Wow, you folks have put together an amazing repository of useful information for Concours owners!! My hat's off to ALL!!!! So I had an chance to purchase a 1992 ZG and my research brought me to this forum/group. I can only say that what you have offered to share with the world here had a significant influence in my decision to purchase the bike. Thank you for that! So today was my virgin journey on the Concours. I havn't ridden for about 15 years. I spent the first 20 years of my driving experience on motorcycles in Atlanta. Begining with a 1976 Kawasaki H2 750 two stroke triple (great first bike - not sure how I survived...)and over the years had variously a Honda CM400T, CB750F, CB900F, Suzuki GS1100E, Honda VFR700A2, CB1100F, and a few less memorable others. A bad crash on the Suzuki resulted in a promise to stop street riding. (So I traded the Suzie wreck for a CR500 and that caused more injuries over the next few years than ever occurred on the street!) Anyway, now married to someone other than to whom I made the promise, and because my new wife indicated her interest in doing some two-up riding, I began the (re)search to find the correct bike. Having been alotted 2000$ by the wife/CFO, my search ended today. For 1800$ (reasonable?) for a cosmetically pristine, seems to never-have-been-dropped example with 66K miles. All pieces present, corbin seat/backrest, all paint and plastic perfect, rifle windscreen, SS fairing screws, steel braided brake lines, vista-cruise, progressive fork springs and some kind of air shock, does have a minute dime-sized dimple in the tank. And a thick folder of maint. records that I have yet to read (been busy putting 150 miles on her today ) A special thanks to whoever compiled the "things to look for when buying" thing that I read somewhere on this site. Anyway, the Bike runs well - but...my impressions of my first experience are somewhat mixed. I was surprised how noisy the motor/drivetrain seemed. I have not driven a fully faired scooter before (well the VFR but I liked that sound and especially the gear driven cam whine!) and I'm sure that the fairing reflects a lot of sound. Stock exhaust BTW... The motor feels strong but seems much less free reving than my old CB's or the Suzuki. Maybe the torque biased tuning has something to do with that. What a delightfully wide powerband! The full-tank top heavyness took a bit of getting used to two up. The ample throttle/rear brake control technique suggested here is the way to go! But with a 29 inch inseam (ok I'm a midget) an inch lower would be nice. Vibration, which I sort of didn't expect after reading stuff here, was disturbing. I don't know when the last balancer shaft adj. was but it will be top of my list. Maybe some bar-end weights. But it is WAY more than other in-line 4's I have had. Cam chain slapping noises on decel, at least I hope that that is what I am hearing. Will read up on potential fixes. Clutch won't fully disengage when completely cold, fine when warm. The actuator is hydraulic yes? No simple cable adj. eh? Is this an indication that it is clutch time? The previous owner must have the suspension set for two 700 lb riders because there was little compliance over bumpy stuff - need to sort all that out. I didn't really get it too far over today, roads were wet and slippery, but it certainly sheds the adverse weight and high CG effects once it gets rolling. Nimble and solid....nice. It rained along a few stretches, I was flat amazed at how dry and insulated I remained. Very Nice! Well I have all I can do not to go out and wash her with a toothbrush at the moment - she is pulling on me like gravity. As you can tell I am full of excitement (and words!) So, again, thanks for putting this all together everyone, it is so great to have all of the rich technical content available one-stop! I am very happy to be a Concours owner and look forward to meeting some of you folks along the way. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you may have!