Originally Posted by ericr (Post 112170)

Curb, redflip :lol:



Carolina, that zx-10 is the best one so far. I've gotten to take a couple '08 R6's for a test run which were sweet too. We haven't gotten very many sportbikes for trades this year so I haven't had a lot to choose from. On the cruisers, none of them really stand out compared to my VTX other than the Yamaha Raider. I did get to take our demo home one night and put about 40 miles on it on familiar roads. If I wanted another cruiser I'd be trading for one of them. That is one sweet ride for a cruiser!

The '05 Concourse was, interesting I guess. Decent power for it's weight and it is heavy. I hit the interstate w/ it and the wind from the trucks had it wagging its ass like a happy dog at 85-90 mph. Kind of unsettling, but wasn't so bad at 65-70. It was weird because I couldn't feel the bike lean or push as a whole, just the back wagging back and forth. It put off a lot of heat behind the shield and fairing also, would suck in the summer. I want to take a new Connie for a decent test ride. I've ridden one in the parking lot but that's it.

Originally Posted by Carolina (Post 112175)

cool, thought the concourse would have been a nicer ride looks like a pretty nice bike. Thats sounds like the price may be high if it rides that rough at speed for a sport tourer. I rode the new zx6 so I can only imagine the 10. :dthumb::twfix:


oh shit i just saw you said 05. would it be a sufficient tourer though?

Originally Posted by marko138 (Post 112230)

I like the Raider. Good looking bike. Never rode on though.

Originally Posted by ericr (Post 112262)

Yeah, it was the old connie, it was ok but I'm sure the new one is much better handling at speed. The old one would make a good tourer other than the heat it puts off. It was a comfortable seating position, just an old design that I'm sure is much improved in the '08 model. I hope I can take a new one out soon and compare the two on comfort and how hot the motor is.



Marco, try one out if you get the chance. The handling is excellent considering the rake, nice and light steering, in the turns it's very neutral. No fighting to keep it from falling in or leaning back out of the turn. I was seriously impressed with the bike and it looks good as hell to boot :D The new 1900cc motor is incredible. Max torque is at 2500 rpm and that makes it responsive in any gear at nearly any speed. I slowed to down to 40 in 5th gear and hit the gas and it just took off. I'd have one in the garage too if I could.

Originally Posted by Porkchop (Post 112204)

Hey Curb... what did you think of the Daytona??? I found one online that some idiot put down on the left side... but not bad, just some scratched fairings. And it was a fairly reasonable price because of that. How are the ergos for the street... cause I heard they were rough.

Originally Posted by Carolina (Post 112329)

We await more reviews. The new one sure is sexy to be a big ass bike. I like them and the big yama. Saw the yami at clarks hill lake with a duc and the guy said it had really nice handling and decent enough to play with the duc on their ride but 10xxxx more comfy. Couple of cool guys he had a stable also just decided to take the fjr that day. No posers they did track days and praised me for starting small. Wish I had gotten their number to link up later.

Originally Posted by ericr (Post 111255)

is trade ins :D We have a customer who regularly trades his bikes out (about 8 this year) and last Saturday he decided to trade his (2nd) 08 ZX-10 w/ about 1700 miles on it.

So today it was nice and I took it to lunch :D It's the first zx-10 I've gotten to ride and it was impressive. Did about 15 miles with a a short 3 mile interstate run at the end to get a feel for her. It's an impressive bike, doesn't like staying at the speed limits :idk: :whistle:

Still, I'll wait to get my FZ1 when I can cause I just can't ride a supersport for any length or time comfortably. I do like the trade ins though cause I get to test ride them if it's something I want to ride. Did a shakedown on an 05 Concourse the other day for the techs since they were busy, not bad. I think the new ones would ride much better but haven't gotten a chance to ride one yet. Done test rides on a few R6's that are awesome handling bikes.

We'll see what's next.