 model year is the new VFR1200F, a sporty sports tourer that can be had with an amazing new dual-clutch transmission – the first ever on a motorcycle. The VFR has drawn a wide-ranging variety of opinions. Is it a heavy sportbike or a lightweight super-sport-tourer? It’s actually somewhere in the middle, as we found out after riding the VFR1200 on and around the Sugo Sportsland race circuit in Japan. Honda’s newest V-4 nestles into a spot between the smaller VFR800 and the more luxurious ST1300. The seemingly obvious competitors are the big sport-touring machines we compared in our 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout: the ST1300, Yamaha FJR1300, Kawasaki Concours 14 and BMW K1300GT. But our ride on the innovative Viffer revealed that it is sportier than that quartet, comparing most directly to the K1300S.
Compared to those bikes, the VFR has lower hand controls and the footpegs are set further back. It’s not uncomfortable, just slightly racier. An attractive seat resides 32.1 inches from the ground, and the narrower pair of rear cylinders allows legs a straight shot when stopped. A 0.6-inch lower seat is available as an option.
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2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 Review
The 2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 is a supersport-touring rider’s dream. The massive power providing 1352cc engine has a digital ignition and digital fuel injection. The variable valve timing system improves the bike’s powerband to the racing category. The Concours 14 has an improved powertrain that keeps your ride as smooth as possible.
2009 Kawasaki Concours 14 Review
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