After some soul searching, I have decided to get back into a kawasaki. I will be letting the M109 go in a few weeks in exchange for my next ride. The big decision for me now is if I want to go zx14r, or concours 14. I have a great deal on both, for the same price. I know the coni has a sticker price of about 1k more, and you are getting a lot more extras, but the 14r, is a "14R". I do not do a lot of distance riding (less than 150 miles), and only do 1, or 2 major trips a year. That would be about a 350 mile trip to the mountains to the dragon and such. My question is would I really use the bags and such on the coni? As far as the zx14 goes, I would probably only use 10% of the power 90% of the time. In fact, my 2006 rarely saw 7,000 rpm's. I will be taking both for a ride in about 2 weeks, but I definately plan to end up with one of them.
I would also like to add that I am turning 46 in about 2 weeks, and am 6'-2", 250 lbs. No problems with wrist, elbows, or knees. The size is the reason that I am considering these bikes. A big guy really needs to be comfortable.
* Last updated by: blacklightning on 7/30/2012 @ 12:17 PM *