VOL. 52 ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 24, 2015 P81
900 and put it to use as a sport-
touring model. Ta-da! The first
Concours was born. Since then
there have been several reincar-
nations of the Concours series
all based on Kawasaki's ultimate
power bikes. Just like with the
first Concours and its Ninja 900
DNA, the new 2015 Kawasaki
Concours 14 ABS still (since
2008) borrows directly from their
very impressive Ninja ZX-14. Way
back in the days when my pals
and I would pilot our full-on sport
bikes on long adventures, we
often used the phrase sport tour-
ing. What this meant to us was
that you would have to sacrifice
comfort on the long hauls in
order to get to the roads that our
sport bikes were meant for. Ka-
wasaki had something similar in
mind for the original Concours 14
ABS except that the comfort part
did not get left behind. It's right
at the top of the list of improve-
ments for the 2015 model.
Kawasaki describes the new
2015 Concours 14 ABS as the
ultimate back-road "super sport
tourer." This got me thinking
about my days of so-called sport
(Left) The latest Concours 14 ABS,
which still gets its bloodline from the
ZX-14, got a few upgrades for 2015.
(Top) Along with ABS, the Concours
utilizes a linked-brake system. It's
not everyone's cup of tea.
(Middle) Storage capacity has been
bumped up a bit to 35 liters, just
enough storage space for some
basic overnight necessities.
(Bottom) The Concours' dash is
nothing special to look at but it
gives you what you need to know.
(Right)The electronic windshield is
new and does the trick.
