2000redrocket
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posted August 30, 2009 06:04 PM
connie update
still think it is a great bike. mine does not get stupid hot like others talk about. just put a new front tire on. went with oem till the rear is done then i think roadsmarts i think.
went to etech 100 oil. still holding out from seeing what i can get in the 1/4 with it.
  
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FastestBusaAround
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posted August 31, 2009 04:06 AM
The heat has a lot to do with rider size and height. The guys at 5.8" don't seem to feel the heat like some of us at 6'+...and I've noticed that depending on leg placement, you may or may not have the heat issues to deal with...
Ricky Gadson pulled a 10.7x in the 1/4 from what I read...with bags on.
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2000redrocket
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posted August 31, 2009 06:28 AM
someone i know let his kid run it at maplegrove and got a couple of 11.40s. 10.7 is a good bit away. i wonder if that was a stock production bike like ours? or a special one.
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FastestBusaAround
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posted August 31, 2009 08:19 PM
 Edited By: FastestBusaAround on 1 Sep 2009 04:21
Stock - from what was written. dragbike.com I was a bit off on the times and the bags - but here it is:
"Note from Brock: What do drag racers do after a hard day at the strip beating on cool new bikes? They leave the scenic ride early to lane spit back to the drag strip in a hurry to DRAG RACE the CHASE BIKES! It this case, the Kawasaki Concours was the “bagger” of choice. The folks at Kawasaki and PR firm, Freeman McCue, were so adamant that the Concours was one of Kawasaki’s best machines, AND that is was very fast for what it does, that I had to give it a shot in the only way I can relate to performance--on the strip. You should have seen Gadson running for his leathers at the thought of getting some track fun after watching other guys have fun for two days. “I’m gonna’ go run in the 10’s on a Concours,” and he did on his first try with a best of 10.88 at 124.27 MPH. It took me a couple of tries, but I managed a 10.97 at 123.78 MPH. (I didn’t have time to strap the front end….) Let a punk on his shiny new 600 roll up and see what an old man can give him from stoplight to stoplight!"
http://www.dragbike.com/dbnews/anmviewer.asp?a=3616&z=2
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posted September 02, 2009 02:51 AM
Yeah, the new motorcyclist mag, they gave it touring bike of the year, somehow they pulled off a 10.5@130.5mph Now that's damn impressive!
Rob
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