COG National Rally
Count Down to the 2011 Green Mountain Rally:
(For event details, click the rally link in the table below)
Our annual National Rally, which is planned and organized by COG volunteers, is the flagship event of the Concours Owners Group. Each year COG Directors and members put their heads together and come up with an extra awesome location for an annual National Rally. This event is geared toward pulling more of us together, to meet others of similar interests, and to explore new parts of the country.
Activities at the rallies include: Plenty of sample ride routes provided by local members, Experienced Rider Course, Kawasaki dealer open houses, Social gatherings, Tech sessions (valve adjustments, carb cleaning, etc.), COG Women's Breakfast, and a banquet (sometimes with guest speaker), and door prizes. Riders of Kawasaki (ROK) generally participates in the event and even provided demo rides when the Concours 14 was introduced.
From 1990 - 1995 the rallies were more regional in nature; western, central, and eastern. Since 1996 we've had one national rally, moving to different locations around the continent, providing a great opportunity to see the USA and Canada, and meet face to face the folks that you've got to know through the Concourier, newsletters, and Internet.
| Date |
Rally |
Location |
| Sep 4-7, 1990 |
"Concoursvention" |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| May 21-25, 1991 |
"Rider Rally" - Eastern National in conjunction with Rider Magazine |
Richmond, Kentucky |
| Jul 17-20, 1991 |
"Motorcycle Extravaganza" - Western National |
Cody, Wyoming |
| May 4-7, 1992 |
Eastern National |
Front Royal, VA, to Asheville, NC |
| Jun 30 - Jul 2, 1992 |
"International Friendship Rally" - Western National |
Banff, Alberta |
| May 17-21, 1993 |
Eastern National |
North Carolina |
| Aug 9-13, 1993 |
Western National |
Colorado |
| Oct 1-3, 1993 |
Central National |
Wisconsin |
| May 2-6, 1994 |
Central National |
Eureka Springs, Arkansas |
| Aug 8-12, 1994 |
Western National |
Sonora, California |
| May 23-27, 1995 |
" '94 in '95 " - Eastern National |
Tennessee |
| Jul 24-28, 1995 |
Western National |
Oregon |
| Sep 6-10, 1995 |
Central National |
Ohio |
| Aug 5-9, 1996 |
"Ride the Rockies" |
Avon, Colorado |
| May 31 - Jun 4, 1997 |
"COG-motion Along the Ocean" |
New Brunswick, PEI, Nova Scotia |
| Jun 14-19, 1998 |
"Texas Hill Country Tour" |
Fredericksburg, Texas |
| Jul 26-30, 1999 |
"National 99" |
Madison, WI |
| Jul 8-10, 2000 |
"Continental Drift", Part 1 (photos) |
Brian Head, Utah |
| Jul 13-16, 2000 |
"Continental Drift", Part 2 |
Mountain Home, Arkansas |
| Jul 19-22, 2000 |
"Continental Drift", Part 3 |
Natural Bridge, Virginia |
| Jul 2-6, 2001 |
"The Odyssey" |
Klamath Falls, Oregon |
| Jul 8-12, 2002 |
"Colorado, Canyons, & the Concours" |
Montrose, Colorado |
| Jun 16-20, 2003 |
"Mountain Do" |
Asheville, North Carolina |
| Jul 13-17, 2004 |
"Flood City National" |
Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
| Aug 1-5, 2005 |
"Cascade Connection" |
Centralia, Washington |
| Jun 26 - Jul 1, 2006 |
"High Plains Drifter" |
Hill City, South Dakota |
| Aug 7-12, 2007 |
"COG in Canaan" |
Davis, West Virginia |
| Jun 2-6, 2008 |
"COG at 10,000" |
Frisco, Colorado |
| Jun 8-11, 2009 |
"Shiftin' & Grinnin' National" |
Fontana Dam, North Carolina |
| July 12-16, 2010 |
"Follow the Alphabet Road" |
Tomah, Wisconsin |
| August 8-12, 2011 |
Green Mountain National |
West Dover, Vermont |
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