I have personally owned and ridden a 2001 Kawasaki Concours and can tell you it is a great all around motorcycle with the best value you can find! Here I have gathered all kinds of information on the Concours... Enjoy it!
These are the specifications of the Kawasaki Concours as they have been published by Kawasaki.
Engine type 4-stroke, DOHC, 16-valve in-line four
Displacement 997cc
Starting Electric
Bore x Stroke 74.0 x 58.0mm
Cooling Liquid
Carburetion Keihin CVK32 x 4
Ignition Transistor Controlled Breakerless Ignition (TCBI) with electronic advance
Transmission 6-speed
Final drive Shaft
Frame High-tensile steel diamond design
Rake/trail 28.5 degrees/4.8 in.
Suspension, front 41mm preload-adjustable fork
Suspension, rear Air adjustable UNI-TRAK® single-shock system with 4-way adjustable rebound damping
Wheel travel, front 5.5 in.
Wheel travel, rear 5.5 in.
Tire, front 120/70VR18 tubeless radial
Tire, rear 150/80VR16 tubeless radial
Brakes, front/rear Dual hydraulic discs/Single hydraulic disc
Overall length 90.2 in.
Overall width 36.6 in.
Overall height 55.7 in.
Ground clearance 5.1 in.
Seat height 31.1 in.
Dry weight 595 lbs.
Fuel capacity 7.5 gal.
Wheelbase 61.2 in.
KAWASAKI CONCOURS HISTORY:
History of the Kawasaki Concours Motorcycle:
The Kawasaki ZG1000A1 a.k.a GTR1000 or Concours was first released in 1986.
The Kawasaki Concours was designed as Japan's answer to the domination of the touring bike market by BMW.
The Kawasaki GTR was pitted against the BMW K100RT (also called the flying brick) but was priced quite a few thousand dollars cheaper.
Coming equipped as standard with a water-cooled one litre four cylinder engine, shaft drive, 28.5 litre fuel tank, large panniers, and full weather protection fairing it was and it still is considered an excellent value for money sports touring motorcycle.
The bullet-proof 4 cylinder engine is based on that used in the GPZ1000RX but has been slightly detuned to allow for more touring orientated use. This same engine has been around since it's use in the classic GPZ900 sports bike.
The bike has been through several models A1 - A12, though the only real change has been to the 1994 model onwards and those changes could only be considered as evolutionary and minor.
