Every motorcycle is a comprimise. Every one. You are right, my little bro rides a KLR650 (he also has a GSXR1100) and will suprise the shiat out of people on it.
And it goes in the dirt. But it will hardly do 100mph....
A harley bagger or a goldwing is super comfy...can haul all the gear you want, and go fairly fast. But tour bikes are heavy. Not the easiest machine to muscle thru the twisties...(Think a Busa takes work to flick?)
A "pure" sportbike is incredible in the turns. Light, responsive, flickable, a complete delight to blast on a back road or the track.
Every machine has it's own niche. None of them does EVERYTHING. Not well at least.
The Busa is the closest thing there is to perfection in what I want in a motorcycle. It represents the least comprimise.
It handles very well. A bit heavy compared to the "pure" sportbikes, but with a little more effort, does extremely well.
Goes like stink......torque, torque, torque.
Comfortable. The seating position may not be that much different than a 1K. But the Busa feels much more substantail. In a good way.
It is a much more FINISHED motorcycle. I like the way Suzuki made my bike. All the lines and cables are covered, I have a complete set of guages...I like my dash. They did not trim eveything available to cut weight. I like it that way.
I goes fast. Enough said on this one
The bottom line is that for ME, the only thing my bike doesn't do is; go in the dirt and carry a weeks worth of shiat without extra bags.
Not tryin' to shoot down your choice in rides BV. The 1K is a hellofa machine. In some ways it is a better machine than the mighty Bus.
But as a whole machine......IMO, it falls short.
And it goes in the dirt. But it will hardly do 100mph....
A harley bagger or a goldwing is super comfy...can haul all the gear you want, and go fairly fast. But tour bikes are heavy. Not the easiest machine to muscle thru the twisties...(Think a Busa takes work to flick?)
A "pure" sportbike is incredible in the turns. Light, responsive, flickable, a complete delight to blast on a back road or the track.
Every machine has it's own niche. None of them does EVERYTHING. Not well at least.
The Busa is the closest thing there is to perfection in what I want in a motorcycle. It represents the least comprimise.
It handles very well. A bit heavy compared to the "pure" sportbikes, but with a little more effort, does extremely well.
Goes like stink......torque, torque, torque.
Comfortable. The seating position may not be that much different than a 1K. But the Busa feels much more substantail. In a good way.
It is a much more FINISHED motorcycle. I like the way Suzuki made my bike. All the lines and cables are covered, I have a complete set of guages...I like my dash. They did not trim eveything available to cut weight. I like it that way.
I goes fast. Enough said on this one
The bottom line is that for ME, the only thing my bike doesn't do is; go in the dirt and carry a weeks worth of shiat without extra bags.
Not tryin' to shoot down your choice in rides BV. The 1K is a hellofa machine. In some ways it is a better machine than the mighty Bus.
But as a whole machine......IMO, it falls short.
