Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS-LE

Kawasaki is well-known for making tough bikes and legendary Z1, made the fastest production bike of the time, and KZ1000 reigned AMA superbike championship in '77 and '78. The TV show "The Chips" made their cop bike KZ1000P famous and it was still in production till 2005.


If you had KZ1000, your parts were relatively cheaper and easily obtain thanks to the Police all over the country utilizing the same bike for such a long time('82-05). It was reliable and cheap to maintain.
Now, all the crotch rockets buzzing around, the KZP is not fast and agile enough anymore. Well unless it is chasing typical Harleys. KZP was soon replaced by Harley, Honda or BMW cop bikes.


Kawasaki started to making Concours 14 based cop bikes to compete in the market last Summer and it is called Concours 14 ABS-LE. LE stands for Law-Enforcement.
According to Kawasaki, the Concours 14 ABS Police will "lead the segment in safety, acceleration, handling, and braking." Other bikes in this category include the BMW R1200RT-P, Honda ST1300PA and Harley Davidson FLHTP. It has a tighter turning radius and custom law enforcement equipment, including an adjustable speedometer, a second wiring harness with 12 fused circuits and a separate battery dedicated to the add-on electronics.

And make it more attractive for police all over the country,

• Available high-performance Traction Control.
• High-performance ABS brake system.
• Best high-speed handling in the law enforcement class.
• Heavy-duty 41.5 amp alternator.
• 441-pound payload capacity.
• Removable saddle bags.
• Tough and durable clutch is the least-expensive system to replace in the category.
• Three-year unlimited mileage factory warranty.
• Fleet service staff training, plus the authorization to conduct non-warranty maintenance and repairs, on-site
• Purchasing agencies may also take their vehicles to any Kawasaki motorcycle dealer for regular maintenance, repairs, or warranty service.

According to Michigan State Police, who tested Concours along with BMW's R1200 RTP, Harley-Davidson's Road King and H-D's Electra Glide, the new Kaw cop bike scored the quickest on stopping, the quickest acceleration and fastest top speed. Moreover, its initial purchase price is at least $2000 cheaper than BMW's or Harley's cop bikes. Easy on tax payers...