+ I would add the electric windshield is amazing at cutting down road whistle. Also if a BMW K1300 comes up, don't bother.... I heard they are terribly overpriced and maintenance nightmares. Ron
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pastor Ron Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 10:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Concourse Vs. the ST1100 / 1300s? I recently read a blog on this very question, a guy that was very familiar with Concourse, ST1300, and the FJR on the ST-owners site. The guy boiled it down to this. They are all good bikes. The FJR was smaller, lighter and quicker. The Concours was large like the ST. However he claimed the maintenance on the ST was much less and better than all hands down. I tested a Concours once. I didn't care for it, because it seemed like a boat to me. Maybe the suspension was not set up right on it. I love my ST! It rides a Honda and howls like a Honda on steroids. My caveat is that it is bigger project to work on anything under the front fairing. There are lots of screws and clips. After only having a NH and naked bikes it's just much more. With 3 disk brakes there were seven lines to bleed out the fluid and of course the clutch fluid. Below is one comparison I did find over there on the ST-owners site: http://gl1800riders.com/forums/showthread.php?290835-FJR1300-or-ST1300 Hope this helps, Ron -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allen Thomas Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 3:29 PM To: Nightwawk Lovers Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Concourse Vs. the ST1100 / 1300s? I'm 6'4" with a 34 inseam and it felt great. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Joey Kelley <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:02:42 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Concourse Vs. the ST1100 / 1300s? I like the FJR's adjustable controls / seat - but - I'm concerned - the lowest seat height listed on the website is 31.5 (rounding) inches. With my 30 inch inseam - thats a bit tall. On the other hand, I got on that ST1100 with absolutely no problems either. Hmmmmm Gotta ride one I think - or at least sit on one. In other news, I found out there is a 2002 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 with 17,000 miles on it for $750 about two miles away. Only downside - its at a car dealer with a less than perfect reputation. On the other hand - if I beat him up a little and paid cash..... -Joey On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Hawaii Sean <[email protected]> wrote: > Having taken both for a test ride but purchased the ST1100 - I still > owe the group pictures. I wanted both after the test ride but decided > on the ST because it's a Honda. I also find it interesting that you > see more ST's than Concours's - I had the exact opposite experience. > I only saw and rode one ST while at least 5 Concurs's came up. > > They are both amazing bikes and were way too much fun on the test > rides let alone now that I own the ST. It is so much fun to ride and > you can cover big distances and not be tired at all. I don't think > you can go wrong with either. On the test ride the ST was a little > better fit for me. Both had the stock seats and I'm 6'3". > > All three bikes - ST, Concours or FJR put you in a more forward > leaning position than the Nighthawk or Goldwing, so if you have a bad > shoulder you'll either need a different seat / bar raisers or a > Goldwing. > > I also test rode a couple of Goldwing - they just felt like bigger > versions of the Nighthawk and not nearly as aggressive as the other > bikes. > > Sean > > On Jun 8, 6:20 am, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: >> All, >> I realize this is one of those epic struggle type questions >> but out of curiosity, has anybody actually ridden both a Concourse and >> a ST? I'm asking since I see them both on CL and it seems the STs come >> up more often than Concourses do. >> Opinions? >> -Joey >> >> -- >> -Joey Kelley >> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- -Joey Kelley JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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