Comparison of Harley-Davidson XL 1200 R Sportster Roadster and Kawasaki Concours 14 2009

Attribute	Kawasaki Concours 14 2009 ×	Harley-Davidson XL 1200 R Sportster Roadster ×
General
Production from (year)	2009	2004
Make	Kawasaki	Harley-Davidson
Model	Kawasaki Concours 14	Harley-Davidson XL 1200 R Sportster Roadster
Category	Sport touring	Custom / cruiser
Engine and transmission
Engine type	In-line four, four-stroke	V2, four-stroke
Valves per cylinder	4	2
Fuel system	Injection. Digital	Carburettor
Displacement (cm³)	1,352	1,202
Cooling system	Liquid	Air
Transmission type,final drive	Shaft drive (cardan)	Belt
Torque (Nm)	136	93
Bore (mm)	84	88.8
Stroke (mm)	61	96.8
Gearbox	6-speed	5-speed
Fuel control	Double Overhead Cams/Twin Cam (DOHC)	-
Ignition	TCBI with Digital Advance	-
Compression	10.7:1	10.0:1
Chassis
Front suspension	43mm inverted, telescopic fork with adjustable rebound damping and spring preload / 4.4 in.	-
Rear suspension	Tetra-Lever with stepless rebound damping adjustment and remote spring preload adjuster / 5.4 in.	-
Front brakes	Double disc	Double disc
Rear brakes	Single disc	Single disc
Diameter (mm)	270	292
Front tyre	120/70-ZR17	100/90-19
Rear tyre	190/50-ZR17	150/80-16
Trail (mm)	112	117
Rake (fork angle) (degree)	26.1	29.6
Other
Color options	candy diamond red/flat super black metallic diablo black/flat super black	brilliant silver impact blue lava red sunglo luxury teal racing orange real red smokey gold vivid black
Dimensions
Wheelbase (mm)	1,519	1,520
Dry weight (kg)	304	251
Overall length (mm)	2,271	2,245
Overall width (mm)	780	713
Seat height (mm)	815	713
Ground clearance (mm)	-	112
Performance
Fuel capacity (l)	21.95	12.9