For you @sixpack577

[MonkeyButtRides]

The bike had a lot of factory deletes, no lights, speedo, left handlebar switch, no rear foot pegs, etc, etc...when I bought the bike back

People give me crap for not having a license plate light with my tail tidy delete....LOL

 

[sixpack577]

I had an old Ford Econoline van which my buddy and I would use to take the bike to races...we had a couple tents and army cots...I had extra tires on rims with different sprockets and chains for certain tracks along with more carbs jetted for different tracks stuffed in the van, sometimes it was a tight fit. When I got out of racing and still had the van, you just couldn't get the bike smell out of it......the van was first to go.

We had to run on street tires and Bridgestone sponsored Suzuki so I got free tires at least.

The bike had a lot of factory deletes, no lights, speedo, left handlebar switch, no rear foot pegs, etc, etc...when I bought the bike back, my friend whose family owned the bike shop found all the parts I needed to make it legal...the problem with riding that bike on the street is my racing muscle memory kicked in all the time when riding it...I was really lucky to still have a license...

Muscle memory...I keep riding this high barred Concours like its a sportbike...and it's almost bitten me in the azz a few times because of it, lmao.
It's a hard wired riding style, regardless of bike, it's cruise or hoon, and this fat pig handles really good...until it doesn't, lol

 

[sixpack577]

People give me crap for not having a license plate light with my tail tidy delete....LOL

...like the cop's headlights don't shine right on it...such a stupid law.

 

[Zerks]

...like the cop's headlights don't shine right on it...such a stupid law.

Stupid, yes.... Just like having two license plates per car. Some states are trying to cut down on operating expenses. In a state with 39,000,000 people and who knows how many vehicles that translates too. Lets just go one for one with people and plates. If we only had a rear plate like 13 other states... then how much money would California save by not producing 39,000,000 license plates? Add to that the freight bill to ship them out from the prisons to the DMV locations in a state as big as this one.

 

[Bumblebee]

Muscle memory...I keep riding this high barred Concours like its a sportbike...and it's almost bitten me in the azz a few times because of it, lmao.
It's a hard wired riding style, regardless of bike, it's cruise or hoon, and this fat pig handles really good...until it doesn't, lol

Oddly enough, I never rode any of my bikes the same way as that old GSXR....it must be because that bike and I spent so much time on a track trying to be competitive.....

 

[sixpack577]

Oddly enough, I never rode any of my bikes the same way as that old GSXR....it must be because that bike and I spent so much time on a track trying to be competitive.....

My brain just deflauts to what it likes, lol
I can ride any type of motorcycle no problem, but, whenever I ride a cruiser, I drag pegs or floorboards, with this tall barred sport tourer, I feel like I'm going to low side the front in every good corner, lol. The turn-in is so quick with high bars, I'm leaned over far with ease, and the slightest touch moves the front very quickly.
I'm so used to being on sportbikes the majority of the time, and the Concours corners so good, I find myself pushing it a little too much without really realizing it...until a really good curve sneaks up.
It will do a little more too, I'm just not confident pushing it that hard yet...I should probably take the 1k for a ride, lol

 

[Bumblebee]

My brain just deflauts to what it likes, lol
I can ride any type of motorcycle no problem, but, whenever I ride a cruiser, I drag pegs or floorboards, with this tall barred sport tourer, I feel like I'm going to low side the front in every good corner, lol. The turn-in is so quick with high bars, I'm leaned over far with ease, and the slightest touch moves the front very quickly.
I'm so used to being on sportbikes the majority of the time, and the Concours corners so good, I find myself pushing it a little too much without really realizing it...until a really good curve sneaks up.
It will do a little more too, I'm just not confident pushing it that hard yet...I should probably take the 1k for a ride, lol

As soon as you get your legs under the Concours, a wheelie video is expected, you can leave the top case on for your feet to rest on....LOL!

