2011 Kawasaki CONCOURSE, Description:In the world of sports-touring bikes, the 2011 Kawasaki Concours presents itself as an appealing machine from first glance. Four upswept parallel bars on the intake fairing are mirrored on the rear saddlebags for a pleasing-to-the eye unity of design. These raised ridges give an airplane-like impression of speed and aerodynamics. Most of the mechanicals are smoothed over by the bodywork, making a clean, unified elegance of lines. The colors are understated. Three options are: Atomic Silver/Flat Super Black, Candy Neptune Blue/Super Flat Black, or Ebony/Super Flat Black. Ample storage awaits creative loading: dash storage, two hard side bags, and a rear rack. The dash and bags are lockable. The two-place seat is clean in design and looks inviting for long-distance adventure. The windscreen is electrically adjustable, with a memory function to remember which rider likes what height. The exhaust pipe on the right side is massively thick. The designers obviously paid more than passing attention to it. The shape and the two-tone coloration make it look less utilitarian than most, and more a part of the overall flow of lines, rather than something that is in place because it has to be.The 2011 Kawasaki Concours is in its 25th year of production, having been introduced in 1986.
