The B-King is dead. Already?
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Absolutely what I tell everyone.
Them: "That bike...(something negative)
Me: "Just ride one"
Them: "OOOOOOOOHHHH
"After my first bike I wanted one, just didn't buy it because I knew its a bike that is a WHEN not IF you're going to jail on it.
When I found out a few months ago they were not bringing it back in 08 I had to get one.
They used shorter gearing, with the same engine...it may feel quicker on the low end, but it's the only way they could get that pig to get out of it's own way.
It is a shame that Suzuki missed the mark soooo badly on the B King
In addition to my busa, I've owned a '01 ZRX1200 Kaw bought new, currently 27K...
Upright bikes are a lot of fun, especially with a lot of torque and tight roads. All that leverage makes it like a big dirt bike.
The B-King advocate said wind protection means nothing until 150 mph. True for a thirty minute ride. Anything longer and you will want wind protection over 90.
The B-King needs some major removal of ugly trim pieces. Then get the weight down to 535 fully gassed with a few extra ponies from a pipe and remap.
As long as you have no long stretches of hi-speed highways, it would rock, IMO.
People that rip naked bikes haven't ridden them. There is a place for them, and in most street situations they rock.
Blue
Upright bikes are a lot of fun, especially with a lot of torque and tight roads. All that leverage makes it like a big dirt bike.
The B-King advocate said wind protection means nothing until 150 mph. True for a thirty minute ride. Anything longer and you will want wind protection over 90.
The B-King needs some major removal of ugly trim pieces. Then get the weight down to 535 fully gassed with a few extra ponies from a pipe and remap.
As long as you have no long stretches of hi-speed highways, it would rock, IMO.
People that rip naked bikes haven't ridden them. There is a place for them, and in most street situations they rock.
Blue
I have both a 2008 Busa and a 2008 B-King. Love them both. The B-King is very nimble for its size and more comfortable to ride than the Busa at speeds under 90 mph. The wind blast is noticeable above 90 or with a strong head wind, though not turbulent. It can just be fatiguing to your neck after a while.
I'm sorry to see that it won't be offered in the USA for 2009. I think the economy has something to do with that and the looks, though once you ride one the looks don't matter as much. I've had several compliments, from both men and women, that have seen it in person. I think it makes a better impression up close than in a photograph.
I like to looks of it, though I may change the exhaust some day if I can save for it and the options are still available. It's a wonderful, versatile and fun motorcycle so I plan on keeping mine for a long while (like I have choice in the current market
).
I'm sorry to see that it won't be offered in the USA for 2009. I think the economy has something to do with that and the looks, though once you ride one the looks don't matter as much. I've had several compliments, from both men and women, that have seen it in person. I think it makes a better impression up close than in a photograph.
I like to looks of it, though I may change the exhaust some day if I can save for it and the options are still available. It's a wonderful, versatile and fun motorcycle so I plan on keeping mine for a long while (like I have choice in the current market
).The King is still being sold abroad and I bet it will be around for some years to come as it is an outstanding machine. Not withstanding track duty this is the finest road ride I've ever been on. It is comfortable at least for me 5' 8" 165 LB and it is brutally powerful. Pick any gear and you can drive in it... seriously you could literally drive on the highway in 1st or cruise a parking lot in 6th. The engine is well proven. The Bee makes rough roads very comfortable and the King carves turns in the real world as well as any bike I have ever ridden. It would not be able to keep up with race replicas in turns on the track but that was not its engineered purpose - See GXSR 1000/R1. Its short comings on the track are what makes it such a great road bike. Its heft gives it tractability and the somewhat soft rear soaks up road bumps and pot holes. The only poor handling characteristic (maybe rider characteristic) I have noticed is the bouncy rear shocks combined with outrageous torque coming out of corners. Aggressively rolling on power before coming back vertical out of corners can put that adrenaline shiver down your spine as the rear wheel just wants to "skitch and scorch" laterally to the roadside. As a 44 year old who has been riding motorcycles since 1978 I think this cycle is the best of its category - what ever that is...
For those who portend to know what a motorcycle is supposed to look like. Maybe new pipes, different style rear end and stiffer shocks, different colors -and in a couple years they will reintroduce it as B-King retro/redux or something like that...
By the way, since when do a few stylistic angles put real men in such a hissy. I haven't heard so much whining since the show "Quere Eye For Straight "motorcycle" guy". It's not like the King is pink with flowers for cry'in out loud. This cycle has a 162 hp and nearly 100 ft lbs of torque - nuf said for any real man!
