Be careful that you start by pulling the lower timing cover and using a zip tie to keep the timing chain from moving around down there. The timing cover gasket had a slight redesign after your bike was made, so a new one will work better than what you have for a few bucks.
If you haven't put...
I enjoy watching Kevin Baxter in YouTube, who regularly rebuilds Harley motors with well under 100,000 miles with pretty serious engine issues. He is very busy.
Kawasaki also axed the Concours, so this isn't shocking. For shaft driven sport-touring bikes, it's down to BMW, the Tiger 1200 GT, and the Guzzi Mandello.
I can tell you that the last FJR I looked at where the cams weren't properly timed with the crank came from the dealership that way after a valve adjustment (which they didn't actually do). The bike's owner took the bike back because it was not running properly, and they charged him more money...
BW Prineville is about 1/2 the cost of the Holiday Inn Express in S. Bend, but you never know what those prices are like when you reserve a block of rooms!