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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Kawasaki Concours page on 14 December 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
ZG1000 Concours
The Kawasaki Concours, known in Europe as the GTR1000 and in USA as the ZG1000, is a 997 cc, six speed, four cylinder, liquid-cooled sport touring motorcycle with shaft drive. The bike can reach speeds over 190 km/h (120 mph), offers nimble handling and – with its full fairing, tall screen, twin locking panniers, and 28 litres (6.2 imp gal; 7.4 US gal) fuel capacity – is suited to cross-country two-up touring.
Kawasaki introduced the Concours in 1986, based on their Ninja 900 and Ninja 1000R models. Key differences between the Ninja 1000R and the ZG1000 included 32 mm instead of 36 mm carburetors, less aggressively ramped cams, shaft drive, front and rear sub-frames, hard luggage, and full fairing. The Concours was introduced into the USA the year after the slightly faster (137 mph) BMW K100LT at less than two-thirds the price of the BMW machine. Both bikes were tested by the magazine Motorcyclist, which came out in favor of the Kawasaki concluding that it was "the most practical, useful and competent motorcycle made" and "superior to the BMW in almost every aspect imaginable."
From 1986 to 1993 the design was largely unchanged aside from modifications to the screen, handlebars and other very minor changes. In 1994 Kawasaki updated the instrument cluster, forks, controls, front fender, front brakes, and the front wheel. From 1994 to 2006, the design again experienced only minor changes: fork protectors and exhaust tips. As the Concours first generation endured with few revisions, experienced mechanics and used parts are readily available.
The GTR1000 has 10–20 percent less horsepower than the US Concours, varying by country.
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| 18 July 2012 | NHTSA Recall 12V343000 2008-2012 Kawasaki Concours 14 Service Brakes, Hydraulic National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Recall Page - 1 page |
| 2012 | 2008 ~ 2012 CONCOURS™ 14 & 14 ABS REAR MASTER CYLINDER ROD END REPLACEMENT WARNING AND RECALL NOTICE Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 |  PDF - 97KB - 1 pages |
| 5 April 2012 | Concours 14 & 14 ABS MAIN FUSE & WIRING Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 426KB - 9 pages |
| 18 July 2012 | Defect Report Pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573 From: Russel Brenan, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. To: Daniel Smith, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 1.0MB - 2 pages |
| 25 July 2012 | Brake Pedal and Guard Gap From: Jennifer Timian, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: Russel Brenan, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 48KB - 2 pages |
| 27 July 2012 | REAR MASTER CYLINDER ROD END REPLACEMENT Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 397KB - 6 pages |
| 31 July 2012 | Recall No. 12V-343 Supplemental Information From: Russel Brenan, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. To: Daniel Smith, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 424KB - 5 pages |
| 25 October 2012 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |
| 24 January 2013 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |
| 10 April 2013 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |
| 11 July 2013 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |
| 15 October 2013 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |
| 31 January 2014 | SAFETY RECALL QUARTERLY REPORT INFORMATION Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. NHTSA Recall 12V343000 | PDF - 32KB - 1 pages |