nabrxx
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posted August 12, 2008 06:01 AM
Concours weather protection.
I just got back from Maine. I was riding with my cousin who has a 14. We usually switch bikes on the various trips we take to break things up a little. The last time we rode, I had a 14 also. Well Maine just experienced some record setting rain and unfortunately we rode through some of it. Absolutely torrential. The conny's protection was fantastic, the windshield movement was key in maintaining vision of the road. When I got on his 14 after riding the concours for a year, the experience was interesting. First off, your feet are 3 inches up and the crouch puts you out over the windsheild. One thing I've managed to convince myself of was that the conny was just about as quick as the 14. THAT delusion was immediately corrected when we hit some dry roads. In the shitty weather, the conny was the prefferred ride of both of us. The only mod on the concours was a 3in higher windsheild and a givi trunk. Getting off one bike and getting on the other immediately, dramatically demonstrates their similarities...lots of torque and the differences, power to weight, comfort level ect. I'm jealouse of you guys who have both. The 14 is just a total rip after getting used to the concours...it shoots you like a slingshot. I think the concours is the better bike for my type of riding, but having a 14 in the garage would be nice as well.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted August 13, 2008 04:40 PM
I love both of my 14's!
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drewherc130
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posted August 14, 2008 12:34 AM
I spent some time on a friends Busa, and yes, those types are FAST! I'm really happy with the awesome combination of comfort and power with the connie!
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