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I just realized that while I've been here for months, I never put any info into this forum so here goes...
I rode a KZ650 "back in the day" and then sold it just prior to getting married the first time. That was followed by divorce, new GF, marriage, kid, transfers/relocations, etc. We've (Brenda, Justin & I) have been in Texas since 1991 and I hit the big 5-O later this year so I decided to head off the mid-life crisis before it bit me big.
Did the MSF thing last year and then started buying safety gear a little at a time while I did the research on what I wanted to ride. Thought I wanted a Wing until I saw the prices, liked the ST1100 but still a little pricy for me. Briefly looked at the FJR1300, but way outside of my budgetary constraints. Then I read some articles on the Kawasaki Concours and found out about the Concours Owners Group (COG), started reading all about this old-timey bike and began looking for one to buy.
In Feb one of the members posted that one was for sale near him and stated the price and mileage. Both seemed too low to be correct so I emailed him to confirm. He also agreed to look the bike over for me, handled acceptance of the cashiers check from me, handled the transfer of the bike from the owner, stored the bike for me until Haul Bikes could pick it up and was an overall "GREAT GUY" and a typical COG member.
The bike arrived on a Friday night so it sat in the garage overnight. In the morning it got a well deserved bath, a quick ride around the block (first time I'd ever ridden this model), and then geared up for the ride to the inspection station. Got my sticker and then proceeded to ride up to Huntsville to visit Scott and Beth (I'd been a member here for a while) and fought 25-30 mph crosswinds the whole way. Scott gave me some directions for a better ride home and the addiction had fully grasped me by that point.
There are plenty more photos, ride reports, and whatnot on my SITE if you are so inclined to be bored even further.
The nickname of the Concours is "Connie" in case you were wondering about the significance of the photo location.
I rode a KZ650 "back in the day" and then sold it just prior to getting married the first time. That was followed by divorce, new GF, marriage, kid, transfers/relocations, etc. We've (Brenda, Justin & I) have been in Texas since 1991 and I hit the big 5-O later this year so I decided to head off the mid-life crisis before it bit me big.
Did the MSF thing last year and then started buying safety gear a little at a time while I did the research on what I wanted to ride. Thought I wanted a Wing until I saw the prices, liked the ST1100 but still a little pricy for me. Briefly looked at the FJR1300, but way outside of my budgetary constraints. Then I read some articles on the Kawasaki Concours and found out about the Concours Owners Group (COG), started reading all about this old-timey bike and began looking for one to buy.
In Feb one of the members posted that one was for sale near him and stated the price and mileage. Both seemed too low to be correct so I emailed him to confirm. He also agreed to look the bike over for me, handled acceptance of the cashiers check from me, handled the transfer of the bike from the owner, stored the bike for me until Haul Bikes could pick it up and was an overall "GREAT GUY" and a typical COG member.
The bike arrived on a Friday night so it sat in the garage overnight. In the morning it got a well deserved bath, a quick ride around the block (first time I'd ever ridden this model), and then geared up for the ride to the inspection station. Got my sticker and then proceeded to ride up to Huntsville to visit Scott and Beth (I'd been a member here for a while) and fought 25-30 mph crosswinds the whole way. Scott gave me some directions for a better ride home and the addiction had fully grasped me by that point.
There are plenty more photos, ride reports, and whatnot on my SITE if you are so inclined to be bored even further.
The nickname of the Concours is "Connie" in case you were wondering about the significance of the photo location.
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