Kawasaki 1400GTR / Concours 14 / Concours 14 ABS Service Manual (2008)

Kawasaki presented the 1400GTR at INTERMOT in October 2006 as a new large-capacity sport tourer for a European market where the category was gaining momentum. Kawasaki's official INTERMOT announcement described the model as combining supersport capability on winding roads with long-distance comfort, and the company's motorcycle history records the 1400GTR as a 2007 release. For North America the same basic platform was marketed as the Concours 14, creating a single transcontinental touring platform under different regional names.

The first version was built around a 1,352 cc liquid-cooled DOHC inline-four with 84.0 x 61.0 mm bore and stroke, 10.7:1 compression and Mikuni 40 mm fuel injection. The factory manual specifies variable valve timing, a six-speed constant-mesh gearbox, a hydraulic wet multi-disc clutch and shaft final drive. That combination defined the motorcycle as a large-displacement shaft-drive sport tourer: strong high-speed performance was paired with a drivetrain and service layout intended for sustained road mileage rather than the chain-drive configuration of Kawasaki's supersport machines.

The ZG1400 platform also introduced a dense package of touring-oriented electronics and chassis systems. KIPASS provided proximity-based starting and security authentication, while the electrical system incorporated tire-pressure monitoring and CAN communication. An electrically adjustable windshield added weather protection, and the Tetra Lever rear-drive arrangement was engineered to reduce the chassis-lifting reaction traditionally associated with shaft drive. In North America Kawasaki offered both the Concours 14 and the Concours 14 ABS; Kawasaki's current Owner Center identifies the 2008 ZG1400B8F as Concours 14 and ZG1400A8F as Concours 14 ABS.

The A/B-series continued into 2009, but Kawasaki's 2010 U.S. parts records use ZG1400C/D model codes, marking a later revision beyond the A/B machines documented by this exact publication. The broader 1400GTR concept remained in production well beyond the launch period. Kawasaki's 2014 Milan Show material still described it as a sport tourer combining supersport performance with long-distance comfort, by then with revised wind protection, seat design and K-ACT ABS settings.

This download is specifically factory service manual 99924-1379-01. Although the publication itself is dated June 2007, its Model Application table lists only 2008 ZG1400A8F and ZG1400B8F, so the old 2007-2009 catalog range has been narrowed to 2008. Related Kawasaki touring manuals can be browsed in the 1400GTR service manual category.