Most people agree the '57 chevy is a classic. Go take a look at the fins on that baby!
Anybody who wants over the top performance (and who doesn't) and handling and does not want to feel like their sitting in a lazy boy or trying to do push-ups will absolutely lust after this cycle. All it takes is one ride.
Love the King - pipes and all
Brian
For those who portend to know what a motorcycle is supposed to look like. Maybe new pipes, different style rear end and stiffer shocks, different colors -and in a couple years they will reintroduce it as B-King retro/redux or something like that...
By the way, since when do a few stylistic angles put real men in such a hissy. I haven't heard so much whining since the show "Quere Eye For Straight "motorcycle" guy". It's not like the King is pink with flowers for cry'in out loud. This cycle has a 162 hp and nearly 100 ft lbs of torque - nuf said for any real man!
Most people agree the '57 chevy is a classic. Go take a look at the fins on that baby!
Anybody who wants over the top performance (and who doesn't) and handling and does not want to feel like their sitting in a lazy boy or trying to do push-ups will absolutely lust after this cycle. All it takes is one ride.
Love the King - pipes and all
Brian
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So a bunch of people don't like the looks of the B-King no big deal.... Ya never have to look at it very long as it pulls away.... No wonder so many people hate the looks of the bike from the back end.. The poor guys never get to see it from the front.. LOL
I like by B-King and my Busa.... and I'm happy to have both. Its easy for people to cut down something they have never had out for a ride. Ya don't like the King so what.... no hair off my
I like by B-King and my Busa.... and I'm happy to have both. Its easy for people to cut down something they have never had out for a ride. Ya don't like the King so what.... no hair off my
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I don't have a problem with the B-King at all, aside from maybe they priced it too high (in my opinion, of course). I mean, there's a Hayabusa sitting right next to them on the showroom for a couple grand less. Most people (obviously) are going for the Busa.
Oh, and if Suzuki is killing the BKing in the U.S., it must be more then just a few people that think it's overpriced and not very attractive. Sales must be pretty slow.
Oh, and if Suzuki is killing the BKing in the U.S., it must be more then just a few people that think it's overpriced and not very attractive. Sales must be pretty slow.
I'll agree that the price was up there, and I'm glad that they didn't sell that well so I was able to get it from the dealer as cheap as possible.
But you do get A LOT of bike for the money, it can do several things well, things people don't think it could. Big
for the overall value IMO
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I have both a 2008 Busa and a 2008 B-King. Love them both. The B-King is very nimble for its size and more comfortable to ride than the Busa at speeds under 90 mph. The wind blast is noticeable above 90 or with a strong head wind, though not turbulent. It can just be fatiguing to your neck after a while.
I'm sorry to see that it won't be offered in the USA for 2009. I think the economy has something to do with that and the looks, though once you ride one the looks don't matter as much. I've had several compliments, from both men and women, that have seen it in person. I think it makes a better impression up close than in a photograph.
I like to looks of it, though I may change the exhaust some day if I can save for it and the options are still available. It's a wonderful, versatile and fun motorcycle so I plan on keeping mine for a long while (like I have choice in the current market
New to the site. Hello. I have had 4 80s Magna's. Had the 83 V65 on the autobahn in Germany. 7yrs without a ride, drove me to pick-up an 07 VMax thinking it would be about the same bike....Wrong. I then turned to the Busa for its mussle. As my wieght isnt what it used to be
Found laying on the thing at the dealership lets just say an experiance
Traded the max for the B.... Wow! is all I can keep saying. Came to this site for hopefully mods, as we share the same engine. Dead or not....This ones a keeper. See you on the Dragon
New to the site. Hello. I have had 4 80s Magna's. Had the 83 V65 on the autobahn in Germany. 7yrs without a ride, drove me to pick-up an 07 VMax thinking it would be about the same bike....Wrong. I then turned to the Busa for its mussle. As my wieght isnt what it used to be
If you need some mod info let me know. Also, check my thread with what I've done so far here
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This thread delivers. I love my B-King. The only 'Busa I've ever ridden was my neighbors. Although a nice bike, it's no B-King in the comfort department. Now I know what I call comfortable and what the next guy calls comfortable are two different things in most cases. We swapped bikes for a few minutes, nothing serious, just in town riding around a few blocks. I'll tell you this: his smile was a helluva lot bigger when he came back on my bike than mine was with his.
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