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I notice most Sport Touring bikes are 1200cc or more. Is the Concours engine powerful enough to handle 2 people and their stuff?

April 26, 2017bikes engine Notice powerful sport touring

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I notice most Sport Touring bikes are 1200cc or more. Is the Concours engine powerful enough to handle 2 people and their stuff?

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In 1986 1000cc qualified as a super-bike engine. Not so today. Connie’s engine was developed from the 1984 -1985 Ninja 900 but retuned for more low and midrange power to cope with its duty as a hauler. Tap the transmission down a gear and passing is never a problem. The Concours will cruise the Interstates at 90 MPH or more all day without complaint though the Highway Patrol might have something to say about it.