2011 Kawasaki Concours 14 ABS, New 2011 Concours 14 ABS - Ultra-Performance Sport Touring with a Transcontinental Twist Kawasaki s been a force to be reckoned with in the sport touring category for a quarter of a century now. The legendary first-generation Concours debuted in early 1986 to a flabbergasted buying public and press corps, neither of which had experienced performance and long-distance functionality blended so successfully in a single motorcycle.