 

[Zerks]

My brain just deflauts to what it likes, lol
I can ride any type of motorcycle no problem, but, whenever I ride a cruiser, I drag pegs or floorboards, with this tall barred sport tourer, I feel like I'm going to low side the front in every good corner, lol. The turn-in is so quick with high bars, I'm leaned over far with ease, and the slightest touch moves the front very quickly.
I'm so used to being on sportbikes the majority of the time, and the Concours corners so good, I find myself pushing it a little too much without really realizing it...until a really good curve sneaks up.
It will do a little more too, I'm just not confident pushing it that hard yet...I should probably take the 1k for a ride, lol

It seems to me the Connie is easier to push hard into corners than my Gen 1. A number of times I have been close to full lean ( boot dragging pavement ) unexpectedly and was happy I wasn't going any faster.
Overall the riding position is better on the Connie because it's simply more comfortable... must be an age related phenomena.
Have almost gone off the road on an old Valkerie before because it's dragging immovable metal and can't lean any further. That bike didn't last long as a keeper... however, the gear whine from the trans when going through the straight cut gears was musical.

 

[sixpack577]

It seems to me the Connie is easier to push hard into corners than my Gen 1. A number of times I have been close to full lean ( boot dragging pavement ) unexpectedly and was happy I wasn't going any faster.
Overall the riding position is better on the Connie because it's simply more comfortable... must be an age related phenomena.
Have almost gone off the road on an old Valkerie before because it's dragging immovable metal and can't lean any further. That bike didn't last long as a keeper... however, the gear whine from the trans when going through the straight cut gears was musical.

Yeah, that's just it, it drops into corners too easily, with such little bar input.
I'm already exiting the corner...while still wondering which ditch I was closer to taking out, lol.
I'de also like a steering dampner for low speed manuvers.
I don't have any problems making this bike do anything, to the contrary, I'm concerned I'm going to ride it beyond it's capabilities, lol.
I have no chicken strips on the rear tire, it's on the edge now. The front has about a half inch, but will lean even more.
I just need more seat time to get used to it. Other than comfort, I prefer a gsxr1k, those just feel normal to me and can handle the hoonin'.
I did get a good power wheelie from 1st to 2nd, and another from 2nd to 3rd out of the Concours on my way back from lunch today.
It really likes the cool air.

 

[sixpack577]

The gen1 and 2 always felt very planted and easy to corner to me, I've drug many a knee on both gens.
No, they weren't as flickable as a 1k, but their weight made them feel more stable.
I actually prefer the Busa to the gsxr(other than comfort) on alot the rougher roads I ride.
Even with proper sag on either, the heavier Busas don't dance around as much.

 

[Zerks]

The gen1 and 2 always felt very planted and easy to corner to me, I've drug many a knee on both gens.
No, they weren't as flickable as a 1k, but their weight made them feel more stable.
I actually prefer the Busa to the gsxr(other than comfort) on alot the rougher roads I ride.
Even with proper sag on either, the heavier Busas don't dance around as much.

To me the tires are 95% of what makes the turning feel right. The Michelins are pricey but feel the best overall compared to whatever tires I have used before, plus, they last a little bit longer.

 

[Bumblebee]

The gen1 and 2 always felt very planted and easy to corner to me, I've drug many a knee on both gens.
No, they weren't as flickable as a 1k, but their weight made them feel more stable.
I actually prefer the Busa to the gsxr(other than comfort) on alot the rougher roads I ride.
Even with proper sag on either, the heavier Busas don't dance around as much.

I found liter bikes to be too twitchy for everyday riding, at least the ones I rode...they were/are very purpose built.

My Gixxer liked the twisties like nobody's business but I sure didn't enjoy going any real distance on it. And the wind really affected it, especially out on the hiway from passing trucks-even pick up trucks threw it around unlike the Hayabusa...it just plows through that.

 

[sixpack577]

To me the tires are 95% of what makes the turning feel right. The Michelins are pricey but feel the best overall compared to whatever tires I have used before, plus, they last a little bit longer.

Tires and suspension setup, and both are good on the Concours.

 

[sixpack577]

I found liter bikes to be too twitchy for everyday riding, at least the ones I rode...they were/are very purpose built.

My Gixxer liked the twisties like nobody's business but I sure didn't enjoy going any real distance on it. And the wind really affected it, especially out on the hiway from passing trucks-even pick up trucks threw it around unlike the Hayabusa...it just plows through that.

Yep, I agree with that.
The gsxr isn't a great long distance bike, but, with dirtbike bars, they transform into an incredibly comfortable machine.
Given that the gen1 and gen2 are not physically comfortable to me, and the gen3 is, but I'm not interested until all the bugs are worked out, I may very well go back to planA...which was a 1k with dirtbike bars.
If I could just get a gen2 engine in there, it would be perfect.